ANTHROP 1AA3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Taphophobia, Zoonosis, Arthur Kleinman
7 Dec 2017
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Cultural relativism: an approach adopted and promoted by anthropologists, the opposite of ethnocentrism, understanding another society in its own terms. Anthropology is holistic: two meanings, understanding how different aspects of societies are inter-related, interdisciplinary approach. Biocultural: our cultural upbringings and biology determine who we are. Remember: no anthropologist is an expert in all four of these fields, many do research that crosses over the subfields, anthropology investigates the diversity of humans in all contexts, view that humans are both cultural and biological beings. The iceman: naturally mummified body, 32000m above sea level, resting on a granite slab, area surveyed in 1922 and was covered by 20m of snow, approximately 5200 years. Klinefelter(cid:495)s syndrome: affects 1 in 500 males, xxy condition in which males have an extra v chromosome, reductions in testosterone and produce little to no sperm, breast development, wider hips.
