ANTHROP 1AB3 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Kermode Bear, George A. Romero, Ancient Mesopotamian Religion

• School: McMaster University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHROP 1AB3
• Professor: Karen Mc Garry

Document Summary

The systematic study of humankind in all times and places. Study of far-away people and places or people in the past but it is not just about the study of faraway peoples and places. Why study them: to understand how poverty and racism shape their choice to sell crack and join gangs. Anthropologist philippe bourgois: spent 2 and a half years doing fieldwork as an anthropologist and studied crack dealers. Hendrick poinar ancient dna; disease in the past; evolution of disease; sequencing genome of the. Wrote twice dead: organ transplants and reinvention of death . North american organ transplants are legal; mind/body split. Different groups of people or anthropologists work collaboratively to study or examine specific site or object. To be holistic, you study all different aspects of society. Plus: applied anthropology (note: divisions among fields are not sharp . The study of contemporary cultures and societies.