ANTHROP 1AB3 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide -
20 Nov 2018
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The systematic study of humankind in all times and places. Used to be a very academic but it is now in demand outside of academia. So, anthropology is not just about the study of far away peoples and places. Here are some examples of what we might study Why study them: to understand how poverty and racism shape their choice to sell crack and join gangs. Anthropologist named philippe bourgois, cultural anthropologist, studied el. Hendrick poinar (mcmaster anthropology) ancient dna; disease in the past; evolution of disease; sequencing genome of the black death. 50 million people died from the disease of bacteria in the 1300s. Dr. andrew wade (mcmaster) - the mummipedia project: Wrote twice dead: organ transplants and reinvention of death . North american organ transplants are legal; mind/ body split: the brain is need to function if the brain is dead, then it is okay to donate organ, personhood is over.
