[ANTH 1150] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (46 pages long)
30 Mar 2017
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What is anthropology: study of human behaviour, broad in scope, geographically, historically (long time periods, topically, holistic approach to human behaviour, how the pieces fit together (culture) In anth*3650 - when did indigenous peoples come to north america: methods they use: systematic digging. Why are certain populations more susceptible to certain diseases than others: methods: archeological methods. Meaning behind storytelling: methods: recorders. observing small groups to see how they converse, example: endangered languages. How and why cultures change: methods: participant-observation (voyeuristic, highly flexible) deep hanging out . Ethnography -- written description of a particular culture. Philosophically associated with people like wade davis. What is ethnocentrism: judging people and the way they live on your own experiences, values, standards, etc, one"s culture is better than other cultures. Absolute cultural relativity: no questioning or judgement. Culture : everybody has culture, hedican e. b. Characteristics of culture: learned, not biological, symbol-based, symbol = something that stands for something else, ex.
