ANTH 1150- Final Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 107 pages long!)
30 Nov 2017
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Defining linguistics: study of spoken language around the world, focuses on phones, look at word and sentence formation, study how children learn to speak, relate language to culture. Tying linguistics to culture: we learn everything through language. Defining archaeology: reconstruction of past cultures, looks at artifacts, looks at structures, excavations destroy everything. Tying archaeology to culture: primarily about cultural remains of human societies, comparison of present and past cultures is essential. Anthropology and the other social science: by their nature, economics, political science, sociology, are all specialized. Anthro and the humanities: the humanistic side of anthro is evident in its study of other cultures" languages, values, and achievements in the arts and literature. Seek to produce reliable knowledge about people and their behavior. What is different, and what do they have in common. Trace evolutionary development of humans as biological organisms and investigate biological variations within the species. Anthropology: the study of humankind in all times and places.
