ANTH100 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Uniformitarianism, Taphonomy, Enculturation

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Sub-disciplines of anthropology: cultural, physical, archaeology, linguistic anthropology. Evolution: change in genetics of a population from 1 generation to the next. Anthropology: human culture + evolutionary aspects of human biology. Scientific method: research where a problem is identified and hypothesis is tested. Biocultural evolution: biology makes culture + biological evolution, human evolution. Culture: human adaptation, technology, traditions, language, religion + social roles. Species: a group of organisms that interbreed to produce fertile offspring. Society: group of people who share a common culture. Enculturation: process where individuals learn values/beliefs from family, society. Enlightenment: 18th century philosophical movement in western europe. Cultural anthropology: modern living people began in enlightenment, sociopolitical. Physical anthropology: biological anthropology- evolution, biology + culture. Charles darwin - the origin of species: how modern species come to be. Anthropometry: measurement of human body parts (osteologists identify variation) Bioarachaelogy: study of skeletal remains from archeological sites. Genetics: study of gene structure + inheritance of traits from offspring.