Anthropology 2216F/G Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Linguistic Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Cultural Relativism

• School: Western University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: Anthropology 2216F/G
• Professor: Mrs.Joseline

Document Summary

When you have completed unit 1, you should be able to: describe the four sub-disciplines of anthropology and their various subfields, and discuss how these sub-disciplines may complement each other. Contemporary human biological variation is a field in which anthropologists define, measure, and seek to explain differences in the biological makeup and behavior of contemporary humans. b. c. and how languages are related the structure of languages social interaction, including non verbal communication d. Cultural anthropology: fifth separate field or it might just cross cut is applied anthropology or practicing anthropology involves the application of anthropological knowledge to help solve social problems. The sub-disciplines of anthropology are listed above with their various subfields as well. These sub-disciplines complement each other because they tend to overlap. An example of this is how biological anthropology is the study of human"s as biological organisms, including their evolution and contemporary variation.