Anthropology 1020E Study Guide - Final Guide: Advantageous, Epigenetics, Paranthropus
16 Dec 2015
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Paleoanthropology: study of human evolution using fossil hominids. Human biology/ecology: study of biological variations between contemporary human populations. Professions: medical, museum work, crime identification, forensic. Social: primate, descendent, understanding human , child health, disease research, social inequalities/change. Procedure consisting of: observation, hypothesis, collect data to test hypothesis, cranial capacity: size of brain, facial expressions: Data: relevant observations that serve as the basis for study and discussion: isotopes in teeth: dietary info travel info, distribution of skeletal lesions: examining abnormal changes on the bone, cortisol levels in hair: stress level indicator. Identity, ethnicity, gender roles, knowledge systems: education, prevention and treatment, technology, policy. Pre-darwinian (western) worldviews on nature: james ussher (1581-1656) Essentialism: no evolution: fixity of species: belief that every species currently on earth was created by god, no evolution (micro or macro) Great chain of being: (certain) humans rule: sense of stability in biological diversity, humans on top of hierarchy under angels and god, further rankings within race.
