Anthropology 1025F/G Study Guide - Ethnology, Ethnography, Ambilineality

• School: Western University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: Anthropology 1025F/G
• Professor: Kim Clark

Document Summary

Adaption: patterns of behavior which enable a culture to cope with its surroundings. Anthropology: the study of the human species and their immediate ancestors. Applied anthropology: using the knowledge of anthropology to address human real-world problems. Archeological anthropology: the branch of anthropology that reconstructs, describes and interprets human behaviour and cultural patterns through the material remains; known for prehistoric studies. Bio cultural: refers to the inclusion and combination (to solve a common problem) of both biological and cultural approaches. Biological anthropology: the branch of anthropology that studies human biological diversity in time and space. Ex: hominids evolution, human genetics etc. (physical anthropology) Cultural anthropology: study of cultural variation and similarities. Cultural resource management: a branch of applied anthropology aimed at preserving sites of threatened by dams, highways and other projects. Culture: traditions and customs that govern behaviours and beliefs: distinctly human; transmitted through learning. Ethnology: the theoretical, comparative study of society and culture (cultures in time and space)