ANTH 111 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Linguistic Anthropology, Symbolic Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology

• School: Binghamton University
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTH 111
• Professor: Prof.H

Document Summary

Anthropology: scientific and humanistic study of human beings encompassing the evolutionary history of humanity, study of past societies, and comparison between current day societies and cultures. Applied anthropology: application of anthropological knowledge to the solution of human problems. Archaeology: subdiscipline of anthropology that focuses on the study of past cultures based primarily on their material remains. Cultural anthropology: study of human thought, behavior, and lifeways that are learned rather than genetically transmitted and that are typical of groups of people. Cultural relativism: idea that cultures should be analysed with reference to their own histories and values rather than according to the values of another culture. Culture: learned behaviors and symbols that allow people to live in groups; the ways of life characteristics of a particular human society. Emic: examination of societies using concepts, categories, and distinctions that are meaningful to members of those societies. Ethnocentrism: judging other cultures from the perspective on one"s own culture.