ANTH 1001 : Anthropology 1001 Test 1 Sam S Notes
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General anthropology: anthropology, the study of humans, anthr/o= man, ology= study of, pretty diverse, biocultural approach to the study of humans, understanding the relationship between biology and culture. Look at other cultures and compare them with each other. In comparing you don"t make judgments: ethnocentric, the belief in the inherent superiority of one"s own ethnic group or culture, tendency of viewing other cultures from your own perspective. Informants can be used: broad and overlap with each other. Catastrophism-periodic catastrophes impacted regions (or globally) of the earth in the past that would cause mass extinctions, other species would then move into the area and repopulate it. Survival of the fittest -(term coined by british philosopher herbert. Spencer) refers to continuation of a species through reproduction: basic processes, biological variation-found in all species, competition- individuals will compete for resources, those with advantageous traits that give them an advantage will survive, high death rate occurs.
