ANTH 1001 : Anthropology Exam 1
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Biocultural approach: the relationship between what humans have inherited genetically and what they have learned culturally. Holistic: taking the entire system into account; understanding people including all aspects of their biology and behavior. Comparative (cross-cultural): making comparisons to draw meaning; looking to cultures seeing if they are related and if they are different, why they are different, and what contributes to their differences. Ethnocentric: a view that is centered on a specific ethnic group (usually one"s own ethnic group); a belief in the superiority of one"s own ethnic group; example: there is no way like the american way . Cultural relativism : steer from ethnocentrism toward this; a view that considers human interactions and behavior within their own cultural context; examples: Marriage as one man and woman versus polygyny with one man married to multiple women. The nah: a chinese group that has no marriage in their culture at all.
