ANTH 1003 : Anthropology Test 1 Flashcards
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Chapter one- anthropology anthropological linguistics the study of language and its relation to culture. anthropological theory anthropology. Chapter 2 adaptation cognitive anthropology a group of people who depend on one another for survival or well-being as well as the relationships among such people, including their status and roles. Central to culture symbolic anthropology a theoretical position in anthropology that focuses on understanding cultures by discovering and analyzing the symbols that are most important to their members values shared ideas about what is true, right, and beautiful. Chapter 3 collaborative ethnography consultant cultural relativism culture shock ethnography that gives priority to cultural consultants on the topic, methodology, and written results of fieldwork a person from whom anthropologists gather data. Human relations area files an ethnographic database that includes cultural descriptions of more than 300 cultures informant participant observation a person from whom anthropologists gather data.
