ANTH 1003 : QUIZ1
Document Summary
Study of humankind everywhere, throughout time, produces knowledge about what makes people different from one another and what they all share in common. Physical anthropologists focus on humans as a biological organism (i. e. tracing evolutionary development and looking at biological variations) Cultural anthropologists investigate contrasting ways humans think, feel, and behave. Archaeologists recover info about human cultures (usually from the past) by studying material objects, skeletal remains, and settlements. Linguistics study languages and communication systems by which cultures are maintained and passed on to succeeding generations. *anthropologists formulate and test hypotheses which are of observed phenomena concerning humankind. Anthropology the study of human kind in all times and places. Holistic perspective a fundamental principle of anthropology: that the various parts of human culture and biology must be viewed in the broadest possible context in order to understand their interconnections and interdependence. Culture-bound theories about the world and reality based on the assumptions and values of one"s own culture.
