ANP 206 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Spontaneous Generation, Selective Breeding, Skin Whitening
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Adaptation: the process of successful interaction between a population and an environment. We do this in a number of ways, both culturally and biologically, and all of these decisions mutually affect one another. Biocultural evolution: culture affects biology and biology affect culture. By studying the process of population growth, we can see how cultural factors affect biological factors and vice versa. bleaching and undereating. Magazines show the ideal person as both white and thin, leads to skin. Comparative approach: comparing human populations to determine common and unique behaviors or biological traits (i. e. variation). Used to generalize about human behavior and biology in all populations and those unique to specific environments and cultures. Holistic approach: takes into consideration all aspects of human existence to understand human variation and evolution. Includes all four major subfields (linguistic, biological, cultural, and archaeological anthropology). Integrating all aspects of existence in understanding human variation and evolution. List and define the five subfields of anthropology.
