ANTHROP 2200 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Kinesics, Hominidae, Ariaal People
5 Oct 2018
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The scientific study of human cultural and biological variation and evolution. Holistic is multifaceted; anthropologists study not only all varieties of people but many aspects of human experience as well. To take together anthropology"s many different specialties, describe many aspects of human existence, both past and present. Physical anthropology: the biological variation and evolution of human and our close relatives, past and present. Linguistic anthropology: the interaction between language and culture in human populations and our close relatives. Archeology: the culture and behaviors of our past populations, studied through the remains of past societies. Cultural anthropology: variations in behavior and culture of humans in the present and resent past. Only the simply elements within the totality of our culture. Anthropological definition: culture refers to innumerable aspects of life, consists shared, socially learned knowledge and patterns of behaviors. Culture: consists shared, socially learned knowledge and patterns of behaviors.
