ANTH 2 Midterm: Anth 2 Midterm #1 Review
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Anthropology: study of humans in past and present. Such a complex and ever-changing topic requires a holistic approach (bio, history, culture) to better understand humans. Etic approach: rigorous and systematic attempt which uses theories to analyze/describe culture. Emic approach: attempt to understand and describe the meanings that ideas and practices have to a culture. 1. biological anthropology: archaeology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology (section 2, (applied anthropology) Human paleontology; bio archeology: analyze biological or chemical data from ancient human remains (fossils: forensic anthropology:analyze and identify recent human remains. 3. primatology:research on behavior of our closest animal relatives (primates) to better understand human behaviors, such as cooperation, competition, mate selection. Study of humans and cultures in the past: cultural anthropology. Study of human thought, behavior,and life ways that are learned. Focus on the present or recent history. 4)integrated: may seem stable, but it is always changing ( it is dynamic) 4)culture is integrated into other aspects of life.
