ANTHRCUL 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Acculturation, Melanin, Gene Flow

• School: U of M
• Department: Anthropology, Cultural
• Course: ANTHRCUL 101
• Professor: Holly Peters- Golden

Document Summary

Anthropology- the study of the biological and cultural diversity of humankind, past and present, throughout time and space. Culture- learned behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes characteristic of a particular society or population. Holism-understand human beings as whole organisms who adapt to their environment through a complex interaction of biology and culture. Participant observation- you live with someone and do what they do. Key cultural consultants- tell you when you have said a word wrong. Applied anthropology- the application of anthropological data, perspectives, theory, and methods to identify, assess, and solve contemporary social problems (modern problems) Etic- ethnographer"s perspective, an outsider"s interpretation, emphasing the ethnographer"s explanations and categories. Ethnology- cross-cultural comparison; the comparative study of ethnographic data, society, and culture. Ethnography- firsthand, long- term, personal study of a local setting. Genealogical method- procedures by which ethnographers discover and record connections of kinship, descent, and marriage, using diagrams and symbols.