ANTH 1150 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Applied Anthropology, Historical Linguistics, Osteology
8 Nov 2012
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Anthropology is much more than the study of nonindustrial peoples. It is a comparative science that examines all societies, ancient and modern, simple and complex. Ethnography- ethnographic fieldwork entails spending a year or more in another society, living with local people and learning about their way of life. Anthropology is the exploration of human diversity in time and space. Anthropology studies the whole of human condition: past, present and future; biology, society, language and culture. Creativity, adaptability and flexibility are basic human attributes and human diversity is the subject matter of anthropology. Anthropology is the study of human species and its immediate ancestors. Holism- the study of the whole human experience. People share societies with other animals but culture is more distinctly human. Cultures- traditions and customs, transmitted through learning that form and guide the beliefs and behavior of the people exposed to them. Enculturation- when children learn a tradition by growing up in a society.
