ANT205H5 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Forensic Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology
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Anthropology the study of humankind: cultural anthropology the study of human cultural variation, e. g. social organization, subsistence practices, economics, politics, conflict, technology, and religion, linguistic anthropology the study of human communication. 1970s-1990s: field became professionalized, establishment of physical anthropology section of american academy of. Forensic anthropology: american board of forensic anthropology, increase in research, employment, acceptance by the forensic community and establishment of graduate programs that specialize in forensic anthropology. Well-established forensic discipline that has experienced a recent and significant expansion in attention and breadth, facilitated by increased public, media and professional interest: bones. Formation of scientific working group for forensic anthropology marked the discipline"s recognition of the need to formulate and codify standard practices. Must understand how and why humans vary throughout history, across geography between sexes, during an individual"s lifetime: need evolutionary, biological, biomechanical, and cultural underpinnings of skeletal variation. Experience comes from working with skeletal collections, mentorships, hands-on experience with forensic cases.
