Anthropology 1025F/G Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Sociocultural Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, Biological Anthropology
16 Nov 2018
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Multi-faceted discipline: anthropology come from two greek words, anthro human beings, logia the study of or the knowledge of. Includes everything that humans do currently or have one in the past. Study fossil remains: primatology study of our closest nonhuman relatives, forensic anthropology study of human remains for identification and cause of death, archaeology: studies human history and its artifacts. Archaeologists typically look at the material remains of human groups in order to learn how people lived: linguistic anthropology: study of the relationship between language and culture. How can the meanings that others find in experience be interpreted and. Described: cultural text: a way of thinking about culture as a text of significant symbols, such as words, gestures, drawings, and natural objects, all of which carry meaning. Interpret meanings embedded in the language, objects, gestures and activities that are shared by members of a society. What can learning about other peoples tell anthropologists about their own.
