ANT 101 Chapter Notes - Chapter 1: Paleoanthropology, Cultural Anthropology
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Want to learn about as many different human ways of life as they can see the patterns in human life. As aspects of human life intersect with one another in complex ways and. Is defined as the study of human nature, society and past what it means to be human become integrated with one another or time. Humans rely on cultural learning for successful biological survival and reproduction. At beginning began as an attempt to classify the world"s population into different races. This was rejected because racial classification were scientifically unjustifiable and only helped to further and justify the social practise of racism. Now they are interested in human biology (anthropologist, primatologist and paleoanthropologist) Study the cultural diversity in human societies including their own. A subcategory a=of linguistic use a cultural approach by relating varied forms of languages to their cultural contexts. Information is gathered in fieldwork by participated with subjects in social activities and observing activities as outsides.
