ANTH 1001 Chapter : Unit 1
Document Summary
Linguistic anthropology- language and communication; how cultures communicate (spoken, body language, origin of language, gender differences in speech) Cultural (sociocultural)- culture is learned behavior which is distinct among groups, passed down through generations and evolutionary; estimated 5,000 cultural groups. Archaeology- studying the past human behavior and cultures based on the material remains of what they left behind (pottery, arrow heads, clothing etc. ) Biological anthropology- race, modern variation, study of closest living relatives. Franz boas set the standard for a 4 field approach: biocultural perspective trained 1st generation. Ales hrdlicka: american journal of physical anthropology. The voice of the field : american association of physical anthropologists. Charles darwin: origin of the species, species change/evolution, adaptive radiation- common ancestor; multiple different descendants, gradualism, natural selection-environment can contribute, some organisms have traits that make them superior to others, Survival of the fittest - the ability to survive to reproduce.
