ANTH 1001 Chapter : Anthropology 1001
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Bio-cultural approach- perspective that considers studying humans both biologically and culturally. Holistic- related to or concerned with the whole system as opposed to individual parts. Comparative (cross-cultural)- comparisons between two different groups or cultures. Ethnocentric- a belief in the inherent superiority in ones ethnic group, it does result in being judgmental: yadamami -"the people" Cultural "relativism"- the view that all cultures have merit with in their own historical and/or environmental context. Fieldwork- a period of time when the anthropologists are collecting data. Archaeology: study of material remains of past culture biological anthropology: the study of human biological variation including evolution and also the study of non-human primates. Franz boas: -set the standard for how anthropology is studied in america -thank him for the four field (bio-cultural perspective) -studied at columbia university (professor of anthropology) Ales hrdlicka: -the great organizer -compiled collections - studied human variation - american journal of physical anthropology -american association of physical anthropologist.
