ANTH 1001 Chapter : Anthropology 1001 Overview And Genetics
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Biocultural approach to studying humans, meaning anthropology strives to understand the interrelationship between biology and culture. Holistic-(medicine) refers to the whole system rather than parts. Ex. doctor will treat mind and body, not just the body. Comparative (cross-cultural)- not in order to make judgments culture, the tendency to view other cultures by your own perspective. Ethnocentric- belief in the inherent superiority of one"s own ethnic group or. Italians, yamo mami means the humans. essentially every culture. Cultural relativism - keeping an open mind about a particular group or culture. Each culture has merit within its own system, and shouldn"t be thinks theirs is the best way of life, ethnocentric delays anthropology research judged. Fieldwork- time of data collection in its broadest sense. Archeologists research at a site, working in library archives, experimenting in a lab, research in a museum. Four subfields: broad and overlapping: linguistic anthropology-scientific study of human languages, communication (approx. Communication varies depending on who you"re talking to.
