ANTH101 Chapter Notes - Chapter All assignments : Linguistic Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Biological Anthropology
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= study of human diversity and using this knowledge to help people of different backgrounds to better understand one another. =moving beyond ethnocentrism: believing o(cid:374)e"s o(cid:449)(cid:374) (cid:272)ulture or (cid:449)a(cid:455) of life is (cid:374)or(cid:373)al, (cid:374)atural, and superior to the beliefs and practices of others. Lenses of anthropologists: four-field approach to studying humanity: physical, archaeology, linguistics, and cultural, holism approach to studying humanity: looking at the whole picture of human life (culture, biology, history, and language) = intensification of interactions and increased movement of money, people, goods, and ideas within and across national borders. Increases global economic inequalities as more people are being left out of technological advances: transforms the lives of the people studied and also changes the way anthropologists conduct research. =manual for understanding and interacting with the people and the world around us; not fixed nor accepted by everyone.