ANTH 2700 Chapter 1: Nature of Humankind
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Anthropology: the broad scope scientific study of people from all periods of time and in all areas of the world; focuses on both biological and cultural characteristics and variation as well as biological and cultural evolution. Physical anthropology: a branch of anthropology concerned with human biology and evolution. Cultural anthropology: study of the learned patterns of behavior and knowledge characteristic of a society and of how they vary. Culture: learned, nonrandom, systematic behavior and knowledge that can be transmitted from generation to generation. Archaeology: scientific study of the past and current cultures through the analysis of artifacts and the context in which they are found. Linguistic anthropology: study of language in cross-cultural perspective" origin and evolution of language. Applied anthropology: branch of anthropology devoted to applying anthropological theory to practical problems. Anthropology provides empirical knowledge about the human condition. Empirical: received through the senses (sight, touch, smell, hearing, taste), either directly or through extensions of the senses (microscope)
