Anth 1000 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Anthropology - ANSWERSthe study of humankind in all times and places Ethnocentrism - ANSWERSbelief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group Cultural Relativism - ANSWERSnot judging a culture but trying to understand it on its own terms from all perspectives, then deciding judgement Culture - ANSWERSshared beliefs, values, ideas of a certain society; needs to be learned Holistic Perspective - ANSWERSall aspects of the human experience in all places to understand human existence ...

anthropology - ANSWERSis defined as the holistic, scientific study of humankind holistic - ANSWERSAssuming the interrelationship among the parts of the subject No part can be assumed from the whole subfields of anthropology - ANSWERSCultural Physical/Biological Linguistic Archaeology The anthropological perspective - ANSWERS♣ Anthropologists take a holistic approach to understanding humans Anthropologists seek to understand how all aspects of our species are related - biology and...

Anthropology Study of the origins and development of people and their societies Two things that cross-cultural perspective seeks to do: (1) Strives to make the familiar strange. Takes things that at first glance seem normal and make then seem a little unfamiliar. (2) Strives to make the strange familiar. Things, practices, beliefs, dietary habits that at first glance seem strange and make them familiar. Holism The study of the whole of the human condition; past, present, and fut...

ANTH101: Homework Tests Ch. 1-2 Terms in this set (35) An archaeological field school is announced in your anthropology course. The description says that you will travel to Belize to learn about the lives of the ancient Mayans. What, primarily, do you expect to learn during this field school? how to excavate and study material culture What does Darwinian evolution propose? Species adapt and change over time based on the environment. What is a hypothesis? a testable statement t...