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Cultural Anthropolgy - The study of human society and culture -describes, analyzes, interprets, and explains social and cultural similarities and differences. Ethnography - the firsthand personal study of a local setting What method do cultural anthropologists use to study culture? - Ethnography Ethnography emerged as the primary research strategy of cultural anthropologists because.. - -In the past many societies had greater cultural uniformity

Biological/Physical Anthropology - Study of human biological variation in time and space 1. Interested in: evolution, genetics, growth and development, and primatology Paleoanthropology - Human evolution as revealed by fossil record Primatology - The study of living and fossil primates Bone Biology - Study of bone as biological tissue, including its genetics, cell structure, growth, development, decay, and patterns of movement

What is the real measure of success under natural selection? - How many offspring are produced What is the founder effect? - A type of genetic drift that results when only a small number of individuals from a larger population starts a new population. Why is anthropology said to be "holistic?" - Combines studies of biological and cultural phenomena

Motivation - Process by which behavior is: a) Energized - how hard a person works b) Directed - what a person does c) Maintained - how long a person works What are the six steps of the Motivation Process - 1. Unsatisfied Needs 2. Tension 3. Drives 4. Behavior 5. Satisfied Needs 6. Reduction of Tension

Organization - A systematic arrangement of people to accomplish some specific purpose Why do we have organizations? - -efficiency; to accomplish specific objectives -serve society -provide careers How do organizations accomplish their objectives? - -Basic framework of management -Decision Making

A way of life shared by a group of human beings - including their language, beliefs, and things they make and use - is referred to by anthropologists as their ________ - Culture A society ________ - generally refers to a particular group of people living and interacting within a definite territory There are many definitions of culture, however there are a number of aspects that are common to most definitions. These include all of the following except_______________ - Culture is biologicall...

What is "culture"? - The body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that constitute the distinct tradition of a group of people. What is cultural relativism? - judging a culture using its own standards instead of your own What is "context" in archaeology and why is it so important? - context includes an assessment of how an archaeological find got there and what has happened to it since it was buried in the ground