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Cultural Anthropology
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
10/14/2015

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Anthropology
Definition
the holistic study of the biology and behavior of human beings, in ever part of the world and across all time periods
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Hollistic
Definition
multi-dimensional, from a variety of perspectives
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Physical Anthropology
Definition
study of the physical nature of human beings, how we came to be who were are,
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Human paleontology (Human Evolutionary Studies)
Definition
tracing our origins and development through analyzing the human fossil record and genetic studies which trace our genetic species history
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Primate Evolutionary
Definition
understanding our origins though the study of the biology and behavior of our closest relatives
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cultural anthropology
Definition
the study of social behavior in human beings in ever part of the world in the "present time"
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Ethnography
Definition
detailed account of society
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Ethnology
Definition
cross culture comparison and formation of general principles of cultural development from the knowledge about societies generated
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Archaeology
Definition
study of past human cultures
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Prehistoric Achaeology
Definition
studies the cultures and societies that proceeded the development of writing
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historic archaeology
Definition
studies societies withing the time frame of writing
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Enculturation
Definition
learning culture within
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Society
Definition
a group of people sharing a common culture
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institutions
Definition
groups of people interacting for a social purpose
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sub-culture
Definition
group of people who share a common culture which may differ in some significant ways
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
belief that ones own culture is superior to all others and indeed the only real "human" way to live
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Cultural Relativity
Definition
Framework for anthropological study
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Etic Viewpoint
Definition
viewpoint on a culture trait or practice taken on by and outsider
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Emic Viewpoint
Definition
the native person on their own cultural customs or beliefs
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Displacement Property
Definition
language confers ability to refer to things not physically or chronologically
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productivity property
Definition
language confers the ability to recombine its elements to describe new or novel ideas
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Hopi
Definition
southwestern language, ONLY present tense verbs, nothing lived in the past
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