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Basics of Anthro
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 3
02/11/2008

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subfields of anthropology
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"Archaeology, biological physical, linguistic, cultural (sociocultural), applied, globalization and anthropological knowledge"
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archaeology
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studies ways of life in the past
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biological physical anthropology
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study of changes in a species over time
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linguistic anthropology
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"developed in america first. Started by disappearance of native american language. Language expanding as a result of globolization, technological development (ex. Aim talk)"
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cultural (or sociocultural) anthropology
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functions of culture. Mirror: how we grew up and survived by practicing culture. Used by looking through a 'lens' of others culture
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applied anthropology
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"does not have its own set of applications, etc. ex.= forensics."
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globalization and anthropological culture
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Important b/c of chaning job market.
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universal culture
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"shared characteristics btw all cultures, societies, etc"
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horizontal learning
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learning from peers or people on your social group. Causes generation gaps
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vertical learning
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knowledge passed down from older generations to the younger
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ethnocentrism
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tendency to use our culture as astandard to judge another culture
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cultural relativism
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"poses that each culture be respected and accepted for its own customs, rules, and beliefs "
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cultural ecology
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study of how culture has an effect on the ecosystem
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food foragers
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"high mobility. Small group size to counter for carrying capacity and social density. Utilize food sources that already exist, hunt, gather, and fish. "
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