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Test 1
chapter 1 and 2 in Havillion
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Anthropology
Not Applicable
09/16/2005

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What is Anthropology?
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The study of humankind in all times and places.
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What are the 4 subfields of Anthro?
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Physical, Archaeology, Lingusitic, and Cultural.
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What is Paleo-anthropology?
Definition
Old skeletal remains. Old bones. Bone structure. Physical being.
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what is primatology?
Definition
How we relate to primates(monkeys).
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Appiled Anthropology
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Sloves practical problems. Example Forensic Anthro
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What is Archaeology?
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Material remains in order to describe and explain human behavior
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what is Linguistic Anthro?
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Language. Desciption of language. History of language. Relationship of language and culture
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What is cultural anthro?
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The study of customary patterns in human behavior, thoughts, and feelings.
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Culture
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a groups learned way of life. evrything we have learned
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Ethnography
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detailed description of a culture.
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fieldwork
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living with a certain group eating what they eat doing what they do
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informants
Definition
local people who can explain whats going on
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Ethnology
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The study and analysis of different culturesfrom a comparitive or historic point of view
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Ehtics
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being fair to subjects and funders
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Culture
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society shared and socially transmitted ideas, values and perceptions. A learned way of life.
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Society
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People who share a territory language and culture and who act together for the collective surviavl and well being
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subculture
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a group with its own standards and behaviors age, sex, race, sense of humor etc.
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Ethnic group
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a group with a distinct cukture and identity and they think of themselves as a group
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pluristic society
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when 2 or more ethnic groups are together in one political state but maintain theri cultural differences
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deviance
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culture shared enough that we have basic ideas about what is rule breaking
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enculturation
Definition
learning the culture
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symbol
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a symbol is something that stands for something else.
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what is the most important of symbols?
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Language
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integrated
Definition
every part affects every other part
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dynamics and adaptation
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always changing
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adaptation
Definition
a gradual process by which organisms adjust to the conditions in which they live
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Functions of culture
Definition
the things a culture must do to provide the bsaic needs of its members
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what are the 5 functions?
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food and necessities, reproduction, enculturation, maintain order, motivate people
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ethnocentrism
Definition
believing your own culture is the best
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cultural relativity
Definition
seeks to understand rather than judge
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