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| the study of the human species and its immediate ancestors (In all times and places) |
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| biological (physicpal) anthropology |
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| the study of human biological variation in time and space;includes evolution, genetics, growth and development, and primatology |
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| linguistics (linguistic anthropology) |
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| the descriptive, comparative, and historical study of language and of linguistic similarities and differences in time, space, and society |
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| cultural (social) anthropology |
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| the study of human society and culture; describes, analyzes, interprets, and explains social and cultural similarities and differences |
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| archaeology (archaeological anthropology) |
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| the study of human behavior and cultural patterns and processes through the culture's material remains |
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| the application of anthropological data, perspectives, theory, and methods to identify, assess and solve contemporary social problems |
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| global in scope emphasizing the examination of the similarities and differences between human groups, cultures, and societies |
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| examining the inter-relation and integration of human biological and cultural life, as well as a holistic and ecological approach to humans in dynamic relation with the environment and other living beings |
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| techniques for investigating phenomena, obtaining knowledge, and correcting/confirming previous knowledge |
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| late 17th century (life, liberty, property); blank slates (tabula rasa) |
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| blank slate; an absence of preconceived ideas or predetermined goals |
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| mid 18th century (court systems) |
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| early 19th century; democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution |
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| the position that the values and standards of cultures differ and deserve respect. Anthropology is characterized by methodological rather than moral relativism: In order to understand another culture fully, anthropologists try to understand its members' beliefs and motivations. Methodological relativism does not preclude making moral judgments or taking action |
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| the tendency to view one's own culture as best and to judge the behavior and beliefs of culturally different people by one's own standards |
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| easier understanding of a group |
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| organized life in groups, humans like other animals |
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