Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Anthropology

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The study of the human species and the human ancestors

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Holistic

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Encompassing past, present, and future; biology, society, language, and culture

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3
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Culture

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Traditions and customs transmitted through learning

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4
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Food production

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An economy based on plant cultivation and/or animal domestication

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5
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General anthropology

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Anthropology as a whole; cultural, archaeological, biological, and linguistic anthropology

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6
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Bio cultural

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Combining biological and cultural approaches to a given problem

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7
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Enthography

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Fieldwork in a particular cultural setting

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8
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Cultural Anthropology

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The comparative, cross-cultural study of human society and culture

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9
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Ethnology

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The study of sociocultural differences and similarities.

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10
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Archaeological Anthopology

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The study of human behavior through material remains

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Biological anthropology

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The study of human biological variation in time and space

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12
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Physical anthropology

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Same as biological anthropology

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13
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Science

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Field of study that seeks reliable explanations, with reference to the material and physical world

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14
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Linguistic anthropology

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The study of language and linguistic diversity in time, space, and society

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15
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Sociallinguistic

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He study of society

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16
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Applied anthropology

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Using anthropology to solve contemporary problems

17
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Cultural resource management

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Deciding what needs saving when entire archaeological sites cannot be saved

18
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Theory

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A set of ideas formulated to explain something

19
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Association

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An observed relationship between two or more variables

20
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Hypothesis

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A suggested but as yet unverified explanation