Final Exam Studying Flashcards
Agency
The capacity of a person to think for themselves and control their life choices.
Anthropological Perspective
Evolutionary, holistic, and comparative methods applied to the study of humans.
Cultural Adaptation
A belief or behaviour that allows an organism with culture (especially humans) to better thrive in its environment.
Cultural Relativism (Boas)
All cultures are equally valid and each can be understood only in its own context.
Ethnocentrism
Evaluating other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one’s own culture.
Emic
Insider’s view
Etic
Outsider’s view
Enculturation
The process by which child learns his or her culture
Ethnicity
Shared culture, language, and history.
Race
A term used to describe varieties or subspecies of a species; inaccurately used to refer to human differences
Worldview
The way a group understands and interprets the world; includes all aspects of its culture.
Biological Anthropology
Looking at humans as biological organisms, including evolution and contemporary variation.
Includes human biology, Primatology, Palaeoanthropology, and forensic anthropology.
Examples of applied biological anthropology: DNA analyst, epidemiologist, ergonomics (product developer)
Cultural Anthropology
The study of living people and their cultures, including variation and change.
Examples of applied cultural anthropology: business (market research), poverty reduction, community development, disaster planning/management.
Linguistic Anthropology
Study of communication, mainly among humans, including origins and contemporary variations
Examples of applied linguistic anthropology: Supporting Indigenous language efforts, forensics linguistics
Archaeology
The study of past human cultures through their material remains.
Examples of applied archaeology: cultural resource management, museums, historical sites, and historic preservation.
Applied Anthropology
Anthropology put to use.
Involves the use or application of anthropological knowledge to help solve sovial problems or to shape and achieve policy goals.
Anthropological methods, theory, and perspectives to solve human problems.
Dependence Training
A type of enculturation in which the family unit is prioritized over the individual.
Independence Training
A type of enculturation in which the individual is prioritized over the family unit.
Attributes of Dependence Training
Extended families
Collective/Communal
Sharing of resources
Attributes of Independence Training
Nuclear families
Modernization/Industralizatist countries where moving to cities for jobs is required
Individualistic
Lens of Anthropology
- Holistic
- Evolutionary
- Comparitive
- Qualitative
- Focused on linkages
- Focused on change
- Done through fieldwork
Maladaptive
Cultural practices that are harmful or not productive for a culture’s survival in the long run.
Ex. Female Genetal Mutation
Measuring Adaptive vs. Maladaptive (x5)
Health
Demographics
Goods + Services
Order
Enculturation Efficiency
American Anthropological Association (AAA) Code of Ethics
Anthropological work is dependent on trust
Weigh the possible impacts of the work and strive to do no harm.