Vocab -- Introduction

Question 1

Anthropology

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The systematic study of mankind

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Fossils

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Fragmentary remains of bones and living materials preserved from earlier periods

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Paleoanthropology

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The study of evolution through analysis of fossils

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Primatology

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The study of primates

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Primates

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Mammals that belong to the same overall biological classification as humans and, therefore, share similar physical characteristics and a close evolutionary relationship with us.

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Archaeology

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Branch that examines the material traces of past societies, informs us about the culture of those societies including their values, beliefs and norms

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Middens

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Ancient trash piles

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Ethnoarchaeology

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Study of material artifacts of the past along with the observation of modern peoples who have knowledge of the use and symbolic meaning of those artifacts

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Linguistics

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the study of language

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Linguistic Anthropology

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Focuses on the relationship between language and culture, how language is used within society, and how the brain acquires and uses language

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Structural Linguistics

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Explores how language works. Compare grammatical patterns ofother linguistic elements

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Sociolinguistics

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Interested in both how language is used to define social groups and in how belonging to particular groups leads to specialized kinds of language use

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Historical Linguists

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Concentrates on the comparison and classification of different languages to discern the historical links among languages.

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Ethnology (Cultural Anthropology)

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Subfield that examins various contemporary societies and cultures throughout the world

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Participant Observation

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Learn the language and culture of the group being studied by participating in the groups daily activities

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Ethnography

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Description of a culture within a society. Reports on the environmental setting, economic patterns, social organization, political system, and religious rituals and beliefs of the society

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Applied Anthropology

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Use of anthropological data from the other subfields to address modern problems and concerns. These problems may be environmetal, technological, economic, social, political, or cultural

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Holistic

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Broad, comprehensive account that draws on all four subfields of Anthropology

Question 19

Ethnocentrism

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Practice of judging another society by the values and standards of ones own society.