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22 Cards in this Set
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Anthropology
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The study of humanity, including the prehistoric origins of humans and contemporary biological, cultural, and linguistic variation.
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Science
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A form of inquiry based on hypothesis formation and hypothesis testing.
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Humanistic approach
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A form of inquiry through understanding of subjectivity and meaning.
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Evolution
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Inherited and cumulative change in the characteristics of species, population, and culture.
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Four Enduring Themes in Anthropology
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Environment and landscape, Changes, Culture, Unity & Diversity
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Environment and landscape (1/4 Enduring Themes in Anthropology)
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Like all living things, humans have been shaped by a wide range of environments. Humans have also exerted significant effects on the environment.
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Changes (2/4 Enduring Themes in Anthropology)
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Throughout human prehistory and history, humanity has changed biologically and culturally.
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Culture (3/4 Enduring Themes in Anthropology)
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Learning that is transferred from generation about shared beliefs and behavior.
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Unity and diversity (4/4 Enduring Themes in Anthropology)
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Humanity is one species, yet cultures differ, enhancing adaption to different environments.
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Adaption
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A change in response to external conditions that contributes to the survival of a species.
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Anthropogenic
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An effect caused by humans.
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Adaptive compromise
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A change that involves trade-offs between positive and negative effects.
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Globalization
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A contemporary process of cultural change related to dense and rapid linkages of trade, communication, population movement, and other forms of international and transnational contact.
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Culture
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Learned and shared ways of behaving and thinking.
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Symbol
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An object, substance, or concept that stands for something else.
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Applied anthropology
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The use of anthropological knowledge to prevent or solve problems and to shape or achieve policy goals Also called "practicing anthropology" and "practical anthropology."
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Biological anthropology
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The study of humans as biological organisms, including their evolution and contemporary variation. Also called physical anthropology.
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Archaeology
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The study of past human cultures through their material remains.
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Ironbridge, England
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An important site of industrial archaeology. Considered the "birthplace of the industry," the site includes the world's first iron bridge and remains of factories, furnaces, and canals.
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Cultural anthropology
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The study of living people and their cultures, including variation and change.
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Linguistic anthropology
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The study of human communication, including its origins, history, and contemporary variation and change.
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Ethics
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Comprises rules of conduct about what is right and wrong in terms of both motives and actual behavior.
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