Anthro 1-3

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anthropology

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the study of the human species and its immediate ancestor

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appled anthropology

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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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archeological anthropology

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the study of human behavior and cultural patterns and processes through the cultures material remains

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biocultural

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referring to the inclusion and combination of both biological and cultural approaches-one of anthropologys landmarks

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biological 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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cultural anthro

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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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culture

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distincly human; transmitted through learning;traditions and customs that govern behavior and beliefs

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ethography

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field work in a particular culture

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ethnology

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cross-cultural comparison; the comparative study of ethnographic data, society, and culture

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food production

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cultivation of plants and domestication of animals

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general anthro

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the field of anthro as a whole, consisting of cultural, archeological, biological, and linguistic anthro

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holistic

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interested in the whole of the human condition; past, present, and future; biology, society, language, and culture

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linguistic anthro

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the descriptive, comparative, and historical study of language and of linguistic similaries and differences in time, space, and society.

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science

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a systematic field of study or body of knowledge that aims, through expirament, observation, and deduction, to produce reliable explainations of phenomena, with references

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sociolinguistics

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investigates relationships between social and linguistic variations

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theory

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an explanatory framework, containing a series of statements that helps us understand why; theories suggest patterns, connections, and relationships that may be confirmed by new research.

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anthro and education

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anthropoligical research in classrooms, homes, and neighborhoods, viewing students as total cultural creatures whose enculturation and attitudes toward education belong to a larger context that includes family, peers, and society

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applied anthro

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the application of anthro data, perspective, theory, and methods to identify, assess, and solve contemporary social problems

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cultural resouce management

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the branch of applied archaeology aimed at preserving sites threatened by dams, highways, and other projects

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curer

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specialized role acquired through a culturally appropriate process of selection, training, certification, and acquistion of professional image; the curer is consulted by patients who believe in his or her special powers

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disease

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a scientificallly indentified health threat caused by a bacterium, virus, fungus, parasite,or pathogen

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health-care systems

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beliefs, customs, and specialists concerned with ensuring health and preventing and curing illnesses

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medical anthro

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united biological and cultural anthro in the study of disease, health problems, health-care systems, and theories about illness in different cultures and ethnic groups

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practicing anthropologists

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used as a synonym for applied anthro; anthroists who practice their profession outside academia

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illness

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a condition of poor health perceived or felt by an individual

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scientific medicine

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as distinguished from western medicine, a health-care system based on scientific knowledge and proceedures, encompassing such fields as pathology, microbiology, biochemistry, surgery, diagnostic technology, and application

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complex socities

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nations; large and populous, with social stratification and central governments

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cultural consultants

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subjects in ethnographic research; ppl the ethnographer gets to know in the field, who teach him or her abou their culture

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emic

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the research strategy that focuses on local explanations and criteria of significants

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etic

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the research stragegy that emphasizes the ethnographers rather than the local explianation, categories, and criteria of significance

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genealogical method

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procedures where the ethnographers discover and record connections of kinship, decent, and marriage, using diagrams and symbols

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interview schedule

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ethnographic tool for structuringa formal interview. a prepared form that guides interviews with households or individuals by being compared systematically. Contrasts with questionares because the researcher has personal contact with the local ppl and records their answers

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key cultural consultant

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person who is an expert on a particular aspect of local life.

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life history

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of a key consultant or narrator, provides a personal cultural portrait of existence change in culture.

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longitudinal research

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long-term study of a community, region, society, culture, or other unit, usually based on repeated visits

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questionnaire

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form used by sociologists to obtain comparable info from respondents.

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random sample

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a sample where all members of the population have an equal statistical chance of being included

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sample

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a smaller study group chosen to represent a larger population

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survey research

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characteristic research proceedure among social scientists other than anthroists.

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variables

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attributes that differ from one person or case to the next.