Cultural Anthropology Chapter 1

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Anthropological Perspective

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The approach to social research that seeks to understand culture from the point of view of the people within that cultural context.

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How people view themselves in that culture

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Anthropology

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The holistic study of humankind

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Study of people

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Applied Anthropology

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The branch of anthropology in which practitioners use anthropology in the service of particular social concerns.

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The use of anthropology to address concerns.

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Archaeology

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The sub-field of anthropology focused on the study of material artifacts to understand a people’s culture and society, usually in the past.

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Study of material artifacts.

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Cultural Anthropology

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The sub-field of anthropology focused on the description, interpretation, and analysis of similarities and differences in human cultures.

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Study of similarity and differences in cultures.

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Cultural Other

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A term used to refer to the subjective experience of difference at the cultural level; identifying “us/me” and “them/you” through cultural symbols and markers.

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“us/me” “you/them”

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Ethnoarchaeology

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An approach to archaeology that combines the analysis of material life with information taken from contemporary populations.

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Analysis of material life taken from populations.

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Ethnographic Fieldwork

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Anthropology’s hallmark research method, based on the anthropologist’s direct experience in a culture.

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Anthropology’s hallmark research method.

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Ethnographic Interviews

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Purposeful, documented conversation with research participants that may be formal or informal.

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Conversations with research participants.

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Ethnography

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(1) A rich description and analysis of a culture that includes the anthropologist’s experience of “being there”; (2) the method of research involving first hand fieldwork, participant observation, and other qualitative data.

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Description and analysis of a culture such as an anthropologist “being there” First hand fieldwork.

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Excavation

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A rigorous method of extracting artifacts from underground; the primary data collection method of archaeologists.

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The primary data collection of archaeologists.

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Focus Groups

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A type of interview in which small groups of people are asked to discuss a particular topic while the anthropologist takes notes.

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Interview with small groups of people on a topic to take notes.

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Globalization

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The integration of economics, political systems, societies, and culture into a larger community on a global scale.

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A larger community on a global scale with integrated systems.

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Holistic Understanding

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The view that all parts of human life-from birthing practices to the economy to warfare to art-are interconnected

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Interconnected parts of human life are viewed as?

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Life History

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An interview or series of interviews that document the trajectory of a single life.

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Trajectory of a single life as interviewed.

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Linguistics

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The sub-field of anthropology devoted to the study of language.

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The study of language.

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Mapping

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Diagramming geographical space or human interpretation and use of space.

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Diagramming space.

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Participant Observation

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An approach to research that combines participation and observation in various ways to optimize understanding of the culture being studied.

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Participation and observation of a culture in research.

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Physical (or biological) Anthropology

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The sub-field of anthropology devoted to the study of human anatomy, nonhuman primates (primatology), and human origins.

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Study of human anatomy and primatology and origins.

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Primatology

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The study of nonhuman primates.

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The study of primates

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Quantitative research methods

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Measurement-based approaches that rely on mathematics, statistics, and hypotheses for producing and interpreting data.

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Measurement based approaches using math, statistics, and hypotheses.

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Qualitative Research Methods

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Interpretive approaches that use participant observation, interviews, document analysis, and other methods to understand the nature and meaning of phenomena.

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Method used to understand the nature and meaning of phenomena.

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Rapid Ethnographic Assessment Procedures (REAP)

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The time-compressed use of focus groups, ethnographic interviews, mapping, and other methods within a framework of participant observation.

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Time-compressed use of methods of participant observation.

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Rapport

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A relationship of conversational ease with individuals and groups.

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Conversational ease

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Survey

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A standardized set of questions applied to numerous individuals or places.

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Set of questions applied to people or places.