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20 Cards in this Set
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Anthropology
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The study of humanity, including our prehistoric origins and contemporary human diversity.
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Biological anthropology/Physical anthropology
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The study of humans as biological organisms, including their evolution and contemporary variation.
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Archaeology/Prehistoric
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The study of past human cultures through their material remains.
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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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Cultural Anthropology/Social Anthropology
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The study of living peoples and their cultures, including variation and change.
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Applied Anthropology/Practicing Anthropology/Practical Anthropology
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The use of anthropological knowledge to prevent or solve problems or to shape and achieve policy goals.
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Culture
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People's learned and shared behaviors and beliefs.
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Functionalism
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The view that a culture is similar to a biological organism, in which parts work to support the operation and maintenance of the whole.
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Holism
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THe view that cultures are complex systems and one must study all their aspects in order to understand the whole culture.
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Cultural Relativism
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The view that each culture must be understood in terms of the values and ideas of that culture and should not be judged by the standards of another.
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Anthropology
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The study of humanity, including our prehistoric origins and contemporary human diversity.
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Biological anthropology/Physical anthropology
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The study of humans as biological organisms, including their evolution and contemporary variation.
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Archaeology/Prehistoric
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The study of past human cultures through their material remains.
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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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Cultural Anthropology/Social Anthropology
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The study of living peoples and their cultures, including variation and change.
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Applied Anthropology/Practicing Anthropology/Practical Anthropology
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The use of anthropological knowledge to prevent or solve problems or to shape and achieve policy goals.
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Culture
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People's learned and shared behaviors and beliefs.
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Functionalism
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The view that a culture is similar to a biological organism, in which parts work to support the operation and maintenance of the whole.
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Holism
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THe view that cultures are complex systems and one must study all their aspects in order to understand the whole culture.
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Cultural Relativism
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The view that each culture must be understood in terms of the values and ideas of that culture and should not be judged by the standards of another.
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