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10 Cards in this Set
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Four Subfields of Anthropology
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-physical/biological
- archaeology - socio-cultural (including medical) - linguistic |
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Physical/biological anthropology
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study of human and primate evolution and physiological adaptation over time
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socio-cultural anthropology
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holistic study of human societies both past and present with a specific focus on culture
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linguistic anthropology
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the study of language in its social and cultural context
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What Makes Cultural anthropology Unique?
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- Approach: holistic
- Unit of Analysis: small scale - Focus: culture - Method: participant observation |
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Key distinction of cultural anthropology
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-Macro-scale research: the researcher sends underlings into the field to gather data
o Micro-scale research: the researcher personally goes into the field to gather data (participant observation) |
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Ethnography
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dsecriptive account of a particular community, society or culture
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old school ethnography
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highly descriptive and holistic approach
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contemporary approach
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"problem oriented research"
- less holistic |
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Ethnology
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Examines, analyzes, and compares the results of ethnographies—the data gathered in different societies.
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