Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
of humankind
concerned with studying all aspects of humankind
Since
human biology and culture are intertwined, anthropology embraces a HOLISTIC perspective
Biology affects culture (perception of color, mate choice, resistance to disease) Culture affects biology (height of children of immigrants at beginning of 20th century, obesity)
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1) Archaeology
Archaeology
Archaeology cont.
enclosures, etc.)
Usually (but not always) deals with Prehistoric groups Ultimate goal of archaeologists is to reconstruct lifeways of those they are studying
2) Biological Anthropology
called Physical Anthropology Study humans as a biological species Examples include:
Also
Human Evolution
Paleoanthropology Study
by
Analyzing fossils Comparison with living (extant) and extinct primates Analyzing the ancient environment (paleoecology)
Skeletal Biology
Aids from knowledge of human variation, but also adds to knowledge of human variation
Primatology
Humans
are primates Study of non-human primates provides clues to extinct primates and to early human evolution
Example: Behavioral correlates of primate variation
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3) Cultural Anthropology
The
Cultural
Cultural Anthropology
Cultural Relativity
Crucial
to anthropology Park definition Behaviors of others fit into their cultural systems and are acceptable relative to their cultural beliefs, even if the behavior repulses us or we personally disagree with it Must look at a culture objectively
4) Linguistic Anthropology
Describes characteristics of language, and studies relationship between languages and the cultures that speak them
Linguistic Anthropology
Language allows humans to preserve and transmit information and culture from generation to generation Contributes to study of human past by working out genealogical relationships among languages and examining their distributions Complements work of physical anthropologists studying biological population relationships Language has a huge influence on culture and behavior, and vice versa
5) Applied Anthropology
About half of all professional anthropologists are applied, or practicing, anthropologists. Applied anthropologists may be trained in one or more of the subfields of anthropology.
Specialization
Some anthropologists identify with a variety of specializations: Economic Anthropologists Political Anthropologists Psychological Anthropologists Cultural Ecologists Medical Anthropologists
The Hutterites
Physical Anthropology
Dermatoglyphics (Park) Genetics (DNA) Anthropometrics (measuring aspects of human body)
Cultural Anthropology
Interview and observe individuals
Reconstruct
genealogies
The Hutterites
Archaeology
Could go to abandoned Bruderhof and excavate Analyze material culture left behind
Linguistic
Anthropology
Analyze syntax, structure, pattern of language Study relationship to both English and German languages