BRANCHES OF ANTHROPOLOGY Anthropology is the scientific study of the origin‚ physical‚ social‚ cultural‚ behavior development of humans. It is the study of humankind‚ past and present‚ in all its aspects especially human culture or human development. Anthropology seeks to uncover principles of behavior that apply to all human communities. To an anthropologist‚ diversity itself is seen in body shapes and sizes‚ customs‚ clothing‚ speech‚ religion‚ and worldview provides a frame of reference for understanding
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Worksheet # 2 – INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY Name: ___Platero‚ Alfhonso Jose San Juan_______ Date: ____June 5‚ 2012____ Score: ________ Student #:____11304685_____ Course: ___AB-ISE_____ Schedule: __MW‚ 0800-0900_ Room: M310 Contact Details: e-mail address ___palfhonso1678@yahoo.com_ mobile phone _____09353778295________ • Identify one interesting anthropologist (local or international). • Explore the life of the anthropologist and present a short biographical sketch
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What is Sociology and Anthropology? Sociology is the study of human society; its origins‚ development‚ organizations‚ and institutions. Anthropology‚ on the other hand‚ is the study of humans; the past and the present. It focuses on human behavior and culture. Altogether‚ Sociology and Anthropology focuses on studying the social patterns and practices across cultures that developed as years go by and how people organize‚ govern‚ and create their civilization. It covers various topics such as health
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Nacirema‚ American spelled backward‚ is a satire paper attempting to force Americans to evaluate their culture and look at it in a different way. By using words that are obscure‚ atypical and abnormal to describe very common American practices‚ the paper offers a strange way of defining our culture. One instance in the paper was how Americans hold importance in oral hygiene and use tooth brushes and tooth paste to brush our teeth daily. The author describes this as a “mouth-rite” and a “revolting”
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Michaela Hurtienne Anthropology 101 Forensic Anthropology Forensic Anthropology has been a vital component in the investigation of genocides and homicides. Forensic archeologists and anthropologists excavate human remains and identify skeletal remnants‚ to discover information on how each individual died. Through this‚ they are able to figure out what had occurred in the death and why it happened. In one case in particular‚ known as the John McRae case‚ we can observe how the forensic recovery
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Forensic anthropology is the application of skeletal analysis to the legal process. Forensic anthropologists gather evidence to identify human remains‚ and discover the cause of death. Traditionally‚ forensic anthropologists work with bodies in which all tissue has deteriorated making it difficult for other forensic specialists to determine information regarding the death. Additionally‚ they often work to harvest parts of bones to determine demographics about a cadaver. Likewise‚ forensic anthropologists
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References: Functionalism. (n.d.). Retrieved June 30‚ 2015‚ from http://anthrotheory.pbworks.com/w/page/29531810/Functionalism#KeyTermsandDefinitions Boasian Anthropology: Historical Particularism and Cultural Relativism
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Lesson 1 Notes archaeological anthropology | The study of human behavior and cultural patterns and processes through the culture’s material remains. | ascribed status | Social status (e.g.‚ race or gender) that people have little or no choice about occupying. | cultural anthropology | The study of human society and culture; describes‚ analyzes‚ interprets‚ and explains social and cultural similarities and differences. | cultural relativism | The position that the values and standards
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In the social sciences of sociology and cultural anthropology‚ researchers have developed their own unique style or research and investigational techniques. While between these fields some techniques are similar‚ there are some differences. Some differences occur with the philosophical reasons certain techniques are used. In the field of sociology researchers strive to understand social situations and to discover repeating patterns in society (Tischler‚ p.4‚ 2007). Two methods that sociologists
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In the article “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema” by Horace Miner‚ he writes about a North American group known as the “Nacirema”‚ who were described by Professor Linton in the early twentieth century. In the article described‚ the “Nacirema” are a cultural group who seem to be obsessed with rituals they perform in regards to the human body on a day-to-day basis. These people believe that the human body is ugly and debilitating and are described to waste great portions of their days performing the
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