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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Anthropology can be defined in basic terms as the study of humankind. It incorporates the findings of many other fields such as biology‚ sociology‚ history and economics. Since the study of humankind is so broad‚ anthropology is divided into four major fields which are Cultural‚ Archeology‚ Physical and Linguistic. I have found that each of these fields has many specialized areas or subfields that can open the doors to a wide-variety of fascinating‚ interesting and even unexpected careers.
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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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television series‚ I have always been a fan of the series Bones which is about forensic archaeology and forensic anthropology. In the show‚ the main character Dr Temperance Brennan is a forensic anthropologist who not only helps the FBI to crack murder cases‚ but also studies human remains of ancient times or victims of genocide. This show had deepened my understanding of the profession of anthropology and its strong connection to narrative. In Season 8 Episode 11 “The Archaeologist in the Cocoon”‚ other
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Question 3: Applications of Applied Anthropology The direction of this paper will be discussed in sections according to objective description. Each section will analyze and discuss the following objective via personal experience‚ class discussion‚ or referenced by textbook. Objective 1: At the end of the course you will better understand the role of the clinical anthropologist in the workplace and how the discipline of anthropology contributes to the real world. The course well-addressed
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Cultural Anthropology September 9th‚ 2013 The Four Main Subfields of Anthropology Anthropology is the study of humankind. “It first emerged in the nineteenth century‚ and it consists of four subfields”(Bonvillain 2006:8) In the United States‚ anthropology is divided into four main subfields: cultural or social anthropology; linguistic anthropology; archaeology; and physical or biological anthropology. Each of these is divided into several specialized areas of interest. This four field
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VSI chapter 1 Ethnography is to a cultural or social anthropologist to what lab research is to a biologist. Anthropoligist study all kinds of culture and societies. However‚ it is a sense of popularity for anthropologist to study the smaller isolated societies since most don’t have a writing record and their culture is in danger due to western influences. Without an ethnographer there‚ there would be no one to observe and record the case. Ina Mone’s support for betrothal mariage is the cause
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Anthropology studies humans in every place and time-past or present. Loosely speaking‚ it studies their way of life which encompasses their language‚ political systems‚ and socio-cultural ways. With this‚ we can easily conclude that Anthropology studies archaeological findings‚ dialects‚ indigenous ways of living and the like. But through the film we watched‚ I realized that Anthropology is more than just studying the ancient cultures and whatnot. Anthropology’s application to the rest of the world
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Chapter 1 Anthropology: The study of humanity. 4 Types of Anthropology Biological Anthropology: study of humans as biological organisms‚ including evolution. Archaeology: The study of past human cultures through their material remains. Linguistic Anthropology: the study of human communication. Cultural Anthropology: the study of living people and their cultures. Holism: the perspective in anthropology that cultures are complex systems that cannot be fully understood without paying
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Applied Anthropology is the use of anthropological knowledge and skills to solve practical problems; the application of anthropological expertise to the needs of society. It is also referred to as the fifth subfiled of anthropology‚ which works within physical‚ cultural‚ archeological and linguistic anthropology‚ to faciliate positive outcomes in troubled araeas of human need. The work of Dr. Mikel Hogan interested me the most; I have never before given a thought as to how applied anthropology can
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