AND ANTHROPOLOGY ZPY 114-HR7A Handout No. 2 Anthrophology- coined from two Greek words anthropos which means “man” or “human being” and logos which means “knowledge”. Four Main Fields of Anthropology 1. Physical or biological anthropology-studies human beings through genetics‚ inherited traits‚ evolution and adaptation. It is called physical anthropology because the data it uses are mainly physical to gather information on the evolutionary development of man. 2. Cultural Anthropology-it examines
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Anthropology Jan15th‚ 2008 Cultural Anthropology -Margaret Mead went to eastern Samoa in 1925 when she was 23‚ and spent nine months in the field studying childrearing patterns and adolescent behaviour -Renato Rosaldo the Ilongot Head-hunters -Clifford Geertz: the Balinese cockfight -Douglass Drozdow-St. Christian: what Samoans consider “good and proper body” and the meanings of making babies into “good and proper bodies” Anthropology 025 Introduction to Socio-cultural Anthropology
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The Power of Storytelling People have been telling stories‚ writing poems‚ and drawing and painting pictures for others since the beginning of man. Since then many things have changed‚ and I will focus on three of these differences today. To start‚ I will discuss the differences between the views people had on hierarchy in the time of the Brothers Grimm‚ compared to the views the author of “Sir Patrick Spens” had. The next topic is the difference of middle class attitudes towards women found
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Anthropology 1120 Assignment 1: Critical Reading Exercise Value: 10% of final grade DUE DATE: Section A: MONDAY OCTOBER 21 in your tutorial Section B: WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 23 in your tutorial You must also upload your assignment to Turnitin via the course Moodle website by the beginning of the lecture on the due date. (more instructions will be provided in tutorials) How does it work? You must write a 3-4 page critical summary of 1 (one) of the following required reading articles from
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Cultural Anthropology Review Sheet. * On test I. Introduction to Cultural Anthropology A. Different kinds of Anthropology* 1. Biological/Physical Anthropology: the branch of anthropology dealing with the evolutionary changes in human body structure and the classification of modern races. 2. Archaeologist: Study of material culture 3. Linguistic Anthropology: Study of how language is used in various social context. Focuses mainly on interplay of language and culture. 4. Cul
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Anthropology 1: Human Evolution Recombinant DNA technology is defined as a series of procedures that are used to recombine DNA segments. A recombinant DNA molecule is constructed from segments of two or more different DNA molecules. Under certain circumstances‚ a recombinant DNA molecule can enter a cell and replicate‚ either on its own or after it has been integrated into a chromosome. Some examples of DNA technology are the insertion of bacterial DNA into certain crops‚ cloning‚ and genetically
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Anthropology 101 Forensic Anthropology Anthropology is the scientific study of the origin‚ the behavior‚ and the physical‚ social‚ and cultural development of humans (Larsen). Within anthropology‚ there are branches that specialize in certain fields of study. Forensic anthropology is one of those branches. Forensic anthropology is applying knowledge of biology‚ science‚ and culture to the legal process (pbs.org). Physical or biological anthropologists who specialize in forensics primarily focus
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Anthropology is the study all societies and their cultures. Anthropological studies concern cultural and biological adaptation‚ variation‚ and change. Variation in "time” using information from contemporary groups to model changes that took place in the past and using knowledge gained from past groups to understand what is likely to happen in the future. Also‚ variation in "space" by comparing information collected from human societies existing at roughly the same time but from different geographic
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You As The Anthropologist Lone Star Community College Leah Cruzen Anthropology enlightens the learner to understand themselves as well as those around them; each culture varies and offers information that is interesting‚ and in some cases‚ helpful to our own understanding of what it means to be human. Our ever-changing world is vast‚ culture-rich place‚ full of methods and beliefs waiting to be uncovered. The problem is‚ some anthropologists do not share their findings with
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Cited: Bass WM. 1987. Human Osteology A laboratory and Field Manual. Missouri: Missouri Archaeological Society Special Publication. P.81. Black S‚ Ferguson E. 2011. Forensic Anthropology 2000 to 2010. Florida: CRC Press. P. 119-128. Byers SN. 2011. Introduction to forensic anthropology (4th ed.). Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
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