Anthropology
the holistic scientific study of humankind
Biological Anthropology
(Physical) the subfield of anthropology that studies humans as a biological species
Species
a group of organisms that can produce fertile offspring among themselves but not with members of other groups
Cultural Anthropology
the subfield of anthropology that focuses on human cultural behavior and cultural systems and the variation in cultural expression among human groups
Culture
ideas and behaviors that are learned and transmitted through non-genetic means of adaptation
Linguistic Anthropology
the subfield of anthropology that describes the characteristics of human language and studies the relationships between languages and the cultures that speak them
Archaeology
the subfield of anthropology that studies the human cultural past and reconstructs past cultural systems
Artifact
any object that has been consciously manufactured
Holistic
assuming an interrelationship among the parts of a subject
Biocultural
focusing on the interaction of biology and culture
Cultural Relativity
studying another culture from its point of view without imposing our own cultural values