What three features was the The Linnaeus classificatory system was
based on
Body structure
(morphology) Homologies
Body function
Analogies
Sequence of bodily
growth
Anthropology definition
� study of mankind or humankind
Linguistic Anthropology
Linguistic relativity Descriptive linguistics
Historical linguistics Sociolinguistics
Applied linguistic anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
also social or sociocultural anthropology)
Biological Anthropology (also physical anthropology)
Molecular anthropology (genetic anthropology) Growth,
adaptation, variation Forensic anthropology
Primatology Paleoanthropology (human paleontology)
Archaeology
Historical archaeology Bioarchaeology
Contemporary archaeology Cultural resource
management
Ethnocentrism
Giving primacy to the morals, values, and customs of one�s own
culture often with the result of believing one�s own culture to be
most superior.
Emic and Etic perspectives
Emic perspective is a cultural insider�s subjective point of view,
while etic perspective is a cultural outsider�s more objective point of view.
Holism
Assumption that any aspect of culture is integrated with all other
aspects, so that culture can only be understood through a sense of totality
Cultural Relativism
The idea that culture can only be judged by cultural standards,
making it of little or no value to judge other people�s culture using
standards from one�s own society; any given culture can really only be
understood using cultural standards from within that culture.
Enthography
Cultural study based on single site mapping or descriptive writing
Ethnology
Cultural study based on comparative analysis
Culture
Shared, learned behavior and knowledge
Cultural Determinism
belief that cultural has larger role in determining observed behavior
Biological determinism
belief that biology has larger role in determining observed behavior
Race
subpopulation category based on assumed biological difference, either
genetic or morphological
More of a social concept than biological one, since aggregate
biological variation between races tends to be no greater than
variation within races
Biological Objections to the �Race� Concept
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