which of the following most characterizes anthropology among disciplines that study humans
-it is holistic and comparative.
-it is the systematic exploration of human biological and cultural diversity
what is the most critical element of cultural traditions
their transmission through learning rather than through biological inheritance
over time, how has human reliance on cultural means of adaptation changed?
humans have become increasingly more dependent on them
the fact that anthropology focuses on both culture and biology
allows it to address how culture influences biological traits and vice versa
in this chapter, what is the point of describing the ways in which humans cope with low oxygen pressure in high altitudes
to illustrate human capacities of cultural and biological adaptation, variation and change
four-field anthropology
was largely shaped by early American anthropologists' interest in native Americans
the study of nonhuman primates is of special interest to which sub discipline of anthropology
biological anthropology
all of these are true about practicing or applied anthropology
-it encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques of the four sub fields to identify, asses, and solve practical social problems
-it has been formally acknowledged by the American Anthropological Association as of the two dimensions of he discipl
which of the following terms is defined as a suggested but yet unverified explanation for observed things and events?
hypothesis
the scientific method
characterizes any anthropological endeavor that formulates research questions and gathers or uses systematic data to test hypotheses
anthropology is unique among other social sciences in emphasis on both _______ and ______ perspectives
holistic and cross-cultural
A ________ approach refers to the inclusion and combination of both biological and cultural perspectives and approaches to comment on or solve a particular issue or problem
biocultural
________ provides an account of field work in a particular community, society or culture
ethnography
________ encompasses any use of knowledge and/or techniques of the four sub fields of anthropology to identity, assess and solve practical problems. more and more anthropologists increasingly work in this dimension of the discipline
applied anthropology
the ________ characterizes any anthropological endeavor that formulates research questions and gathers or uses systematic data to test hypotheses.
scientific method
what is culture?
The sum total of ways of living built up by a group of human beings and transmitted from one generation to another
social structure - external side
roles, relationships and groups
meaning systems - internal side
the learned, shared understanding among a group of people about how to behave and what everything means
anthropology
the study of the human species and its immediate ancestors
holistic
encompassing past, present, and future; biology, society, language and culture
culture
traditions and customs transmitted through learning
food production
an economy based on plant cultivation and or animal domestication
general anthropology
anthropology as a whole; culture, archaeological, biological and linguistic anthropology
bioculture
combining biological and cultural approaches to a given problem
cultural anthropology
the comparative, cross-cultural, study of human society and culture
ethnography
fieldwork in a particular cultural setting
archaeological anthropology
the study of human behavior through material remains
ethnology
the study of sociocultural differences and similarities
biological anthropology
the study of human biological variation in time and space
physical anthropology
same as biological anthropology
linguistic anthropology
the study of language and linguistic diversity in time, space and society
sociolinguistics
the study of language in society
applied anthropology
using anthropology to solve contemporary problems
theory
a set of ideas formulated to explain something
association
an observed relationship between two or more variables
cultural resource management
deciding what needs saving when entire archaeological sites can not be saved