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Anthropology Concepts

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1. Focuses on how societies use culture to adapt to particular ecological settings






2. Enthographic Authority -- why should we believe what anthropologist is telling us - Representation - how experiences are translated for others






3. Humans as biological organisms. includes genetics and forensics of non-human primates






4. The study of speech sounds






5. Re-examined the role of women in society. roles and behaviors of observer can profoundly effect data and analysis. women can get more info from a women than a man can






6. Struggle to keep a language pure






7. Feelings of confusion - distress - and sometimes depression that can result from the psychological stress caused by the strain of rapidly adjusting to an alien culture






8. Fit together all that is known about humans from all aspects of their lives. social - religious - economic - political - linguistic






9. The notion that a persons language shapes her or his perception and view of the world - language determines culture






10. Fit together all that is known about humans from all aspects of their lives. social - religious - economic - political - linguistic






11. A book written about a single culture or way of life - a product of your field work






12. Re-examined the role of women in society. roles and behaviors of observer can profoundly effect data and analysis. women can get more info from a women than a man can






13. Father of Linguistic Anthropology 1887-1913. Led to diachronic (thru time) and synchronic (how it is used today) studies of language in the early 20th century.






14. The study of the sound system of language






15. The scientific study of a spoken language - including its phonology - morphology - lexicon - and syntax.






16. Charles Hockett - arbitrary - composed of discrete units - uses displacement - openness - prevarication






17. Analyzing the relationship between culture - thought - and language






18. The study of language in relation to its sociocultural context - social - political - economic






19. Struggle to keep a language pure






20. Rules for combining and morphemes - word formation






21. The study of language in relation to its sociocultural context - social - political - economic






22. The study of the sound system of language






23. The notion that whatever other people do is probably acceptable if they have their owns reasons for doing it






24. Boas; the view that individual cultures must be studied and described in their own terms and understood within their own historical context. FRANK BOAS






25. Bronislaw Molinowski -physiological functionalism - cultural traits that meet the basic human needs of the individual - AR Radcliffe Brown - structural functionalism - cultural traits maintain the stability of the society






26. Not judging a culture but trying to understand it on its own terms






27. Ethnohistorical Research - written accounts of other observers - Ethnology - data - Enthographic fieldwork - going somewhere - working and living w/ people - immerse yourself






28. The notion that whatever other people do is probably acceptable if they have their owns reasons for doing it






29. How variations in the beliefs and behaviors of different human groups are shaped by culture






30. Clifford Geertz - the view that cultures can be understood by studying what people think about - their ideas - and the meaning that are important to them - focuses on using humanistic methods - such as those found in the analysis of literature - to






31. A single language dominates - but elements of another language are intertwined (code mixing)






32. Written accounts of other observers






33. Charles Hockett - arbitrary - composed of discrete units - uses displacement - openness - prevarication






34. Study of past human life and cultures






35. Community of individuals who regularly interact verbally with one another (Dell Hymes)






36. Tendency to view one's own culture and group as superior to all other cultures and groups






37. Anthropologist's personal - long-term - experience with a social group of people and their way of life






38. The study of two or more ways of life - comparative






39. Explored impact of powerful external forces especially colonialism and other forms of political and economic domination on cultural groups.






40. In language - the smallest unit that carries meaning - free and bound






41. The scientific study of a spoken language - including its phonology - morphology - lexicon - and syntax.






42. Study of past human life and cultures






43. Boas; the view that individual cultures must be studied and described in their own terms and understood within their own historical context. FRANK BOAS






44. Everything that goes along with spoken language (volume - pitch - tone) and body language






45. All knowledge shared by those who are able to speak and understand language.






46. Culture everywhere evolves through a sequence of stages - savagery - barbarianism - civilized - LOUIS HENRY MORGAN






47. The notion that a persons language shapes her or his perception and view of the world - language determines culture






48. Father of Linguistic Anthropology 1887-1913. Led to diachronic (thru time) and synchronic (how it is used today) studies of language in the early 20th century.






49. Focuses on how societies use culture to adapt to particular ecological settings






50. First attempt at anthropology - don't go anywhere. Sir James Frazer.