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AnthropologyThe Evolution of Human Endeavor
  • Powerpoint Type Demo for
  • LS 7 Advanced Listening Comprehension
  • 3rd Edition
  • Prof. Phoenix
  • Unit 1 Anthropology
  • Outline from pg 4

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I. What is Anthropology?
  1. Word in English language for centuries
  2. The Study of human beings
  3. Paul Bohannan on definition of human
  4. Barbara Miller misconceptions of
    anthropologist's role

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II. Anthropology developed in the West
  1. Relatively late science
  2. Early Greek and Roman scholars interested in
    ideal society
  3. Age of Exploration and study of non-
    Western people

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III. Subfields of anthropology
  • Physical Anthropology study of the development
    of humans
  • 1. Subfield is genetics
  • 2. Related subjects are anatomy, biology, and
    paleontology
  • Cultural Anthropology study of learned human
    behavior in societies
  • 1. Specialists limit studies to a few
    geographical areas
  • 2. Margaret Mead Samoa
  • 3. Clyde Kluckhorn Navajo Mirror for Man a
    classic

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C. Cultural Anthropology has several subfields
  • 1. Archaeology the study of culture through
    material sources
  • 2. Linguistics study of language as
    communication
  • 3. Ethnography ethnology and social
    anthropology describing human societies

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D. Psychological Anthropology
  • 1. Influenced by personality and personal
    feelings
  • 2. Related subjects are psychology and psychiatry

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IV. Cultural Universals
  • A. Similarities in human biology
  • B. Two sexes
  • C. Education formal and informal

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V. Applied Anthropology
  • A. Helping to plan the future
  • 1. Jobs was teacher or museum curator now also
    in urban planning, health care, international
    development
  • B. Predicting the direction of the human species
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