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| The study of humankind in all times and places. |
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| A fundamental principle of anthropology, that the various parts of human culture and biology must be viewed in the broadest possible context in order o understand thier interconnections and interdependence. |
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| The belief that the ways of ones oen culture are the only proper ones. |
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| theories abou the world and the reality based on the assumptions and values of ones own culture. |
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| The use of anthropological knowledge and methods to solve practicle problems, often for a specific client. |
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| A specialization in anthropology that brings theoretical and applied approaces from cultural and biological anthropology to the study of human health and disease. |
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| ALso known as biological anthropology. The systematic study of humans and biological organisms. |
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| A branch of anthropology that uses genetic and biochemical techniques to test hypothesis about human evolution adaptation and variation. |
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| The study of the origins and predecessors of the present human species. |
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| Focusing on the interaction of biology and culture. |
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| The study of living and fossil primates. |
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| Subfield of applied physical anthropology theat specializes in the identification of human skeletal remains for legal purposes. |
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| Also known as social anthropology. The sudy of a specific culture. IE, customs, behavior. |
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