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Anthropology Chapter 1 Notes

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what do anthropologists do?
formulate and test hypotheses concerning humankind so they can develop theories about our species
holistic persepective
a fundamental principle of anthropology, that the various parts of culture must be viewed in the broadest possible context in order to understand their interconnections and interdependence
Fields of anthropology
physical, cultural, linguistic, and archaeology
physical anthropology
-also called biological anthropology
-focuses on humans as biological organisms, evolution and human variation
-analyzes fossils and observes living primates to reconstruct the ancestry of the human species
Physical anthropology
-Molecular Anthropology
-Paleoanthropology
Cultural anthropology
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Linguistic anthropology
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Molecular anthropology
Genetic and biochemical tech to test hypotheses about evolution and variation
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