ANTHROPOLOGICAL SELF UTS

___________ is a field of social science that focuses on the study of man.

The field looks into man’s physical/biological characteristics, his social relationships and the influences of his culture from the dawn of civilization up to the present

Everything in ___________is interconnected and a complete understanding is necessary to achieve the goal of man understanding himself better.

Anthropology

study of the past and how it might have affected to man’s present

Archaeology

focus on how the human body adapts to the different earth environments.

Biological Anthropology

study how language and modes of communication change over time.

Linguistic Anthropology

tries to explain what makes a group’s manner of living particular to that group and forms an essential part of the member’s personal and social identity.

Cultural Anthropology

Theory of _________________ believes that human nature is determined by the ideas, meanings, beliefs and values learned as members of a society

Cultural Determinism

______ includes that human beings can be shaped/formed to have a kind of life they prefer and that there is no limit placed on human ability as long as they set their minds and hearts into it

Positive ( Cultural Determinism )

_________ can mean that people have no control over what they learn and that human are seen as helpless and do only what their culture instructs them to do.

Negative ( Cultural Determinism )

words, gestures, pictures or objects that have a recognized meaning in a culture

Symbols

real or fictitious from past or present who have characteristics that are important in a culture.

Heroes

activities participated in by a group of people for the fulfilment of desired objectives and are considered essential.

Rituals

core of culture. Unconscious but can be observed by how people prefer good over bad.

Values