Anthro Chapter 1 quiz

Anthropology

Study of human species and its immediate ancestors

Fossil

The remains of an organism that lived at least 10,000 years ago

Holistic

Incorporation various fields of knowledge into one overall view.

Ethnocentrism

The belief that ones own culture is superior and that judgment of other cultures is made by ones own standards.

Cultural relativism

judging the practices of another culture by its own standards/norms

Ethnologist

One who studies cultures and frequently makes cultural comparisons

Ethnography

A non-judgmental description of a culture under study

Culture Shock

A negative response to the traits and values of an unfamiliar culture

Genetics

The study of inherited characteristics

Emic

Viewing a culture from an insider view

Etic

Viewing a culture from an outsider view

Artifact

An object made or used by human beings

Absolute dating

Measure that objects time difference from the present

Relative dating

Dating measures the age differences among deposits (younger/older)

Paleonthropology

Study of fossils and their environment related to human evolution

Cultural Universals

Cultural Universals are elements, patterns, traits, or institutions that are common to all human cultures world wide

Biological/Physical

Studies the emergence of man, human evolution and biological variations

Archaeological

Reconstructs cultural behavior by studying material remains

Linguistic

Compares similarities & differences of speech over time, space and society

Cultural

Study of society and culture; describes analyzes, interprets, & explains social & cultural similarities and differences