________- assuming ones own way of doing things is correct, while simply dismissing other peoples assumptions as wrong or ignorant.
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culture, cultural relativism, diversity, change, and holism
All anthropologists recognize the importance of the following concepts: __________.
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Diversity
________- the sheer variety of ways of being human around the world.
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Anthropological publications
________ avoid sharing confidential information and often disguise informants identities, in case those individuals could be targeted for harm because of what they say.
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Anthropologists
________ use a range of techniques for gathering and processing data.
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Natural selection
________- a process through which certain inheritable traits are passed along to offspring because they are better suited to the environment.
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multiplicity
Defined anthropologically: ________ and variety, which is not the same as difference.
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Ethics
________ in anthropology- the moral principles that guide anthropological conduct.
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comparative method
The ________ allows anthropologists to derive insights from careful comparisons of two or more cultures or societies.
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behavioral characteristics
All humans share basic biological and ________ that make such extraordinary adaptability possible.
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Archaeology
________- the study of past cultures, by excavating sites where people lived, worked, farmed, or conducted some other activity.
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Holism
________- the effort to synthesize these distinct approaches and findings into a single comprehensive explanation.
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Darwin
________ believed that the question of the origin of species was not a religious one but an empirical one.
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Anthropological research
________ suggests practical solutions to many real- world social problems.
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19th century
They were pioneers in the study of human variation, but they were NOT anthropologists, and the discipline of anthropologists did not emerge until the ________.
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Linguistic anthropology
________- the study of how people communicate with one another through language and how language use shapes group membership and identity.
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Industrialization
________- the economic process of shifting from an agricultural economy to a factory- based one.
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ethnographic method
The ________ involves prolonged and intensive observation of and participation in the life of a community.
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Empirical
________- verifiable through observation rather than through logic or theory.
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Evolution
________- the adaptive changes organisms make across generations.
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primary ethical responsibility of anthropologists
The ________ is to the people, species, or artifacts that they study.
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Biological anthropologists
________ explore human evolution, health and disease, and the behavior of nonhuman primates.
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complexity of human experience
Provides a framework for asking questions about and grasping the ________, both past, and present.
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American Anthropological Associations Code of Ethics
As in medicine,"Do no harm "is a foundational principle of the ________.
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Anthropology
________- the study of human beings, their biology, their prehistory and histories, and their changing languages, cultures, and social institutions.
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Scientific method
________- the most basic pattern of scientific research.
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