identify and differentiate the subfields of anthropology and provide examples of research in each
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Cultural
Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
Biological
Anthropology
Archaeology
the branch of anthropology focusing on contemporary cultures
lecture 4. pg. 174
Fieldwork
Cultural anthropologists study culture in the field, by going somewhere different than their culture in an attempt to see what is not on the surface and overcome ethnocentrism
Lecture 4. pg. 191
the study of humans through the remains of their physical activities
lecture 6. pg. 100
the branch of anthropology focusing on human languages
lecture 5. pg. 203
Human Ecology
the study of the complex relationships between humans and their environments
Lecture 2. pg. 330
Migration
Movement of Homo erectus out of Africa
Lecture 4. pg. 118
Food
The production and consumption of food within certain cultures
Lecture 4. pg. 118
Environment
The limitations of the environment and how they determine people's behaviour
Lecture 10. pg. 340
Fire
Determining how the use of fire expanded human cultural diversity
Lecture 6. pg. 110
Ancient Civilizations
Most archaeologists accept a society is characterised as a civilization if it has: one city, monumental architecture, subsistence based on agriculture, political organization and a system of writing
Lecture 8. pg. 148
Fossils
Archaeologists study fossils to uncover remains of past populations
Lecture 8. pg. 75
Pottery
Archaeologists study pottery and containers found within their site to determine the food consumed at the time, as well as characteristics of former civilizations
Lecture 8. pg. 151
Code Switching
Linguistic anthropologists are interested in the different ways that people speak in different situations
Lab 3
the branch of anthropology focusing on human biology, including evolution and contemporary variability
lecture 2. pg. 356
Paleoanthropology
the study of the fossil record for humankind
Lecture 3. pg. 74
Bioarchaeology
the study of human remains from archaeological sites
Lecture 3. pg. 90
Taphonomy
the study of what happens to organic remains after death
Lecture 3. pg. 76
Language being more than words
Understanding how language can be interpreted through symbols, signs, volume, etc.
Lecture 5 p. 206
Evolution
What causes gene frequencies to change?
Lecture 2 p. 67
