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CHAPTER 1
WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After reading and studying Chapter 1you should be able to:
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Define anthropology; understand its breadth, especially its interest in global diversity.
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Describe the four field approach to anthropology.
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Understand that the four fields are interrelated and have blurred boundaries.
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Identify three broad areas of interest to physical anthropologists.
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Understand why archaeologists analyze material remains of historic and prehistoric cultures.
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Describe the three types of material remains of interest to archaeologists.
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Describe the four branches of linguistic anthropology.
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Explain the difference between ethnography and ethnology.
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Identify five areas of specialization within cultural anthropology.
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Understand the guiding principles of holism, ethnocentrism, and cultural relativism.
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Understand the nature and limitations of ethnocentric reactions and give several examples of their
own and others’ ethnocentrism.
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Present a clear explanation of cultural relativism and its importance to anthropology.
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List four contributions of the holistic, cross-cultural perspective of anthropology to the scientific
understanding of humanity.
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Understand the difference between basic and applied research in anthropology.
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Distinguish between the emic and the etic approaches to anthropology
Understand how the study of anthropology develops skills and competencies necessary for
success in the 21st century.
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