ANTHROPOLOGY 101 CHAPTERS 1-4 STUDY GUIDE
Anthropology - Answers :study of human species & its immediate ancestors
Holistic - Answers :study of whole human condition: past, present, & future; biology,
society, & language
4 subfields of anthropology - Answers :archeological, physical, cultural, & linguistic
Archeological Anthropology - Answers :reconstructs, describes, & interprets human
behavior & cultural patterns through material remains
Physical Anthropology - Answers :studies human biological diversity; evolution,
genetics, biological plasticity, primatology, forensics
Cultural Anthropology - Answers :study of human society & culture
Linguistic Anthropology - Answers :studies present and past languages
Two dimensions of anthropology - Answers :Applied & Academic
Applied Anthropology - Answers :uses ethnography to understand business settings
Urban Anthropology - Answers :cross-cultural and ethnographic study of global
urbanization & life in cities
Medical Anthropology - Answers :study of disease, health problems, health care
systems, & theories about illness in different cultures & ethnic groups
Adaptation - Answers :process by which organisms cope with environmental forces &
stresses
Ethnography - Answers :fieldwork-based accounts of particular communities, societies,
or cultures
Ethnology - Answers :examines, interprets, analyzes, & compares the results of
ethnography
Heath Care Systems - Answers :beliefs, customs, specialists, & techniques aimed at
ensuring health & preventing, diagnosing, & treating illness
Disease - Answers :scientifically identified health threat
Illness - Answers :condition of poor health perceived or felt by an individual
Shaman - Answers :a curer
Anthropology - Answers :study of human species & its immediate ancestors
Holistic - Answers :study of whole human condition: past, present, & future; biology,
society, & language
4 subfields of anthropology - Answers :archeological, physical, cultural, & linguistic
Archeological Anthropology - Answers :reconstructs, describes, & interprets human
behavior & cultural patterns through material remains
Physical Anthropology - Answers :studies human biological diversity; evolution,
genetics, biological plasticity, primatology, forensics
Cultural Anthropology - Answers :study of human society & culture
Linguistic Anthropology - Answers :studies present and past languages
Two dimensions of anthropology - Answers :Applied & Academic
Applied Anthropology - Answers :uses ethnography to understand business settings
Urban Anthropology - Answers :cross-cultural and ethnographic study of global
urbanization & life in cities
Medical Anthropology - Answers :study of disease, health problems, health care
systems, & theories about illness in different cultures & ethnic groups
Adaptation - Answers :process by which organisms cope with environmental forces &
stresses
Ethnography - Answers :fieldwork-based accounts of particular communities, societies,
or cultures
Ethnology - Answers :examines, interprets, analyzes, & compares the results of
ethnography
Heath Care Systems - Answers :beliefs, customs, specialists, & techniques aimed at
ensuring health & preventing, diagnosing, & treating illness
Disease - Answers :scientifically identified health threat
Illness - Answers :condition of poor health perceived or felt by an individual
Shaman - Answers :a curer
