Which Social Science?
What fears drive someone to walk past a homeless person without making eye contact?
Psychology
Define: anthropology
The study of humans both past and present
Anthropology is the study of humankind around the world and throughout time.
This subfield examines the past through archeological digs
Archeology
This anthropologist was considered the expert on chimpanzees
Jane Goodall
List a method of research used in anthropology
Field studies
Interviews
Observations
Surveys
etc.
What role does mental illness play in the issue of homelessness?
Psychology
Define: culture
What people do, what people make, and what people believe. It includes knowledge, language, beliefs, art, morals, laws, and customs
This subfield studies human evolution, human biology, and other primates
Physical or biological anthropology
What methodology did Jane Goodall use to study primates?
Field studies and observations
What is the functional theory?
A theory that states that each part of society has a function, or job to do, to make sure society runs smoothly.
What can we learn from other cultures that can help us understand homelessness in our own country?
Define: diffusion
The spread of cultural influence between individuals and groups.
This subfield studies gorillas, chimpanzees, monkeys, and lemurs
Primatology
What did Jane Goodall discover in her research?
What is an emic approach?
An approach to research involving studying behaviour from within the social group or from the perspective of the subject.
Are robberies common in the area?
Sociology
Define: assimilation and give an example
Example:
Indigenous People lost their culture through the residential school system, etc.
The study of human language
Linguistic Anthropology
This anthropologist was best known for his contributions to the science of evolution
Charles Darwin
The study of online social media behaviours is known as this
Netnography
Did the robber grow up in a culture that values weapons?
Anthropology
A theory that states that anthropologists cannot compare two cultures because each culture has its own internal rules that must be accepted.
This subfield studies and analyses people from around the world through fieldwork and participant observation
Ethnography
What is natural selection?
-Survival of the fittest.
-The process when organisms better adapted to their environment tend to survive and produce more.
-It is the key mechanism of evolution and the change in heritable traits of a population over time
What is an etic approach?
Conducting research from the outside or from the perspective of the observer.