Schools of thought
Each culture has its own set of rules
What is cultural relativism?
The study of the skeleton.
What is osteology?
Investigates the origins, development and functioning of human culture.
What is cultural anthropology?
Remanis of a plant or animal known to lived during a specific time period.
What is index fossil?
Marks a change in social statue.
What is right of passage?
Cultures develop by discarding practices that do not add value
what cultural materialism?
Analyzes skeletons to help the police.
What is forensic anthropology?
Examines the past through digs to unearth imformation that is burried
What is archeology?
Straying from or violating social norms.
What is deviance?
Creates new relationships between family and kinship groups.
What is marriage?
Examines societies by gender roles and power relationships
What is feminist anthropoliogy?
Studies human remains to make interpertations about what they ate, thier health and social status.
What bioarcheology?is
Examines how languages changes over time.
What is linguistics?
Societies that are controlled by men and father fiqures.
What is patriarchy?
Common practice where a family is more dominant in decision making practices.
What is arranged marriage?
Studies how language is used based on social situations.
What is sociolinguistics?
Uses genetics to study ancient and modern populations.
What is molucular anthropology
The study of and comparisons of past cultures witn contempoary culture.
What is ethnology?
reffering to composted soil resulting from refuse heap left by humans.
What is midden?
Rare case where a woman marries more than one man.
What is polyandrous?
The study of past cultures.
What is archeology?
Studies human variation and adaptations.
Wha is human biology?
In depth description of a particular culture.
What is ethnography?
Supernatural being that is more powerful than a spirit and is worshiped by members of a religion.
What is deity?
People have one marriage partner at a time.
What is manogomous?