What is Anthropology?
The study of human beings throughout all time, past, present, and future.
Expectations regarding behavior
What are Cultural Norms?
Coexistence of diverse cultures within a society.
What is multiculturalism?
Archaeological Anthropology
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Archaeology
Which branch of anthropology studies ancient human societies through their artifacts?
Practices passed down through generations.
What are traditions?
Viewing one’s own culture as the standard or superior.
What is ethnocentrism?
It helps us understand different ways of life and appreciate human diversity.
Why is Anthropology important?
A complex system of values, beliefs, customs, and behaviors shared by a group.
What is culture?
It promotes empathy and understanding of diverse cultural practices.
Why is cultural relativism important?
What are the four branches of Anthropology? What is the focus of each branch?
Objects, gestures, or sounds that carry particular meanings.
What are symbols?
Causes misunderstandings and conflict between cultures.
What are the consequences of ethnocentrism?
studies human evolution and primatology
A set of formalized actions performed in a specific context defines a ____________________.
What are the four components of culture? What is a ritual
The practice of understanding a culture based on its own values and beliefs without imposing external judgments.
What is cultural relativism?