PPT-What Is Anthropology?

ANTH 221 Peoples and Cultures of Mexico Kimberly Martin PhD What is Anthropology DEFINITION Anthropology is the holistic synthetic multidisciplinary study of human beings KEY COMPONENTS. Part One: Building the Discipline. Evolutionism. AIM: Why did evolutionism fade away?. Evolutionism. Dominate intellectual perspective in the middle of the 19. th. century.. Evolutionism eventually overtaken by historical . 1 ANTHROPOLOGY Undergraduate Handbook Anthropology Concentration Archaeology, Ethnology, Evolutionary Anthropology & General Anthropology 2 Contents The Department of Anthro pology ................... Recall . ANTHROPOLOGY . Definition:. The scientific study of hominids and human culture over time . Focus on:. On hominids/humans as members of a species or cultural group. On humankind as a species, throughout time; . #1 - #6. . . . . or how to make sense. out of. Ch. 2 and Ch. 3 of the text . . .. Major Periods in the History of Physical Anthropology. “Pre-Scientific Period” (to 1859). Period of Evolutionism and Concern over Races (1860 - ca. 1940). What is Culture??. List . three words . that you associate with culture.. . Identify . two question. s that you have about culture.. . Create . one metaphor . or simile for culture (. eg. . “Culture is like …”).. Introductory Lecture. Anthropology 100: Survey of Anthropology. Learning Objectives. 1. Develop an understanding of anthropology and how the subfields of anthropology interrelate. 2. Develop an understanding for the importance of anthropology in today’s world. Definition… . an·thro·pol·o·gy . n.. The . _____________ study . of the . _____________, . the behavior, and the . _____________, . social, and . _______________ . development of humans. The Four Subcategories. and Introduction to anthropology of science Universit Lyon 1 Undergraduate course 2003-2004 introduction to social anthropology Universit Marne la valle Undergraduate course 2002-2004 introdu 95It is a holistic discipline which means that anthropologists study the similarities and dix00660066erences in biological and cultural adaptations and features across the globe throughout all of huma Anthropology: The cultural and physical study of humans across all geographical areas over time. Forensic Anthropology. Forensic Anthropology: the application of anthropology to legal matters. What Does a Forensic . Howard Culbertson. Southern Nazarene University. Lewis Henry Morgan . 1818-1881. A 19th century scholar who developed the evolutionary approach. Pioneered the comparative study of culture. Sir Edward B. Tylor . How are human bodies affected by and responding to the Anthropocene context? . What are the consequences for health and wellbeing of ongoing environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity and climate change?. 1 Physical / Biological Anthropology Emergence o f Modern Human a nd Their Dispersal Paper No. : 01 Physical / Biological Anthropology Module : 09 Emergences of Modern Human and Dispersal Prof Dr. Siemens. Office-Sierra Hall 240M. Office Telephone (818) 677-4931. Office Hours. Tuesday and Thursday . 8:20-9:. 20AM 3:30-4PM. and . by appointment. Email . stephen.siemens@csun.edu. 3x5 Card.