four fields characterize American Anthropology
- Archaeology
- Biocultural Anthropology
- Cultural / Social Anthropology
- Linguistics
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culture: as a primary concept
- learned
- shared
- transmitted from generation to generation
- based on symbols
- integrated
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comparative methods: as major approaches to the study of human behavior development and structure |
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holism:
or the study of "humankind" as a whole, as a primary goal of anthropology
- The approach used in this class emphasizes the "holistic" anthropological view which combines observations of "culture" and behavior with considerations of the physical and developmental aspects of humans.
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fieldwork: as a primary research technique, involving “participant observation” |
