Anthropology Free Response
Briefly discuss what is meant by applied anthropology. use one example to explain how applied anthropology works in a field setting.
Applied anthropology involves applying the study of human culture, behavior, language, and biology. Anthropologist's help humans using observation, ethnography, and collecting research and data. One example would be to examine the differences between two or more different cultural groups to show or examine external and internal differences between members of the same cultural group. The last of the three is evolution approaches
What is Darwinian evolution? What are the 3 things that Darwin was missing in his version and how have they been filled in getting us to the Modern Theory of Evolution?
Darwinian evolution is the principle of Natural Selection - those forms most successful at reproducing in specific environments are selected. He missed how inheritance worked, where new variation comes from, and other mechanisms of population genes change. They have been filled up with understanding of Mendelian Genetic Principles, Biochemical Genetics with crossing over and mutation, and better knowing about population genetics in terms of genetic drift and gene flow.
Given our second group in-class discussion how is evolution a scientific endeavor and intelligent design is not?
Evolution as a theory is a explanation that is supported by a body of evidence based on careful and rational examination of the facts and has been tested for falsification. They need to say something about evolution versus creationism, as well as how the theory of evolution is a scientific theory and ID is not. Do not give credit if they argue one of these as being a more valid explanation than the other.
You recently graduated from UGA with a degree in anthropology and an archaeology certificate. Your new CRM employer has a big road contract and wants you to help assess the archaeological resource impact. What fieldwork techniques are you going to use?
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How is human communication that we call language different in comparison to non-human communication, particularly given the human verbal traits
Non-human communication shows productivity - the ability to use language rules to create new expressions, displacement - ability to speak of things and even that are not present and culturally transmitted - it is learned, shared, taught to new generations. Human language is different by quantity and complexity.
Think about what culture is and give the anthropological definition of culture. What are some attributes that define it for anthropologists
The set of learned shared behavior and ideas that humans acquire as members of societies. Learned, Shared, Symbolic, Culture and Nature. All-Emcompassing, Integrated, Adaptive,/Maladaptive, Individual Practice, Levels. (EXPLAIN 5)
Describe the field of anthropology. What does it do, waht are the subfields, and what ar ethe two dimensions.
The study of human species and its immediate ancestors, the study of human nature, human society, and the human past. The comparative method allows anthropologists to derive insights from careful comparisons of two or more cultures or societies. Holism is the effort to synthesize these approaches into a single comprehensive explanation. The four subfields are Biological, Archeological, Linguistic, and Cultural. The two dimensions are Academic and Applied.
Briefly describe the point of the article by Horace Miner that we covered in our first group in-class discussion. Dr. Miner wrote this article for anthropologists, what was the point/purpose he was trying to make with this article?
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What are the three reasons that anthropology is a unified field in the US?
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