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Anthropology Exam How does anthropology differ from other disciplines concerned with humans? - ANSWER-It is holistic and comparative, both geographically and historically. - Correct Anthropology has a narrower focus on the cultural "other" and rarely examines subcultures. It has existed as a discipline longer than most other social sciences. Anthropology has a less scientific approach than other disciplines. Anthropologists argue that each culture should be seen as a monolithic wh...

Anthropology Exam 1 WVU 50 Questions with Answers the measure of success under natural selection is a. how many offspring are produced b. whether an individual lives or dies c. how well adapted an individual is d. how well adapted the species is >>> a. how many offspring are produced founder effect: a. is a type of genetic drift that results when only a small number of individuals from a larger propulsion starts a new population b. is a for of gene flow in which muted genes...

What is Biological/Physical Anthropology : The study of human biological variation in time and space Main areas of interest of biological/physical anthropology : - Includes evolution, genetics, growth and development, and primatology -draws on biology, zoology, geology, anatomy, physiology, medicine, public health, osteology, and archaeology Paleoanthropology : The human evolution as revealed by the fossil record Primatology : Study of biology, evolution, behavior, and social life of p...

Anthropology Exam 1 TAMU Lynch Questions and Answers 100% Solved Anthropology - The comparative and holistic study of human biology and culture Human paleontology - Biological anthropology. Study of human and primate fossil records. Human origins Osteology - Study of human skeleton Archaeology - Study of human cultural remains, reconstruct past human societies. Artifacts found with human burials. Porotic Hypertosis - medical disorder caused by malnutiriton and iron deficiency anem...

Archaeology - the study of human behavior and cultural change in the past through the reconstruction, description, and interpretation of material remains what do archaeologists do? - reconstruct behavior through the study of material remains or archaeological record what are examples of material culture? - -artifacts -ecofacts -features

What is Biological/Physical Anthropology - The study of human biological variation in time and space Main areas of interest of biological/physical anthropology - - Includes evolution, genetics, growth and development, and primatology -draws on biology, zoology, geology, anatomy, physiology, medicine, public health, osteology, and archaeology Paleoanthropology - The human evolution as revealed by the fossil record

Cultural Anthropolgy - The study of human society and culture -describes, analyzes, interprets, and explains social and cultural similarities and differences. Ethnography - the firsthand personal study of a local setting What method do cultural anthropologists use to study culture? - Ethnography Ethnography emerged as the primary research strategy of cultural anthropologists because.. - -In the past many societies had greater cultural uniformity

what makes us human? - Bipedalism, brains, skulls, Childhood dependency, tools, teeth biopedalism - stresses the advantages it provided in a habitat increasingly dominated by dry, savanna-like conditions. Brains and skulls - Early hominins had very small brains, Brain size has increased during hominin evolution, especially with the advent of the genus Homo. Childhood dependency - Compared with the young of other primates, human children have a long period of childhood dependency, during wh...

What is the real measure of success under natural selection? - How many offspring are produced What is the founder effect? - A type of genetic drift that results when only a small number of individuals from a larger population starts a new population. Why is anthropology said to be "holistic?" - Combines studies of biological and cultural phenomena

ANTHROPOLOGY EXAM 3 WVU WITH CERTIFIED SOLUTIONS what makes us human? Bipedalism, brains, skulls, Childhood dependency, tools, teeth biopedalism stresses the advantages it provided in a habitat increasingly dominated by dry, savanna-like conditions. Brains and skulls Early hominins had very small brains, Brain size has increased during hominin evolution, especially with the advent of the genus Homo. Childhood dependency Compared with the young of other primates, human children h...

Anthropology Exam 4 (WVU - Prof. Snyder) Latest Update Graded A+ Cultural Anthropolgy The study of human society and culture -describes, analyzes, interprets, and explains social and cultural similarities and differences. Ethnography the firsthand personal study of a local setting What method do cultural anthropologists use to study culture? Ethnography Ethnography emerged as the primary research strategy of cultural anthropologists because.. - In the past many societies had great...