Page Number
in Haviland
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Anthropological Term
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Anthropological Definition
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06
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anthropology
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the study of humankind, in all times and places
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08
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physical anthropology
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the systematic study of humans as biological organisms
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08
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cultural anthropology
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the branch of anthropology that focuses on human behavior
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09
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forensic anthropology
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field of applied physical anthropology that specializes
in the identification of human skeletal remains for legal purposes
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10
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culture-bound
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theories about the world and reality based on the assumptions
and values of one’s own culture
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11
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archaeology
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the study of material remains, usually from the past,
to describe and explain human behavior
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13
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linguistic anthropology
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the branch of cultural anthropology that studies human
language
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13
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ethnologist
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an anthropologist who studies cultures from a comparative
or historical point of view, utilizing ethnographic accounts
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13
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ethnography
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the systematic description of a culture based on firsthand
observation
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13
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participant observation
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in ethnography, the technique of learning a people's
culture through direct participation in their everyday life for an extended
period
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14
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holistic perspective
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a fundamental principle of anthropology, that the various
parts of culture must be viewed in the broadest possible context in order
to understand their interconnections and interdependence
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14
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informants
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members of a society in which the ethnographer works
who help interpret what she or he sees taking place
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18
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applied anthropology
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the use of anthropological knowledge and methods to solve "practical" problems,
often for a specific client
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19
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fact
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an observation verified by several observers skilled
in the necessary techniques of observation
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19
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hypothesis
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a tentative explanation of the relation between certain
phenomena
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20
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theory
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in science, an explanation of natural phenomena supported
by reliable data
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28
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ethnohistory
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the study of cultures of the recent past through oral
histories, accounts left by explorers, missionaries, and traders, and through
analysis of data such as land titles, birth and death records, and other
archival material
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