Anthropological

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