anthropolgy

Anthropology- the study of humankind everywhere, through time, seeks to produce reliable knowledge about people and their behavior, both about what makes them different and what they have in common. What They Do- Physical anth- study humans as biological organisms, tracing there evolutionary development of the human animal and looking at biological variations within the species, past and present (human evol, Primates, Human diversity. Cultural Anth- is concerned with human cultures, or the ways of …

…reflected by their behavior. Society- A group of people who have a common homeland, are interdependent and share a common culture. Social structure- the relationships as group within a society that hold it together. Gender- the elaboration’s and meanings cultures assign to the biological differentiation of the sexes. Subculture- (Amish) A distinctive set of standards and behavior patterns that a group within a larger society operates by. Pluralistic societies- Societies that have diversity culture