Anthropology The study of human species and its immediate ancestors Chapter 1 What is Anthropology Explores human diversity across time and space Allows for adaptability Developed over the past 200 years Colonization Long distance travel communication vanishing natives understanding diversity natural sciences Academic and Applied o Applied Application of Anthropological data perspectives theory and methods to assess and solve contemporary social problems Four subfields Physical Biological Linguistic Cultural and Archeology Holistic Science Encompassing past present and future biology society language and culture Cross cultural compares customs of one society to those of others Culture Traditions and customs transmitted through learning Physical Biological Anthropology The study of human biological variation in time and space Included Human evolution genetics growth development biological plasticity and Primatology Primatology Study Of fossil living apes monkeys and prosimians including their behavior social life Archeological Anthropology The study of human behavior through material remains Most often used for extinct cultures Linguistic Anthropology The study of language and linguistic diversity in time space and society Looks at primitive signs calls etc Origin of language when why how and Comparative Historical language comparing languages to establish historical relatedness Cultural Anthropology The comparative cross cultural study of human society and culture Ethnography Field work in a particular cultural setting Detailed account Ethnology The study of sociocultural differences and similarities Compares results of ethnography