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HSP3U 2.1 Introduction to Anthropology

The document outlines an introductory lesson on anthropology, detailing learning goals, key terms, and various fields of study within the discipline. It emphasizes understanding anthropological questions, methods, and the benefits of anthropological research. Additionally, it includes activities such as creating a mind map and solving key term puzzles to reinforce learning.

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HSP3U 2.1 Introduction to Anthropology

The document outlines an introductory lesson on anthropology, detailing learning goals, key terms, and various fields of study within the discipline. It emphasizes understanding anthropological questions, methods, and the benefits of anthropological research. Additionally, it includes activities such as creating a mind map and solving key term puzzles to reinforce learning.

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HSP3U

Lesson 2.1 Introduction to Anthropology

Learning Goals
1. Understand and accurately use key words in anthropology
2. Describe the different fields of study within anthropology
3. Explain in detail, the kinds of questions anthropologists ask
4. Explain in detail, the kinds of things anthropologists do

Big Ideas

Introduction to Anthropology:
v What do anthropologists study?

v What elements of people and cultures are of interest to anthropologists?

v How do anthropologists learn about other people?

v How does anthropological study benefit humanity?

v What is something you never considered when it comes to what anthropology is or what
anthropologists do?

Key Terms:
Using the glossary pages of the textbook define the key terms listed below.
Bipedalism

Culturally constructed

Culture
Emic perspective

Etic perspective

Ethnography

Ethnology

Fossil

Hominid

Informant

Kinship

Radiometric dating

Subculture

Bilineal

Circumcision

Clan

Globalization

Identity moratorium

Liminal stage

Matrilineal

Naïve realism

Patrilineal

Polygamy

Ritual

Self-enhancement

Taboo

Technological diffusion

Fields of Anthropology
v Physical Anthropology:
• Primatology

• Paleoanthropology

• Archaeology

• Forensic Anthropology

• Human Variation

v Cultural Anthropology:
• Ethnology / ethnography

• Linguistic Anthropology

• Archaeology
What is Anthropology?
Scanning over the introductory pages of the textbook, create a mind map outlining what anthropology is, and
what questions anthropologists might ask/what they might study Try to include at least 4 branches from the
center, adding more branches for each person in your group.
 In the center: Anthropology
 First connection: Fields of anthropology
 Second / third connections: What do these fields study, what questions do they ask
 Third / fourth connections: Methods, understandings, benefits, and examples

Anthropological Key Terms

ACROSS
2. A family that traces it’s
ancestral lines through the
father
4. People who are related
through genetics or social
structures
6. Any preserved remains,
impression, or trace of a once
living thing
7. A cultural group within a
larger culture that has it’s own
sets of values and interests
9. Almost everything that has
not been created by nature,
such as laws, fashion, and guilt
12. A ceremony consisting of a
series of actions performed
according to a prescribed order
13. The outsider’s perspective
15. Being in a state of transition
16. The ability to walk on two
legs
17. Subjects or behaviours that
are not socially acceptable to
discuss or perform
18. A family that traces it’s
ancestral lines through both
father and mother
DOWN
1. The process by which
innovations are adopted by a
population
3. a method used to establish
how old an object is by
measuring the amount of
radioisotope the object contains
5. Garden and plant
management
8. Any strategic behaviour
designed to increase either self-
esteem or the esteem of others
10. The insider’s perspective
11. A family that traces it’s
ancestral lines through the
mother
14. an academic field and
Unscramble the Key Terms to Solve the Code Phrase Below

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