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Introduction: Understanding Ourselves
- Who people are is a product of the cultures they have experienced.
- Culture shapes personalities, bodies, and personal health through actions, food, and thoughts.
- Culture becomes visible when compared to another culture, and cross-cultural comparison is crucial in anthropology.

Human Diversity
- Humans are highly adaptable, enabling them to live in diverse environments.
- Anthropology studies humans globally and throughout history.
- Anthropology is holistic, encompassing the entire human condition: biology, society, language, and culture.
- Anthropology provides a cross-cultural perspective by comparing beliefs and behaviors across societies.
- People have both society and culture.
- Society refers to organized group life, shared with other animals.
- Cultures are learned traditions and customs guiding people's beliefs and behaviors.
- Children learn culture through enculturation.
- Culture relies on human biological features like learning, symbolic thinking, language, and tool usage.
- Anthropology explores fundamental questions about human existence, adaptation, and change.

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Explore how culture shapes personalities, bodies, and health globally through anthropology and cross-cultural comparisons.
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