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DSST General Anthropology

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1. The process of removing earth carefully and systemically from an area in order to find buried remains






2. The 3rd in the three stages of the evolution theory developed by Lewis Henry Morgan. Human form of culture. many people in urban center - smelt metals - method of writing.






3. Determining the success of a project






4. The non-living world. the area from the surface of earth down to its center.






5. The study of the literal meanings and the interpretation of words.






6. Ritual in Burma/Thai boy monks 7-14 - 'Jewel Princess'






7. Non-industrial socs. People produce own food - but an elite controls a portion of production






8. Common ancestor. Endogamy forbidden (regarded as incest). Can be Matriclan/Patriclan






9. Thinkers: linguistics






10. Using anthropological expertise on a practical level to understand and alleviate human problems. Eg - Impact of a new agriculture system in a society - causes of illiteracy among adults in a given group






11. Women are material objects - promised to a man in return for reciprocity (usually another woman - or political alliance






12. Each inherited characteristic is determined by two heredity factors/genes - one from each parent - which determines whether a gene will be dominant or recessive.

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13. Anthropologist: Indians (North - Central - South America). Recorded folktales of blacks in N. America and West Indies.






14. The children of a parent's siblings of the opposite sex (mother's brothers - father's sisters).






15. Anthropologist: symbolic anthropology. Interpretation of cultures.






16. The genetic makeup of an organism as indicated by its set of alleles - that determines hereditary potential/limits from embyro to adulthood.






17. The process through which genes pass from the gene pool of one population through mating and reproduction to that of another.






18. Describe behavior in terms familiar to the observer (enables comparative research - and making universal claims)






19. Person is considered equally related to kinfolk on either side of the family. Western Socs. (bilateral)






20. Thinker: social stratification






21. Based on institutionalized beliefs and practices dealing with ultimate meaning of life. Belief stems from their experience of the world.






22. Holistic study of humanity.






23. A homo erectus discovered by Dutch physician and anatomist Eugene Dubois in 1891 in JAVA Indonesia -






24. Hypertrophic horticulture among large populations






25. Associated with Julian Steward - study of adaptation of social culture to natural resources and other human groups.






26. The 1st in the three stages of the evolution theory developed by Lewis Henry Morgan. (hunter-gatherer - hordes - no class - no ownership).






27. The study of the rules for the formation of grammatical sentences in a language.






28. (some people do it differently) Sex roles - religion - age roles






29. Cluster of 3 or more sibs - clans - kinship groups considered a single unit (but retain sep IDs within) - Native Americans: Used animal sign to ID (Tlingit Tribe: Matri] - Intermarriage b/n phratries was mandated)






30. Communication element. Represents a complex of person - object - group - or idea. Graphically or Representationally.






31. Viewpoint of Anthropologists. Economy that is embedded within other social structures and institutions. Interaction of humans with their environment - methods of 'want' satisfaction. Holistic. Opponents argue that Formalist approach only applies to m






32. Indians: Tribal villages (farmer class) - religious urban centers (priest class) - TIME/Astronomy/math - pyramids - reptilian gods.






33. Things all people do the same way (language)






34. (skills that only some people have) Playing guitar - understanding algebra.






35. A process in which chromosomes physically exchange parts.






36. The archaeology of ancient Egypt






37. USA/Mexico/C. Am. Corn (maize) - beans - squash 6500BC (village life not until 2k BC).- Neolithic






38. (Veblen): Display of wealth by its owner for social prestige






39. Using a radioactive process to determine the age of an item. millions of years.






40. Africa: Jackals=Dogs. Donkeys - cats. (entered religious thought - animistic philosphy of Egypt) - Neolithic






41. Skipped Bronze Age. Intermediate Neolithic tools were used instead (Zaire - Ghana). But not in Kenya (no celts - axes etc)






42. Spread from Middle East north to Europe (across Turkey/Greece into C. Eur. AND across Egypt/N Afr to Spain).Britain and Scandinavia became farming after 3k BC (Mesolithic Period).- Neolithic






43. Half way b/n tribe and state. Kin-based. Permanent group-based differencesin access to resources. Permanent Political Structure






44. Found Australopathicus skull in 1959. Upright human footprints in 1978






45. The study of how people use language in context - how utterances are used - either figuratively or literally - in communicative acts.






46. Married couple + Kids (incl. Foster - adopted - natural children). Most common form in US.aka Conjugal Family






47. Buying/selling goods & Services with prices set by supply & demand. (usually involves money). Haviland: Informal v. Formal (govt controlled)






48. Consists of social impact assessment - evaluation research - technology development research - cultural resource assessment






49. Change based on belief in inevitable advance of science and Western secularism. Industrial growth - consolidation of the state - bureaucratization - market economy - tech advances - literacy - social mobility






50. The application of Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution and 'survival of the fittest' to human societies - particularly as justification for United States expansion. (white man's burden)







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