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DSST General Anthropology

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1. A systematic and detailed description of a particular culture primarily based on fieldwork - direct contact - and qualitive research.






2. Food foragers (in-sync with env - see themselves as a harmonious part of natural world).






3. The observable characteristics of an organism - including physical appearance.






4. Marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law






5. 'Verbal Evaluation - Patterns of Association - symbolic Indicators(wealth/dress/job)'. Haviland






6. Perform Rituals in belief that ancestors will recognize their own people and make very valuable cargo come (utopian/millenial). John Frum






7. Ancient Roman patrilineal clan that shared the same surname - and a legendary common ancestor (worshipped)






8. The science dealing with the measurement of the human body to determine differences in individuals or groups






9. The skeletal remains of Homo erectus - found at Zhoukoudian - near Peking - China - in the late 1930s and early 1940s and subsequently lost during World War II






10. Fixed at birth - unchangeable - endogamous. India: Brahmins - warriors - artisans - laborers (then untouchables)






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






12. Thinkers: linguistics






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






14. A process in which chromosomes physically exchange parts.






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






16. What people SHOULD do according to values and norms






17. 1/2 Founder of Modern Anthropology. Ethnographic fieldwork - reciprocity - Pacific Islands. After Rivers (more rigor) 'Participant Observation'. WWI spent 2 years in Trobriand Islands (Papua New Guinea)






18. 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






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






20. The exchange of genetic material between maternal and paternal chromosomes - creating a new combination of genes on the chromosome.






21. With reference to the writing of P. Teilhard de Chardin - a stage - world or sphere of evolutionary development characterized by consciousness - the mind - information and interpersonal relationships.






22. Hypertrophic horticulture among large populations






23. Essential mechanism of evolution proposed by Charles Darwin - and is the process by which those members of a particular species that are better adapted to their environment survive longer and produce more offspring than the poorer adapted.






24. Invented smelting of iron






25. Basic building blocks of culture. Without them - there is no culture






26. Difference in the genes between different species or members of the same species - caused by the varying number of structure of the chromosome. Not all may be observable as phenotypic variations






27. Any agent (physical or environmental) that can induce a genetic mutation or can increase the rate of mutation






28. Determining the success of a project






29. Platyrrhini - south america - small mammals - tree dwellers - prehensile tails - noctural - monogamous (gibbons - marmosets)






30. Cholula - Huastec - Mixtec - Olmec - Pipil - Totonac - Toltec - Zapote






31. Man marries widow of his dead brother






32. A subdivision within the primate order based on shared anatomical primitive traits: side eyes - wet nose - nocturnal - dental combs






33. A change or alteration in nitrogenous bases of DNA.






34. Massive pyramidal stepped tower made of mudbricks. It is associated with religious complexes in ancient Mesopotamian cities - Sumerians.






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






36. Story with deep explanatory or symbolic resonance for a culture






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






38. Research that refers to in-depth study using face-to-face or observation techniques to collect data from people in their natural settings.






39. Anthropologist: formation of personalities






40. The earliest member of the genus Homo - ape-like - found on sites dating 2mya Dr. Leakey in Olduvai Gorge - Africa. 775cc brain (1/2 sapien) tool users. Lived 50 -000 years. 'handy man'






41. Melanesia (SW Pacific WWII+). Western goods created by ancestral spirits (intended for them - but controlled by whites).






42. The archaeology of ancient Egypt






43. Adenine - guanine - cytosine - thymine that form genetic code.






44. Thinker: social stratification






45. The commonness of the occurrence of any particular allele in a population (a fraction)






46. Position from which members engage in social practices. (Sociology focuses on interrelationship/effect of status






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






48. Spread to Huang Ho (Yellow River Valley) of China - and SE Asia by 3500BC (millet and rice).- Neolithic






49. Planned - rescue - and accidental.






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