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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. Becoming aware of something via the senses






2. Becoming aware of something via the senses






3. Austrian physician whose work focused on the unconscious causes of behavior and personality formation; founded psychoanalysis - 1856-1939; Field: psychoanalytic - personality; Contributions: id/ego/superego - reality and pleasure principles - ego ide






4. Acting according to certain accepted standards - adjusting one's behavior or thinking to coincide with a group standard.






5. Beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something).






6. Scientific study of humankind in all its aspects - especially human evolution - development - and culture - Studying the orgins and development of people and their society.






7. Mental processes associated with people's perceptions of - and reactions to - other people.






8. Systematic study of humans and biological organisms






9. Any number of entities (members) considered as a unit






10. One of two components - together with agricultural surplus - which enables the formation of cities; the differentiation of society into classes based on wealth - power - production - and prestige






11. Any of several psychotic disorders characterized by distortions of reality and disturbances of thought and language and withdrawal from social contact.






12. Tendency to view one's own culture and group as superior to all other cultures and groups - belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group.






13. Reformers founded these ideal communities to realize their spiritual and moral potential and to escape from competition - communities designed to create perfect societies.






14. A learning procedure in which associations are made between a natural stimulus and a learned - neutral stimulus.






15. The ability of individuals to move from one social standing to another. Social standing is based on degrees of wealth - prestige - education and power.






16. Social groups - such as family or friends - composed of intimate face-to-face relationships that strongly influence the attitudes and ideals of those involved - groups that provide members with a sense of belonging and affection.






17. A state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals).






18. The lifelong process by which people learn their culture and develop a sense of self.






19. The recognition that all cultures develop their own ways of dealing with the specific demands of their environments - the need to consider the unique characteristics of the culture in which behavior takes place.






20. A set of informal and formal social ties that links people to each other.






21. The state of having shared beliefs and values among members of a social group - along with intense and frequent interaction among group members.






22. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






23. The process whereby emotions are passed on or displaced from one person to another (psychoanalysis).






24. Social disapproval for violating a norm - a punishment or threat of a punishment to promote conformity to norms.






25. A state or condition markedly different from the norm - behavior that departs from societal or group norms






26. Groups that share in some parts of the dominant culture but have their own distinctive values - norms - language - and/or material culture.






27. An inclination for or against a person - place - idea or thing that inhibits impartial judgment. - a prejudice towards one particular point of view or ideology.






28. It is the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a meaningful scientific concept.






29. Informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture - norms for routine or casual interaction.






30. The recognition that all cultures develop their own ways of dealing with the specific demands of their environments - the need to consider the unique characteristics of the culture in which behavior takes place.






31. A partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation - an opinion or strong feeling formed without careful thought or regard to the facts.






32. Critical Period in development is a period of time which an organism typically needs to be exposed to a particular stimulus in order for proper development to occur.






33. A rare dissociative disorder in which a person exhibits two or more distinct and alternating personalities. Also called multiple personality disorder.






34. Beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something).






35. Values - customs - and language established by the group or groups that traditionally have controlled politics and government in a society.






36. A false impression of what most other people are thinking or feeling - or how they are responding






37. Learning that occurs but is not apparent until there is an incentive to demonstrate it.






38. The rules and procedures that provide incentives for political behavior - thereby shaping politics - organizations or activities that are self-perpetuating and valued for their own sake.






39. Abandoning normal restraints to the power of the group - doing together what we would not do alone






40. It is the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a meaningful scientific concept.






41. A false impression of what most other people are thinking or feeling - or how they are responding






42. A mood disorder in which a person - for no apparent reason - experiences two or more weeks of depressed moods - feelings of worthlessness - and diminishes interest or pleasure in most activities (Most common psychologoical disorder in the United Stat






43. A set of informal and formal social ties that links people to each other.






44. An inclination for or against a person - place - idea or thing that inhibits impartial judgment. - a prejudice towards one particular point of view or ideology.






45. Is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true - by the very terms of the prophecy itself - due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.






46. Is a prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true - by the very terms of the prophecy itself - due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.






47. A person's condition or position in the eyes of the law; relative rank or standing - especially in society; prestige






48. Rules and expectations by which a society guides the behavior of its members - shared rules of conduct that tell people how to act in specific situations






49. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






50. Are rules that are designed to govern the behavior of the members. Are intended to integrate the actions of the group members. Are to reflect the appropriate behavior - attitudes - and perceptions of the the members. 'Conformity and compliance are tw