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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. The lifelong process by which people learn their culture and develop a sense of self.






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






3. 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






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






5. Beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something) - a principle or a way of behaving that is of a very high standard.






6. 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






7. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






8. Positive - constructive - helpful behavior. The opposite of antisocial behavior






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






10. 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.






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






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






13. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






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






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






16. Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth






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






18. Social approval for observing a norm - a reward or positive reaction for following norms - ranging from a smile to a prize.






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






20. 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.






21. A term coined by Hermann Ebbinghaus - refers to the finding that recall accuracy varies as a function of an item's position within a study list. When asked to recall a list of items in any order (free recall) - people tend to begin recall with the en






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






23. The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. Groups marked by impersonal - instrumental relationships (those existing as a means to an end). - groups that meet principally to solve problems






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






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






29. A general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions - decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation.






30. 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.






31. A general accommodation to unchanging environmental conditions - decreasing responsiveness with repeated stimulation.






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






34. A branch of psychology that focuses on observable actions - particularly stimulus-response methods.






35. Refers to viewpoints that seek to return to a previous state (the status quo ante) in a society. The term is meant to stand in opposition to and as one end of a political spectrum whose opposite pole is 'radicalism'.






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






37. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






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






39. The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group.






40. 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






41. The conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group - norms that are widely observed and have great moral significance.






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






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






44. Historically significant perspective that emphasized the growth potential of healthy people; used personalized methods to study personality in hopes of fostering personal growth






45. The spread of ideas - customs - and technologies from one people to another.






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






49. 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.






50. 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