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Anthropology Basics - Praxis II

Subject : humanities
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1. Specific ideas that people hold to be true






2. Unique characteristics of ethics groups






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. 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






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






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






7. Distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about and one's self and one's role in society.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. An event that decreases the behavior that it follows.






16. Study of artifacts and relics of early mankind - the study of the remains of past cultures.






17. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






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






19. Distress and disorientation (especially in adolescence) resulting from conflicting pressures and uncertainty about and one's self and one's role in society.






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






21. An event that decreases the behavior that it follows.






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. The field of psychology concerned with the assessment - treatment - and prevention of maladaptive behavior.






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






29. 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






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






31. Is experienced when an individual experiences conflict between the beliefs - values and expectations of their primary culture and a new culture in which they must function.






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






33. 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






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






35. The process by which a society's culture is transmitted from one generation to the next and individuals become members of their society.






36. 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'.






37. A condition in which the two hemispheres of the brain are isolated by cutting the connecting fibers (mainly those of the corpus callosum) between them. Research states that the left hemisphere is responsible for spoken language.






38. Enforceable rules of conduct in a society.






39. 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.






40. 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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. 1875-1961; Field: neo-Freudian - analytic psychology; Contributions: people had conscious and unconscious awareness; archetypes; collective unconscious; libido is all types of energy - not just sexual; Studies: dream studies/interpretation






46. Type of personality disorder characterized by extreme suspiciousness or mistrust of others






47. The doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements.






48. 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






49. Developmental Psychology: Psychosocial stage theory of development (eight stages)






50. A generalization -oversimplified view or opinion that members of a group rigidly apply to a thing -an idea -or another group.