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Anthropology Concepts

Subject : humanities
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1. Bronislaw Molinowski -physiological functionalism - cultural traits that meet the basic human needs of the individual - AR Radcliffe Brown - structural functionalism - cultural traits maintain the stability of the society






2. Sentence - grammatical structure - (Chomsky) refers to how meaning is created through word order in a sentence or phrase.






3. Ethnohistorical Research - written accounts of other observers - Ethnology - data - Enthographic fieldwork - going somewhere - working and living w/ people - immerse yourself






4. Analyzing the relationship between culture - thought - and language






5. Enthographic Authority -- why should we believe what anthropologist is telling us - Representation - how experiences are translated for others






6. Ethnohistorical Research - written accounts of other observers - Ethnology - data - Enthographic fieldwork - going somewhere - working and living w/ people - immerse yourself






7. Feelings of confusion - distress - and sometimes depression that can result from the psychological stress caused by the strain of rapidly adjusting to an alien culture






8. Graebner and Elliott Smith. Theory that all societies change as a result of cultural borrowing from one another.






9. Graebner and Elliott Smith. Theory that all societies change as a result of cultural borrowing from one another.






10. Fit together all that is known about humans from all aspects of their lives. social - religious - economic - political - linguistic






11. Anthropologist's personal - long-term - experience with a social group of people and their way of life






12. The notion that whatever other people do is probably acceptable if they have their owns reasons for doing it






13. Bronislaw Molinowski -physiological functionalism - cultural traits that meet the basic human needs of the individual - AR Radcliffe Brown - structural functionalism - cultural traits maintain the stability of the society






14. The study of two or more ways of life - comparative






15. Focuses on how societies use culture to adapt to particular ecological settings






16. Struggle to keep a language pure






17. Fit together all that is known about humans from all aspects of their lives. social - religious - economic - political - linguistic






18. The notion that a persons language shapes her or his perception and view of the world - language determines culture






19. Tendency to view one's own culture and group as superior to all other cultures and groups






20. The study of two or more ways of life - comparative






21. The smallest units of sound in a language that are distinctive for speakers of the language






22. First attempt at anthropology - don't go anywhere. Sir James Frazer.






23. How variations in the beliefs and behaviors of different human groups are shaped by culture






24. In language - the smallest unit that carries meaning - free and bound






25. Clifford Geertz - the view that cultures can be understood by studying what people think about - their ideas - and the meaning that are important to them - focuses on using humanistic methods - such as those found in the analysis of literature - to






26. Deals with the study of language in a cultural context






27. Culture everywhere evolves through a sequence of stages - savagery - barbarianism - civilized - LOUIS HENRY MORGAN






28. Struggle to keep a language pure






29. Culture everywhere evolves through a sequence of stages - savagery - barbarianism - civilized - LOUIS HENRY MORGAN






30. Study of past human life and cultures






31. The scientific study of a spoken language - including its phonology - morphology - lexicon - and syntax.






32. Grammatical unit that can stand alone






33. The study of speech sounds






34. Community of individuals who regularly interact verbally with one another (Dell Hymes)






35. Humans as biological organisms. includes genetics and forensics of non-human primates






36. Father of Linguistic Anthropology 1887-1913. Led to diachronic (thru time) and synchronic (how it is used today) studies of language in the early 20th century.






37. Feelings of confusion - distress - and sometimes depression that can result from the psychological stress caused by the strain of rapidly adjusting to an alien culture






38. Anthropologist's personal - long-term - experience with a social group of people and their way of life






39. How variations in the beliefs and behaviors of different human groups are shaped by culture






40. Enthographic Authority -- why should we believe what anthropologist is telling us - Representation - how experiences are translated for others






41. Re-examined the role of women in society. roles and behaviors of observer can profoundly effect data and analysis. women can get more info from a women than a man can






42. Written accounts of other observers






43. Father of Linguistic Anthropology 1887-1913. Led to diachronic (thru time) and synchronic (how it is used today) studies of language in the early 20th century.






44. Grammatical unit that cannot stand alone






45. All knowledge shared by those who are able to speak and understand language.






46. Explored impact of powerful external forces especially colonialism and other forms of political and economic domination on cultural groups.






47. The study of speech sounds






48. The notion that whatever other people do is probably acceptable if they have their owns reasons for doing it






49. Deals with the study of language in a cultural context






50. Tendency to view one's own culture and group as superior to all other cultures and groups