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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. The belief that some human populations are superior to others because of inherited - genetically transmitted characteristics






2. The study of human thought - behavior - and lifeways that are learned rather than transmitted and that are typical of groups of people






3. The norms governing production - distribution - and consumption of goods and services within a society






4. The comparison of societies to living organisms






5. Yield per person per hour of labor invested






6. A change in the pronunciation of English language that took place between 1400 and 1600






7. Focuses on recording and examining ways in which members of a culture use language to classify and organize their cognitive world






8. Studies people from a biological perspective; focuses primarily on aspects of humankind that are genetically inherited






9. A form of animal communication composed of a limited number of sounds that are tied to specific stimuli in the environment






10. Focuses on providing objective descriptions of cultures within their historical and environmental context






11. Focuses on recording and examining ways in which members of a culture use language to classify and organize their cognitive world






12. Productive resources that are used with the primary goal of increasing their owners financial wealth






13. Feelings of alienation and helplessness the result from rapid immersion in a new and different culture






14. The study of body position - movement - facial expression - and gaze






15. The giving and receiving of goods of nearly equal value with a clear obligation of a return gift within a specified time limit






16. Giving or receiving goods with no immediate specific return expected






17. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






18. A group of people united by kinship or other links who share a residence and organize production - consumption - and distribution among themselves






19. An economic system in which people work for wages - land and capital goods are privately owned - and capital is invested for profit






20. Judging other cultures from the perspective of ones own culture; the notion that ones own culture is more beautiful - rational - and nearer to perfection than any other






21. Focuses on identifying general laws that identify different elements of society - show how they relate to each other - and demonstrate their role in maintaining social order






22. The spread of cultural elements from one culture to another






23. An object or a way of thinking or behaving that is new because it is qualitatively different from existing forms






24. Focuses on using humanistic methods to analyze culture and discover the meaning of culture to its participants






25. The study of the different ways that cultures understand time and use it to communicate






26. An economic system in which people work for wages - land and capital goods are privately owned - and capital is invested for profit






27. An entire social group and their animals move in search of pasture






28. A mutual give and take among people of equal status






29. A focus that examines the relationship between humans and plants in different cultures






30. A theoretical position in anthropology that held that cultures could best be understood by examining the patterns of child rearing and considering their effect on adult lives and social institutions






31. The ability of human individuals or cultural groups to change their behavior with relative ease






32. The attempt to find general principles and laws that govern cultural phenomena






33. Examining societies using concepts derived from science; an outsiders perspective






34. Judging other cultures from the perspective of ones own culture; the notion that ones own culture is more beautiful - rational - and nearer to perfection than any other






35. Focuses on understanding cultures by discovering and analyzing the symbols that are most important to their members






36. The study of language and its relation to culture






37. The notion that words are only arbitrarily or conventionally connected to the things for which they stand






38. The sound system of a language






39. Two or more different phones that can be used to make the same phoneme in a specific language






40. The major research tool of cultural anthropology; includes both fieldwork among people in a society and the written results of such fieldwork






41. Exchange conducted for the purpose of material advantage and the desire to get something for nothing






42. Herd animals are moved regularly throughout the year to different areas as pasture becomes available






43. Focuses on the adaptive dimension of culture






44. The fieldwork technique that involves gathering cultural data by observing peoples behavior and participating in their lives






45. Examining societies using concepts that are meaningful to the culture






46. The process of learning to be a member of a particular cultural group






47. The analysis and study of touch






48. Examining societies using concepts that are meaningful to the culture






49. A change in the biological structure of lifeways of an individual or population by which it becomes better fitted to survive and reproduce in its environment






50. A form of food production in which fields are in permanent cultivation using plows - animals - and techniques of soil and water control