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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. The notion that words are only arbitrarily or conventionally connected to the things for which they stand






2. Material goods - natural resources - or information used to create other goods or information






3. A list of 100 or 200 terms that designated things - actions - and activities likely to be named in all the worlds languages






4. The study of language and its relation to culture






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






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






7. The smallest unit of sound that serves to distinguish between meanings of words within a language






8. The study of the cultural use of interpersonal space






9. Fishing - hunting - and collecting vegetable food (hunting and gathering)






10. Rural cultivations who produce for the subsistence of their households but are also integrated into larger - complex state societies






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






12. A language with relatively few morphemes per word and fairly simple rules for combining them






13. The learned behaviors and symbols that allow people to live in groups; the primary means by which humans adapt to their environment; the ways of life characteristic of a particular human society






14. A language that allows a great number of morphemes per word and has highly regular rules for combining them






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






16. A practice value - or form of social organization that evens out wealth within a society






17. The notion that cultures should be analyzed with reference to their own histories and values rather than according to the values of another culture






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






19. Shared ideas about the way things ought to be done; rules that reflect and enforce culture






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






21. The system of language that relates words to meanings






22. Production of plants using a simple - nonmechanized technology and where the fertility of gardens and fields is maintained for long periods






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






24. Focuses on the relationship between environment and society






25. The integration of resources - labor - and capital into a global network






26. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






27. The study of the relationship between language and culture and the ways language is used in varying social contexts






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






29. 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






30. A basic set of principles - conditions - and rules that form the foundation of all languages






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






32. Shared ideas about what is true - right - and beautiful






33. Something that stands for something else. central to language and culture






34. The application of anthropology to the solution of human problems






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






36. The sound system of a language






37. Yield per person per hour of labor invested






38. A set of propositions about which aspects of culture are critical - how they should be studied - and what the goal of studying them should be






39. The capacity of all human languages to describe things not happening in the present






40. 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






41. The pattern of apportioning different tasks to different members of society






42. 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






43. An economic system in which goods and services are bought and sold at a money price determined by the forces of supply and demand






44. The pattern of behavior used by a society to obtain food in a particular environment






45. Smallest identifiable unit of sound made by humans and used in any language






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






47. Global distribution of people associated with each other by history - kinship - friendship - and webs of mutual understanding






48. Focuses on reconstruction of past cultures based on their material remains






49. A language with relatively few morphemes per word and fairly simple rules for combining them






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






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