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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. The integration of resources - labor - and capital into a global network






2. Words that differ in only one sound but have different meanings






3. 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






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






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






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






7. The application of biological anthropology to the identification of skeletalized or badly decomposed human remains






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






9. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






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






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






12. Communication by clothing - jewelry - tattoos - piercing - and other visible body modifications






13. Focuses on the relationship between the mind and society






14. Yield per person per unit of land






15. The smallest unit of language that has meanings






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






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






18. Words that differ in only one sound but have different meanings






19. An approach that considers culture - history - language and biology essential to a complete understanding to human society






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






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






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






23. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






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






25. Yield per person per hour of labor invested






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






27. A food getting strategy that depends on the care of domesticated herd animals






28. An ethnographic database that includes cultural descriptions of more than 300 cultures






29. Yield per person per hour of labor invested






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






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






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






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






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






37. Communication by clothing - jewelry - tattoos - piercing - and other visible body modifications






38. The belief that some human populations are superior to others because of inherited - genetically transmitted characteristics






39. Focuses on the adaptive dimension of culture






40. The comparison of societies to living organisms






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






42. A group within a society that shares norms and values significantly different from those of the dominant culture






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






44. A system of rules for combining words into meaningful sentences






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






46. Ethnography that gives priority to cultural consultants on the topic - methodology - and written results of fieldwork






47. A food getting strategy that depends on the care of domesticated herd animals






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






49. 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






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