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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. The study of human thought - behavior - and lifeways that are learned rather than transmitted and that are typical of groups of people






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






3. The comparison of societies to living organisms






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






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






6. A ritual system common in Central and South America in which wealthy people are required to hold a series of costly ceremonial offices






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






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






9. 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






10. The focus between biological anthropology that is concerned with the biology and behavior of nonhuman primates






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






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






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






14. A filed is cleared by felling the trees and burning the bush






15. 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






16. The system of language that relates words to meanings






17. Exchange in which goods are collected from or contributed by members of a group and then given out to the group in a new pattern






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






19. The culture with the greatest wealth and power in a society that consists of many subcultures






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






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






22. A statistical technique that linguistics have developed to estimate the date of separation of related languages






23. A form of redistribution involving competitive feasting practice among Northwest Coast Native Americans






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The idea that humans can combine words and sounds into new - meaningful utterances they have never befoe heard






38. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






39. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






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






41. A person from who anthropologists gather data; also known as consultant or interlocutor or respondent






42. The hypothesis that perceptions and understandings of time - space - and matter and conditioned by the structure of a language






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






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






45. An institution composed of kin and/or nonkin that is organized primarily for financial gain






46. Yield per person per hour of labor invested






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






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






49. Focuses on the relationship between the mind and society






50. 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