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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. Studies people from a biological perspective; focuses primarily on aspects of humankind that are genetically inherited






2. The analysis and study of touch






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






4. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






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






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






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






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






9. A focus that examines the ways in which people in different cultures understand health and sicknesses as well as the ways they attempt to cure disease






10. The sound system of a language






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






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






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






14. The study of language and its relation to culture






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






16. The study of the ways in which the choices people make combine to determine how their society uses its resources to produce and distribute goods and resources






17. The comparison of societies to living organisms






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






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






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






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






22. Focuses on the relationship between the mind and society






23. Focuses on issues of power and voice; suggests that anthropological accounts are partial truths reflecting the backgrounds - training - and social positions of their authors






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A focus that examines the ways in which people in different cultures understand health and sicknesses as well as the ways they attempt to cure disease






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






32. 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






33. The sound system of a language






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






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






46. A system of creating words from sounds






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






48. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






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






50. 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