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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. Material goods - natural resources - or information used to create other goods or information






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






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






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






5. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






6. The system of language that relates words to meanings






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. The study of language and its relation to culture






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






22. Focuses on the relationship between environment and society






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






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






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






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






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






28. The study of language and its relation to culture






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






30. The focus between biological anthropology that traces human evolutionary history






31. Yield per person per hour of labor invested






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






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






34. The smallest unit of language that has meanings






35. Social honor or respect






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






37. 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






38. 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






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






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






41. The process of the mechanization of production






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






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






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






45. A group of people that depend on one another for survival or well-being as well as the relationships among such people - including their status and roles






46. Yield per person per unit of land






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






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






49. Social honor or respect






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