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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. Two or more different phones that can be used to make the same phoneme in a specific language






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






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






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






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






6. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






7. Focuses on the adaptive dimension of culture






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






14. 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






15. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






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






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






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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. The analysis and study of touch






27. The sound system of a language






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






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






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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






44. The smallest unit of language that has meanings






45. The process of the mechanization of production






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






47. The study of the cultural use of interpersonal space






48. The comparison of societies to living organisms






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






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







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