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Cultural Anthropology

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






2. 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






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






4. The notion that words are only arbitrarily or conventionally connected to the things for which they stand






5. Shared ideas about what is true - right - and beautiful






6. The pattern of apportioning different tasks to different members of society






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






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






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






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






11. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






12. 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






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






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






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






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






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






18. The study of the cultural use of interpersonal space






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






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






24. Focuses on the relationship between the mind and society






25. 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






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






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






28. 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






29. 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






30. A set of propositions about which aspects of culture are critical - how they should be studied - and what the goal of studying them should be






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






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






33. The system of language that relates words to meanings






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






35. 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






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






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






38. Yield per person per unit of land






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






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






41. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






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






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






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






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






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






47. The process of the mechanization of production






48. Productive resources that are used with the primary goal of increasing their owners financial wealth






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






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