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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. The study of language and its relation to culture






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






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






4. 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






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






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






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






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






9. The analysis and study of touch






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






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






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






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






14. The process of the mechanization of production






15. 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






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






17. The smallest unit of language that has meanings






18. A focus that examines the relationship between humans and plants in different cultures






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






20. The study of the cultural use of interpersonal space






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. Focuses on the relationship between the mind and society






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






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






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A system of creating words from sounds






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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