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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. A mutual give and take among people of equal status






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






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






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






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






6. The study of language and its relation to culture






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






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






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






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






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






12. The ability of human individuals or cultural groups to change their behavior with relative ease






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






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






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






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






17. Focuses on the relationship between the mind and society






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






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






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






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






22. Focuses on the adaptive dimension of culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






29. Smallest identifiable unit of sound made by humans and used in any language






30. Giving or receiving goods with no immediate specific return expected






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






32. 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






33. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Focuses on the relationship between environment and society






49. Focuses on understanding cultures by discovering and analyzing the symbols that are most important to their members






50. 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