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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. Focuses on reconstruction of past cultures based on their material remains






2. An ethnographic database that includes cultural descriptions of more than 300 cultures






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






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






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






6. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






7. 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






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






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






14. Material goods - natural resources - or information used to create other goods or information






15. 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






16. The study of language and its relation to culture






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






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






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






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






21. Focuses on the adaptive dimension of culture






22. 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






23. The process of the mechanization of production






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






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






26. 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






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






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






29. A system of creating words from sounds






30. The hypothesis that perceptions and understandings of time - space - and matter and conditioned by the structure of a language






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






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






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






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






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






36. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






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






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






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






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






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






42. Material goods - natural resources - or information used to create other goods or information






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






44. 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






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






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






47. A language with relatively few morphemes per word and fairly simple rules for combining them






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






49. A ritual system common in Central and South America in which wealthy people are required to hold a series of costly ceremonial offices






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







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