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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. Smallest identifiable unit of sound made by humans and used in any language






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






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






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 that depend on one another for survival or well-being as well as the relationships among such people - including their status and roles






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






7. The analysis and study of touch






8. 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






9. The total stock of words in a language






10. Focuses on using humanistic methods to analyze culture and discover the meaning of culture to its participants






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






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






13. Focuses on the adaptive dimension of culture






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






15. The study of language and its relation to culture






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






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






18. Yield per person per hour of labor invested






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. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






21. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






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






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






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






25. A list of 100 or 200 terms that designated things - actions - and activities likely to be named in all the worlds languages






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






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






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






29. A mutual give and take among people of equal status






30. The process of the mechanization of production






31. 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






32. Social honor or respect






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






39. The system of language that relates words to meanings






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






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






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






43. The study of language and its relation to culture






44. The comparison of societies to living organisms






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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