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Cultural Anthropology

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






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






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






4. The sound system of a language






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Social honor or respect






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






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






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






18. 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






19. The system of language that relates words to meanings






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






21. A system of creating words from sounds






22. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






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






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






25. Focuses on the adaptive dimension of culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






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






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






39. The major research tool of cultural anthropology; includes both fieldwork among people in a society and the written results of such fieldwork






40. Yield per person per unit of land






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






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






43. The study of human thought - behavior - and lifeways that are learned rather than transmitted and that are typical of groups of people






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Yield per person per unit of land






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