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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. A system of creating words from sounds






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






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






20. The analysis and study of touch






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






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






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






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






30. The total stock of words in a language






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






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






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






34. The pattern of behavior used by a society to obtain food in a particular environment






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






36. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






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






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. A food getting strategy that depends on the care of domesticated herd animals






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






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






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






47. 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






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






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






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






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