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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. The study of language and its relation to culture






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






25. The total stock of words in a language






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






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






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






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






30. The total stock of words in a language






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. A statistical technique that linguistics have developed to estimate the date of separation of related languages






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






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






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






44. 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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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