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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. Studies people from a biological perspective; focuses primarily on aspects of humankind that are genetically inherited






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. The study of the cultural use of interpersonal space






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






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






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






12. The process of the mechanization of production






13. The sound system of a language






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






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






24. The capacity of all human languages to describe things not happening in the present






25. 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






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






27. The study of the relationship between language and culture and the ways language is used in varying social contexts






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






29. 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






30. Yield per person per hour of labor invested






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Two or more different phones that can be used to make the same phoneme in a specific language






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






39. The analysis and study of touch






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






41. 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






42. The study of language and its relation to culture






43. Herd animals are moved regularly throughout the year to different areas as pasture becomes available






44. 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






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






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






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






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






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






50. Social honor or respect