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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. Focuses on the relationship between environment and society






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






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






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






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






6. Shared ideas about the way things ought to be done; rules that reflect and enforce culture






7. Yield per person per unit of land






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






9. Shared ideas about the way things ought to be done; rules that reflect and enforce culture






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






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






12. Focuses on the relationship between environment and society






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






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






15. The learned behaviors and symbols that allow people to live in groups; the primary means by which humans adapt to their environment; the ways of life characteristic of a particular human society






16. The study of the cultural use of interpersonal space






17. A language that allows a great number of morphemes per word and has highly regular rules for combining them






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






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






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






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






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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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. The total stock of words in a language






35. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






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






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






38. The smallest unit of language that has meanings






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






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






41. The learned behaviors and symbols that allow people to live in groups; the primary means by which humans adapt to their environment; the ways of life characteristic of a particular human society






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






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






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






50. Yield per person per unit of land