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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. A change in the pronunciation of English language that took place between 1400 and 1600






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. Social honor or respect






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






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






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






11. 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






12. The smallest unit of language that has meanings






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






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






15. Yield per person per hour of labor invested






16. Yield per person per unit of land






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






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






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






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






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






22. The science of documenting the relationships between languages and grouping them into language families






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






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






25. The study of body position - movement - facial expression - and gaze






26. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The comparison of societies to living organisms






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






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






39. Focuses on the relationship between the mind and society






40. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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