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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. An ethnographic database that includes cultural descriptions of more than 300 cultures






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






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






4. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






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






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






7. The total stock of words in a language






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






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






10. A system of creating words from sounds






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






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






13. A system of creating words from sounds






14. Focuses on the adaptive dimension of culture






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






16. The analysis and study of touch






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






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. The major research tool of cultural anthropology; includes both fieldwork among people in a society and the written results of such fieldwork






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






23. 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






24. The sound system of a language






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






26. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






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






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






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






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






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






32. The total stock of words in a language






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. Ethnography that gives priority to cultural consultants on the topic - methodology - and written results of fieldwork






43. Yield per person per hour of labor invested






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






45. The analysis and study of touch






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






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






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






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






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