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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. The pattern of apportioning different tasks to different members of society






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






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






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






5. 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






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






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






8. Rural cultivations who produce for the subsistence of their households but are also integrated into larger - complex state societies






9. 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






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






11. The analysis and study of touch






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






13. The system of language that relates words to meanings






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






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






16. The study of the cultural use of interpersonal space






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The sound system of a language






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. 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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. Focuses on understanding cultures by discovering and analyzing the symbols that are most important to their members






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






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






46. 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






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






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






49. Yield per person per unit of land






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






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