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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The idea that humans can combine words and sounds into new - meaningful utterances they have never befoe heard






2. Focuses on providing objective descriptions of cultures within their historical and environmental context






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Focuses on reconstruction of past cultures based on their material remains






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






13. Yield per person per unit of land






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. The process of the mechanization of production






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






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






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. Focuses on the relationship between the mind and society






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






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






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






30. 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






31. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






32. Social honor or respect






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






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






35. 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






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






37. The analysis and study of touch






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. The study of the cultural use of interpersonal space






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






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






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






48. 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






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






50. The analysis and study of touch