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






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






4. Social honor or respect






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






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






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






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






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






10. The process of the mechanization of production






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






12. Focuses on the adaptive dimension of culture






13. 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






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






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






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






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






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






19. A group of people that depend on one another for survival or well-being as well as the relationships among such people - including their status and roles






20. A system of creating words from sounds






21. A list of 100 or 200 terms that designated things - actions - and activities likely to be named in all the worlds languages






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






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






24. Focuses on the relationship between environment and society






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






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






27. Focuses on the adaptive dimension of culture






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






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






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






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






32. Focuses on the relationship between the mind and society






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. 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






41. Yield per person per hour of labor invested






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. The sound system of a language






49. 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






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







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