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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. The capacity of all human languages to describe things not happening in the present






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






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






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






5. The analysis and study of touch






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






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






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






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






10. Yield per person per hour of labor invested






11. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






12. Fishing - hunting - and collecting vegetable food (hunting and gathering)






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






14. The process of the mechanization of production






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






16. Social honor or respect






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






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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. The learned behaviors and symbols that allow people to live in groups; the primary means by which humans adapt to their environment; the ways of life characteristic of a particular human society






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






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






26. The learned behaviors and symbols that allow people to live in groups; the primary means by which humans adapt to their environment; the ways of life characteristic of a particular human society






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






28. The study of language and its relation to culture






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






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






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






32. The comparison of societies to living organisms






33. The comparison of societies to living organisms






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






35. The smallest unit of language that has meanings






36. Focuses on the relationship between environment and society






37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A form of food production in which fields are in permanent cultivation using plows - animals - and techniques of soil and water control






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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







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