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Cultural Anthropology

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






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






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






4. The pattern of apportioning different tasks to different members of society






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






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






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






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






9. A language with relatively few morphemes per word and fairly simple rules for combining them






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






11. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. The sound system of a language






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






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






23. 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






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






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






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






27. Focuses on the relationship between the mind and society






28. The total stock of words in a language






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






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The smallest unit of language that has meanings






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






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






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






41. The study of the cultural use of interpersonal space






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






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






44. Focuses on the relationship between environment and society






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






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






47. The analysis and study of touch






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






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






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







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