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Cultural Anthropology

Subject : humanities
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1. A practice value - or form of social organization that evens out wealth within a society






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






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






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






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






6. The total stock of words in a language






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






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






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






10. The system of language that relates words to meanings






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






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






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






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






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






16. The smallest unit of language that has meanings






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






18. Judging other cultures from the perspective of ones own culture; the notion that ones own culture is more beautiful - rational - and nearer to perfection than any other






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






32. Judging other cultures from the perspective of ones own culture; the notion that ones own culture is more beautiful - rational - and nearer to perfection than any other






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






34. 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






35. 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






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






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






38. The study of the cultural use of interpersonal space






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






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






41. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






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






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 filed is cleared by felling the trees and burning the bush






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






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






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






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






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






50. Focuses on the relationship between environment and society