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Cultural Anthropology

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






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






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






4. The process of the mechanization of production






5. The study of language and its relation to culture






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






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






8. The study of the cultural use of interpersonal space






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






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






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






17. 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






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






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






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






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






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






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






24. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






25. Focuses on the adaptive dimension of culture






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. Focuses on the relationship between the mind and society






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






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






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






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






37. A system of creating words from sounds






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






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






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






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 comparison of societies to living organisms






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. An economic system in which people work for wages - land and capital goods are privately owned - and capital is invested for profit







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