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Cultural Anthropology

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






2. The culture with the greatest wealth and power in a society that consists of many subcultures






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






4. The smallest unit of language that has meanings






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






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






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






8. Moving seamlessly and appropriately between two different languages






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






10. Focuses on the adaptive dimension of culture






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






12. The pattern of behavior used by a society to obtain food in a particular environment






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






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






23. The notion that words are only arbitrarily or conventionally connected to the things for which they stand






24. 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






25. The number of people inhabiting a unit of land






26. 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






27. The system of language that relates words to meanings






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






29. Focuses on the relationship between environment and society






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






40. Focuses on the relationship between the mind and society






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






42. A focus that examines the ways in which people in different cultures understand health and sicknesses as well as the ways they attempt to cure disease






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






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






45. The notion that words are only arbitrarily or conventionally connected to the things for which they stand






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






47. A system of creating words from sounds






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






49. The attempt to find general principles and laws that govern cultural phenomena






50. The study of the cultural use of interpersonal space







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