World Cultures -
IMPORTANT TERMS - 1st Semester
“Understanding
Humans” – Chapter 1
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Definition |
Nacirema Example |
Tiv Example |
!Kung Example |
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Cultural
Patterns |
9 |
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artifacts |
5 |
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symbol |
6 |
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enculturation |
9 |
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subcultures |
9 |
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Cultural
Determinism |
9 |
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Patterns
of Behavior:
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11 |
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conspicuous
consumption |
16 |
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status |
16 |
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“The
World of Anthropology” – Chapter 2
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Definition |
Example |
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non-literate |
20 |
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Anthropology |
20 |
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Theory |
21 |
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Fossil |
22 |
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Artifact |
22 |
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scientific
approach |
21 |
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physical
anthropology |
24 |
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cultural
anthropology |
24 |
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ethology |
25 |
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archaeology |
26 |
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prehistoric
archaeologists |
26 |
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excavations |
26 |
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Historical
archeologists |
26 |
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Biblical
archaeology |
27 |
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Classical
archaeology |
27 |
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Egyptology |
27 |
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Ocean
archaeology |
27 |
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ethnology |
27 |
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ethnography |
27 |
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ethnographic
present |
27 |
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linguistics |
28 |
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“Family
& Kinship” – Chapter 14
Term or Person
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Definition & Example |
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family |
179 |
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enculturation |
180 |
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kibbutz |
180 |
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nuclear
family |
182 |
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two-generation
family |
182 |
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conjugal |
182 |
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parental |
182 |
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sibling |
182 |
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extended
family |
183 |
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joint
family |
183 |
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monogamy |
183 |
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polygyny |
184 |
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polyandry |
184 |
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polygamy |
183 |
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fetishes |
185 |
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neolocal |
185 |
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patrilocal & matrilocal |
185 |
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matriarchy
& patriarchy |
186 |
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kinship
system |
188 |
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affinal relationships |
188 |
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patri, matri & bilineal descent |
189 |
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terms
of address |
194 |
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Term or Person
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Definition & Example |
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incest taboo |
199 |
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endogamy & exogamy |
199 |
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caste system |
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