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Cards in this set: Term Adaptation Definition Change in the biological structure or way of life that makes it better to survive and reproduce Term Androcentric Bias Definition The distortion in theory caused by excessive focus on male activities or male perceptions of female activities. Term Arboreal Definition Tree dwelling Term Archaeology Definition Part of anthropology that focuses on the reconstruction of past cultures based on their naterial remains Term Balanced reciprocity Definition An exchange of goods of equal value with clear obligation to return them within a certain time limit. Term Code Switching Definition the ability of people who know multiple languages to move between them easily Term Creole Definition A first language that is composed of two or more different languages (spanish and english person trading mix their languages and create a creole) Term Cross cultural survey Definition Method that uses statistical correlations of traits from different cultures to test generalizations about culture and human behavior. Term Cultural anthropology Definition Study of human thought, meaning and behavior that is learned, not geniticaly passed. Term Cultural Resource management Definition CRM: The protection and management of archaeological resources. Term Dialect Definition Grammatical constructions that deviate from those used by the socially dominate group in a society Term Dialect Definition Grammatical constructions that deviate from those used by the socially dominate group in a society Term Displacement Definition The ablilty of all human languages to describe things not happening in the present (God) Term Economic System Definition The norms governing production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services within a society Term Economizing behavior Definition Chosing a course of action to maximize percieved benefit. Term Ethnography Definition Major research tool of cultural anthropology that includes both fieldwork among people in society and the written results of fieldwork. Term Generalized reciprocity Definition A distribution of goods with no immediate or specific return expected. Term Globilization Definition The integration of resources, labor and capital into a global network. Term Human Relations Area File (HRAF) Definition A database inculding cultural descriptions of more than 300 cultures. Term Human variation Definition Part of anthropology concerned with mapping and explaining physical differences among modern human groups. Term Kula Ring Definition A pattern of exchange among trading partners in the Trobriands and other South Pacific islands. Term Market Exchange Definition Goods and services are bought and sold at a money price determined primarily by foces of supply and demand. Term Multiregional Model Definition A theory that seeks to explain the transition from Homo Erectus to Homo Sapians by arguing that different populations of Home Sapians are descendant from different populations of Homo Erectus Term Negative reciprocity Definition Exchange conducted for the purpose of material advantage and the desire to get something for nothing. Term Norm Definition An ideal cultural pattern that influences behavior in a society. Term Participant-observation Definition The fieldwork technique that involves gathering cultural date by observing people's behavior and participating in their lives. Term Pidgin Definition A language of contact and trade (two languages out of one language) Term Population density Definition The # of people inhibiting a given area of land Term Prestige Definition Social honor or respect Term Productive resources Definition Material goods, natural resources, or information that are used to create other goods or information. Term Productivity (language) Definition The idea that humans can combine words and sounds into new meaningful utterances they have never before heard. Term Reciprocity Definition A mutual give-and-take among people of equal status. Term Redistribution Definition Exchange in which goods are collected from members of the group then redistributed to the group (often in the form of ceremonial feasts) Term Replacement model Definition The theory that modern people evolved first in africa then spread out to inhabit all the world. Term Semantics Definition Subsystem of language that relates words to meaning. Term Swidden cultivation Definition Field is cleared by felling the trees and burning the brush Term Universal Grammer Definition A basic set of principles, conditions, and rules that underlie all languages. Term Value Definition A culturally defined idea of what is true, right, and beautiful Term sdfds Definition sdfsd Term sdf Definition Term s Definition Term sdf Definition Term d Definition Term e Definition