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ANT 252 Exam 1
Cultural Anthropology defnitions 1-3 NCSU
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
01/28/2013

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What is anthropology?
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The study of the human species and it's immediate ancsetors.
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What are the 2 parts of anthropology?
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holistic and comparative
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holistic
Definition
encompassing past, present, and future; biology, society, language, and culture
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Culture
Definition
traditions and customs transmitted through learning
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Food Production
Definition
an econmoy based on plant cultuvation and/or animal domestication 
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General Anthropology
Definition
Anthropology as a whole; cultural, archaeological, biological, and linguistic anthropology
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Ethnography
Definition
Fieldwork in a particular cultural setting 
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Biocultural
Definition
Combining biological and cultural approaches to a given problem 
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Cultural Anthropology
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The comparative, cross cultural study of human society and culture
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Ethnology
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The study of sociocultural differences and similarities
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Archaeological Anthropology
Definition
The study of human behavior through material remains
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Biological/Physical Anthropology
Definition
The study of human biological variation in time and space
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Science
Definition
Field of study that seeks reliable explanations with reference to the material and physical world
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Linguistic Anthropology
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The study of the language and linguistic diversity in time, space, ans society
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Sociolinguistics
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The study of language in society
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Applied Anthropology
Definition
Using anthropology to solve contemporary problems
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Cultural Resource Management
Definition
Deciding what needs saving when entire achaeological sites cannot be saved
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Theory
Definition
A set of ideas formulated to explain something
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Association
Definition
An observed relationship between two or more variables
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Hypothesis
Definition
A suggested but as yet unverified explanation
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Steps of Research Method
Definition
  1. Have a reserach questions
  2. construct a hypothesis
  3. posit a mechanism
  4. get data to test your hypothesis
  5. devise a way of measuring 
  6. analyze your data
  7. draw a conclusion
  8. derive implications
  9. contribute to larger theory
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Enculturation
Definition
The process by which culture is learned and transmitted across the generations
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Symbol
Definition
Something, verbal or nonverbal, that stands for something else
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Core Values
Definition
key, basic, or central values that integrate a culture
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Hominid
Definition
Member of hominid family; any fossil or living human, chimp, or gorilla
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Hominins
Definition
Hominids, exluding the African apes, all the human species that ever have existed
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Universal
Definition
Something that exists in every culture
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Generality
Definition
Culture pattern or trait that exists in some but not all societies
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Particularity
Definition
Distinctive or unique culture trait, pattern, or integration
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National Culture
Definition
Cultural features shared by citizens of the same nation
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International Culture
Definition
Cultural traditions that extend beyond national boundaries
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Subcultures
Definition
Different cultural traditions assoc. with subgroups in the same nation
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
Juding other cultures using one's own cultural standards
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Cultural rights
Definition
Rights vested in religious and ethnic minorities and indigenous societies
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Cultural Relativism
Definition
Idea that behavior should be evaluated not by outside standards but in the context of the culture in which it occurs
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IPR
Definition
Intellectual property rights, an indigenous group's collective knowledge and its applicaitons
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Acculturation
Definition
An exchange of cultural feature between groups in firsthand contact
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Diffusion
Definition
Borrowing of cultural traits between societies
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Independent invention
Definition
The independent development of a cultural feature in different societies
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Globalization
Definition
The accelerating interdependence of nations in the world system today
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Ethnographic Techniques
Definition
  1. Direct, firsthand observation of behavior, including participant observation
  2. Conversation with varying degrees of formality
  3. The genealogical method
  4. detailed work with key consultants, or informants, about particular areas of community life
  5. in-depth interviewing (collection of life histories)
  6. Discovery of local (native) beliefs and perceptions
  7. Problem-oriented research of many sorts
  8. Longitudinal research - the continuous long-term study of an area or site
  9. team research - coordinated reserach by multuple enthographers
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Interview Schedule
Definition
Form (guide) used to structure a formal, but personal, interview
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Questionnaire
Definition
Form used by sociologists to obtain comparable information from respondents
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Genealogical method
Definition
using diagrams and symbols to record kin connections
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Key Cultural Consultant
Definition
expert on a particular aspect of local life
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Life History
Definition
of a key consultant, a personal protrait of someone's life in a culture
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Emic
Definition
reserch strategy focusing on local explanations and meanings
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Cultural Consultants
Definition
people who teach an ethnographer about their culture
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Etic
Definition
research stragety emphasizing the ethnographer's explanations and categories
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Longitudinal Research
Definition
long-term study, usually based on repeated visits
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Survey Research
Definition
the study of society through sampling, statisical analysis, and impersonal data collection
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Sample
Definition
a smaller study group chosen to represent a larger population
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Random Sample
Definition
a sample in which all poulation members have an equal chance of inclusion
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Variables
Definition
attributes that differe from one person or case to the next
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Complex societies
Definition
larger, populous societies (e.g. nations) with a stratification and central governemts
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Informed Consent
Definition
agreement to take part in research - after having been informed about its nature, procedures, and possible impacts
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Unilinear Evolutionism
Definition
idea (19th century) of a single line or path of cultural development
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Historical Particularism
Definition
idea (Boas) that histories are not comparable; diverse paths can lead to the same cultural result
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Functionalism
Definition
approach focusing on the role (fn) of sociocultural practies in social systems
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Synchronic
Definition
(studyign societies) at one time
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Diachronic
Definition
(studying societies) acrros time
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Configuration
Definition
view of culture as integrated and patterned
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Cultural Materialism
Definition
idea (Harris) that cultural infrastructure determines structure and superstructure
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Superorganic
Definition
(Kroeber) the special domain of culture, beyond the organic and inorganic realms
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Symbolic Anthropology
Definition
the study of symbols in theiry social and cultural context
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Interpretive Anthropology
Definition
(Geertz) the study of a culture as a system of meaning
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Agency
Definition
the actions of individuals, alone and in groups, that create and transform culture
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Political Economy
Definition
the web of interrelated economic and power relations in society
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