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Exam 2
University of Arkansas Cultural Anthropology
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
03/12/2012

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Family
Definition
people considered to be kin at least one married couple sharing residence.
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Sexual dimorphism
Definition
matter of degree
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Intersex
Definition
having both/a combination of biological gender parts
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Sex
Definition
determines gender
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Sex dichotomy
Definition
in one gender/sex only (ovaries/uterus)
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Absolute difference
Definition
definite, universal difference btwn gender
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Patriarchy
Definition
Systematic unequal organization of gender culturally produced and reinforced
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Polygamy
Definition
More than one spouse
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Polyandry
Definition
More than one husband
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Matrilineal
Definition
Societies that emphasize a person's ties to their mother.
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Incest Taboo
Definition
A rule that prohibits sexual relations within certain categories
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Patrilineal
Definition
Societies that emphasize a person's ties to their father
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Polygyny
Definition
More than one wife
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Bilateral
Definition
Mother and father families both equal in society, kinship is reckoned through male and female simultaneously
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Matrilocal
Definition
married couple resides with/near wife's parents
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Descent
Definition
a rule of relationship that ties people on the basis of a reputed common ancestry
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Third Gender
Definition
gender identity and biological sex conflict
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Key Relationship (Robbins)
Definition
relationships that organize society
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Patrilocal
Definition
married couple resides with/near husband's parents
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Proportional Difference
Definition
different proportional variations, not concrete and there are expections
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Neolocal
Definition
married couple resides independently
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Feminism
Definition
advocacy for the rights of women
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Gendered division of labor
Definition
Separation of women's work and men's work
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Social Identities
Definition
views people have on their own and others' positions in society. Individuals seek confirmation from others that they occupy the positions on the social landscape that they claim to occupy
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Egocentric view of the self
Definition
view of the self that defines each person as a replica of all humanity the locus of motivation and drives, capable of acting independently of others.
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Sociocentric view of the self
Definition
a view of the self that is context dependent; there is no intrinsic self that can possess enduring qualities
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Rites of Passage
Definition
term suggested by Arnold Van Gennep for rituals that mark a person's passage from one identity or statue to another
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Phallocentrism
Definition
the deployment of the penis as a symbol of masculinity, social powers, and dominance
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Principle of Reciprocity
Definition
Social principle that giving a gift creates social ties with person receiving it, who eventually is obliged to reciprocate
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Social Stratification
Definition
People's access to jobs, wealth, and privilege is determined largely by their position in the hierarchy. Increases with complexity and population
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Eugenics
Definition
applied science or the biosocial movement which advocated the use of practice aimed @ improving the genetic composition of a population
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Folk Classification/Folk Taxonomy
Definition
Society's labeling and classification of people without scientific or true evidence ranking races on superiority
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Hypodescent
Definition
(one drop rule): offspring regardless of physical appearance always inherit the less prestigious ranking races on superiority
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Status
Definition
a culturally defined position associated with particular statuses
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Role
Definition
culturally generated behavior associated with particular statuses
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Norm
Definition
behavioral expectations, rules of conduct culturally generated
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Social Networks
Definition
an assortment of people with whom an individual regularly interacts but who themselves do not regularly form an organized group
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Extended Family
Definition
a family group based on blood relations of three or more generations
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Bride service
Definition
the requirement that when a couple marries, the groom must work for the bride's parents for some specified period of time.
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Bride wealth
Definition
(bride price): the valuables that a groom or his family are expected or obligated to present to the bride's family
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Dowry
Definition
the goods and valuables a bride's family supplies to the groom's family or to the coulple
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Hijra
Definition
the flight of Muhammed from Mecca to Medina to escape persecution A.D. 622, regarded as the beginning of the Muslim era
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Internalization
Definition
acceptance of social norms to form identity
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Ascribed identities
Definition
having no to little choice (class, adulthood, ethnicity)
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Affinity
Definition
1)a spontaneous or natural liking or sympathy for someone or something
2)relationship especially by marriage as opposed to blood ties
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Collective identity
Definition
group identity (Arkansas, African-American)
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Caste
Definition
a form of stratification defined by unequal access to economic resources and prestige which is created at birth and does not permit individuals to alter their rank
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Rank societies
Definition
societies stratified on the ____ of prestige only
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Gender
Definition
meaning we assign to sexual organs from birth
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Progress
Definition
society was racist but not anymore (not conscious intent)
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Extinction theory
Definition
belief race will die off because of inferiority
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Egalitarian societies
Definition
Societies that with the exception of the ranked differences btwn men and women and adults and children provide all people an equal chance at economic resources and prestige
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Gradual Variation
Definition
geographical variation of race gradual there is no line where one race "begins" and another ends
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Class
Definition
A system of stratification defined by unequal access to economic resources and prestige but permitting individuals to alter their rank
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Identification
Definition
relates to assimilates to an aspect of another
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Berdache
Definition
Among certain Native American peoples a person usually a male who assumes the gender identity and is granted the social status of the opposite sex
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Stratified societies
Definition
societies that are at least partly organized on the principle of social stratification
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New Racism
Definition
based not on biological characteristics but instead on cultural differences that are assessed to be insurmountable
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Identity
Definition
our culturally defined position on the social landscaped. Multiple statuses
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Ideology of Class
Definition
a set of belief characteristics of stratified societies that justifies the division of a society into groups with different rights and privileges as being natural and right
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Non-concordance
Definition
traits are not genetically linked, traits inherited independently of one another
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Race
Definition
way of categorizing people by certain physical characteristics, no biological basis cultural idea no universal definition
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Inequality
Definition
Not a human universal; a human relationship marked by differences in power, authority, prestige, and access to valued goods and services and by the payment of the differences
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Achieved Identities
Definition
earned because of effects (college degree)
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Social Darwinism
Definition
the application of Darwinism to the study of human society specifically a theory in sociology that individuals or groups achieve advantage over others as a result of genetic or biological superiority
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