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Intro to Cultural Anthro
Cultural Anthropology Ch. 3 & 4
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
09/19/2012

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Anthropology
Definition
The study of the human species and its immediate ancestors
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Cultural Learning
Definition
A basic feature of language; transmission through learning
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Hypothesis
Definition
A suggested but as yet unverified explanation
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Theory
Definition
A set of ideas formulated to explain something
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Ethnography
Definition
Field work in a particular culture
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Enculturation
Definition
The social process by which culture is learned and transmitted across the generations
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Human Universalism
Definition
No culture is better than any other culture
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Behavioral Modernity
Definition
When humans developed the ability to think symbolically; or, when humans became human
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Generality
Definition
Cultural pattern or trait that exists in some, but not all cultures
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Particularity
Definition
Distinctive or unique culture trait, pattern or integration
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Ethnocentrism
Definition
The tendency to view one's own culture as best and to judge the behavior and beliefs of culturally different people by one's own standards
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Cultural Relativism
Definition
The position that the values and standards of cultures differ and deserve respect
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The Psychic Unity of Humans
Definition
Everyone has the same psychological capacities for culture
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Culturology
Definition
Cultural forces are so powerful that the individual makes no difference
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The Super Organic
Definition
A special domain of culture beyond the organic and inorganic realms; culture as an entity
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Collective Consciousness
Definition
Views anthropology as the study of social facts which are analytically distinct from the behavior of the individuals from which the facts are inferred
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Agency
Definition
The actions of individuals, alone and in groups, that create and transform culture
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Applied Anthropology
Definition
The application of anthropological data to solve contemporary social problems
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Theoretical Anthropology
Definition
Traditional Anthropological inquiry conducted for the purpose of gaining knowledge
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Illness
Definition
A condition of poor health perceived or felt by an individual
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Disease
Definition
A scientifically identified health threat caused by a pathogen
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Equity
Definition
Making sure that the work being done is beneficial for the population rather than an organization or government
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Cultural Broker
Definition
mediator between two different cultures (facilitating communication)
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Symbol
Definition
Something that arbitrarily stands for something else
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