Anthro 100

the knowledge that is learned, shared, and used by people to interpret experience and generate behavior

the task of discovering and describing a particular culture

the culture that people can talk about and of which they are aware

the shared knowledge of which people usually are unaware and do not communicate verbally

active participation while observing a culture; subjective and objective observations

insider's perspective

outsider's perspective

someone within a culture to give insight to an outsider

the notion that reality is much the same for all people everywhere

a mixture of belief and feeling that one's own way of life is desirable and actually superior to others'

a form of anxiety that results from an inability to predict the behavior of others or to act appropriately in cross-cultural situations

the small things that are bothersome that are different from your own culture

behavior stemming from a certain culture

all the knowledge gained by living in a particular culture

any use of anthropological knowledge to influence social interaction, to maintain or change social institutions, or to direct the course of cultural change

the things people shape or make from natural resources

usually at least a year, traveling to the culture that you are studying and immerse yourself

a close relationship built during fieldwork with the natives

anything that humans can sense that is given an arbitrary relationship to its referent

physical/genetic difference between males and females

performance of masculinity or femininity

the system of cultural knowledge used to generate and interpret speech

a system of cultural knowledge used to generate and interpret speech

cultural paradox; no genetics for race, but inequalities exist

heritage, ethnic background

the control or governing influence of a nation over a dependent country, territory, or people

the ability to influence the outcome of events

the study of the effective use of language

communication of thought by words; talk; conversation

strategies people use to control supernatural power to achieve particular results

an established or prescribed procedure for a religious or other rite

a prohibition or interdiction of anything; exclusion from use or practice

an object regarded with awe as being the embodiment or habitation of a potent spirit or as having magical potency

marriage within a designated social unit

marriage outside any designated group

the complex system of social relationships based on marriage (affinity) and birth (consanguinity)

a rule of descent relating consanguine kin on the basis of descent through males only

a rule of descent relating a person to a group of consanguine kin on the basis of descent through females only

usually a standard sum of money. given to the parents of the bride by the grooms father and his line. viewed as a compensation for the loss of the bride's services and her shift in her loyalty

forms of kinship or social ties that are based on neither consanguinal (blood ties) nor affinal (by marriage) in contrast to true kinship ties

the principle of relationship linking individuals by shared ancestry (blood)

a fundamental principle of relationship linking kin through marriage

moving in with the man's family

operating at a local level in more than one region

a marriage form in which a person has two or more spouses at one time

a form of polygamy in which a man is married to two or more women at the same time

a form of polygamy in which a woman has two or more husbands at one time

the principle that an individual human's belief and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual's own culture

the transfer of goods and services between a group of people and a central collecting service based on role obligation

strategies used by groups of people in their environment for material necessities. ex. hunting and gathering, agriculture, and horticulture

the transfer of goods and services between two people or groups based on their role obligations

a system of reciprocal gift giving off the islands of New Guinea

a process used by firms to gather resources, transform them into goods or commodities, and finally, distribute them to consumers

reputation or influence arising from success achievement, rank, or other favorable attributes

a condition where one category of people are attributed an unequal status in relation to other categories of people

a ghost possessing a body

the fluid vocalizing of speech-like syllables that lack any readily comprehended meaning, in some cases as part of religious practice

how biological systems remain diverse and productive

an agriculture technique that involves the cutting and burning of plants in forests to create fields

the study of human adaptions to social and physical environments

the movement by people from one place to another with the intention of settling temporarily or permanently in the new location

the process that promotes economic, political, and other cultural connections among people living all over the world

the subset of tourism concerned with a country or region's culture

whether or not the culture a society represents is authentic or notw

the conduct of conflict between opponents