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Anthropolgy

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ABORIGINAL
one of the original or earliest known inhabitants of a country or region.
4 FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY
Archaeology, Physical anthropology (bones), Linguistics, and social/cultural anthropology (behavior/psychology)
Adamic View of Language
Language merely reflects the world
BIPEDALISM
walking on two legs
CLASS
hierarchical distinctions (or stratification) between individuals or groups in societies or cultures.
COMMUNICATION (vs language)
the activity of conveying information
COSMOLOGY
View of the universe
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY
humans acquire culture through the learning processes of enculturation and socialization, people living in different places or different circumstances develop different cultures.
CULTURAL RELATIVATY
beliefs and activities should be understood in terms of his or her own culture.
CULTURE
human capacity to classify and represent experiences symbolically, and to act imaginatively and creatively; second, it referred to distinct ways that people living in different parts of the world classified and represented their experiences, and acted creatively.
CYBERSPACE
virtual community
ENDANGERED LANGUAGE
language at risk of falling out of use
ETHNICITY
people with distinct cultural identities
ETHNOCENTRISM
Ethnocentrism often entails the belief that one's own race or ethnic group is the most important and/or that some or all aspects of its culture are superior to those of other groups.
ETHNOLOGY
Analysis of a scociety after fieldwork is done
FUNCTIONALISM
views society as a system of interdependent parts whose functions contribute to the stability and survival of the system.
LIMINALITY
the transitional period or phase of a rite of passage, during which the participant lacks social status or rank, remains anonymous, shows obedience and humility
LINGUISTICS
the scientific study of language
GREGORIAN CALENDAR
international world calendar
HEGEMONY
the dominance of one social group over another
LANGUAGE
dynamic set of sensory symbols of communication and the elements used to manipulate them
LANGUE
systematic aspect of language
LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY
an individual's thoughts are influenced by the language(s) they have available to express them.
MERACTOR MAP
map we use today, certain country sizes are skewed
ORIENTALISM
imitation or depiction of aspects of Eastern cultures in the West
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE
language that is given a special legal status in a particular country, state, or other territory
PAROLE
individual speaking acts
PROXEMICS
set measurable distances between people as they interact

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