anthro key terms chapter 4

Question 1

Bilineal

Answer 1

Bilineal - a kinship system in which people trace their ancestry through their mothers and fathers together.

Question 2

bridewealth

Answer 2

Bridewealth - a cultural system where the groom or his family must pay the bride’s father to marry his daughter.

Question 3

clan

Answer 3

Clan - a group of several lineages in a pat/matrilineal society in which people are related but cannot always trace exact relationships.

Question 4

emic perspective

Answer 4

Emic perspective - the point of view of an insider of a culture.

Question 5

etic perspective

Answer 5

Etic perspective - the point of view of an outsider of a culture.

Question 6

euphimism

Answer 6

Euphemism - a word or set of words used to describe an uncomfortable or inappropriate concept or idea in a socially acceptable way.
Ex. passed away = died

Question 7

explicit cultural knowledge

Answer 7

Explicit cultural knowledge - information about a culture that is easily explained and described.

Question 8

fetish

Answer 8

Fetish - a specific object to have magical powers.

Question 9

globalization

Answer 9

Globalization - the process by which economies, societies and cultures become integrated through a worldwide network.

Question 10

identity moratorium

Answer 10

Identity moratorium - a status in which the adolescent is in crisis and unable to accomplish tasks necessary to become an adult and explores other youth subcultures.

Question 11

lineage

Answer 11

Lineage - all the male relatives in a family that can be traced back to one common direct ancestor.

Question 12

liminal stage

Answer 12

Liminal stage - the second stage in a rite of passage when the initiate is in a state of transition between old and new.

Question 13

matrilineal

Answer 13

Matrilineal - a kinship system in which people trace their ancestry through their mothers.
Matrilineal - a kinship system in which people trace their ancestry through their mothers.

Question 14

meta analysis

Answer 14

Meta-analysis - a study combining the results of many other studies.

Question 15

naive realism

Answer 15

Naive realism - the belief that everyone else defines the world in the way you do.

Question 16

patrilineal

Answer 16

Patrilineal - a kinship system in which people trace their ancestry through their fathers.

Question 17

polyandry

Answer 17

Polyandry - a form of marriage between one wife and multiple husbands.

Question 18

polygamy

Answer 18

Polygamy - a form of marriage that involves multiple partners.

Question 19

polygyny

Answer 19

Polygyny - a form of marriage between one husband and multiple wives.

Question 20

potlatch

Answer 20

Potlatch - a sacred ceremony of first nations peoples on the NW coast of north america in which property is given away to enhance status.

Question 21

reciprocity

Answer 21

Reciprocity - an economic system of formal/informal sharing among members of a society to distribute resources fairly.

Question 22

redistribution

Answer 22

Redistribution - an economic system of collecting resources centrally and handing them out among members of a society.

Question 23

rite of passage

Answer 23

Rite of passage- a ceremony, ritual or event that marks an individual’s passage from one stage to another.

Question 24

ritual

Answer 24

Ritual - prescribed behavior in which there is no real connection between the action and desired outcome.

Question 25

self enhancement

Answer 25

Self-enhancement - the belief that you are more competent and generally better than your actions and behavior indicate.

Question 26

taboo

Answer 26

Taboo - a restriction on behaviour to help ensure a good outcome.

Question 27

tacit cultural knowledge

Answer 27

Tacit cultural knowledge - information about a culture that the people within the culture know but have difficulty explaining.

Question 28

technological diffusion

Answer 28

Technological diffusion - the adoption by one culture of a technology invented by another culture.