anthropolgy terms

Question 1

Anthropocentrism (AKA humanocentrism)

Answer 1

Belief that humans are the most important creatures in the world

Question 2

balanced reciprocity

Answer 2

exchange of goods in which the value of each good is equal

Question 3

caste

Answer 3

a system of dividing society into rigid socio-economic classes

Question 4

clan

Answer 4

a group of people related by a real or imagined kinship

Question 5

cultural materialism

Answer 5

view that social life is a reaction to the practical problems of mortal life

Question 6

diffusion

Answer 6

exchange of ideas from one culture to another

Question 7

ethnocentrism

Answer 7

practice of judging another culture based on your own culture’s ideas

Question 8

focal vocabulary

Answer 8

Set of words to describe something important to a particular group of people

Question 9

genealogy

Answer 9

study of families and their histories

Question 10

generalized reciprocity

Answer 10

Exchange of goods in which the value of each good is not exactly calculated but a fair balance is expected over time

Question 11

humanism

Answer 11

Belief that humans are of great value and that science is greater than faith

Question 12

indigenous

Answer 12

being native to a specific place

Question 13

joint family

Answer 13

Two or more related families living together which are all part of the same extended family

Question 14

kinesics

Answer 14

interpretation of body language and nonverbal communication

Question 15

levirate marriage

Answer 15

The brother of a deceased man marrying his widow by obligation

Question 16

Linguistic relativity (AKA Sapir-Whorf hypothesis)

Answer 16

The idea that language affects the way its speakers think