final exam studying Flashcards
culture
consists of webs of meaning people create in specific social and environmental contexts
foraging
relies on wild plants and animals for food resources
pastoralism
a subsistence in which people raise herds of domesticated livestock
horticulture
system based on the small-scale cultivation of crops intended primarily for the direct consumption of the household or immediate community
intensive agriculture
supports industrialism - cultivation of domesticated plants and animals using technologies that allow for intensive use of the land.
anthropology
the scientific study of the human condition in the past and present
cultural anthropology
the scientific study of culture as the main way to study human experience. focus on general behavior based on cultural comparisons
biomedicine
a medical system that relies on biological science for knowledge to guide healing strategies
ethnography
a systematic, first-hand study and written account of a group’s way of life. participation and observation are central aspects of research
ethnocentrism
the tendency to 1. view one’s own culture as most important and correct and 2. as the stick by which to measure all other cultures
cultural relativism
the perspective that any belief or behavior must be viewed and evaluated relative to its own cultural context. avoid judging an entire culture that differs from one’s own as inferior or wrong
embodiment
a term to describe lived bodily experiences, in and with inhabited worlds
kinship
culturally recognized ties between members of a family. kinship relationships are formed by blood connections, marriage, and chosen kin
race
biologically distinct human races do no exist, but race is real as a cultural category that is socially constructed
social construction of illness
experiences that are given meaning by the relationships between the person who is sick and others
