Finals Flashcards
Assassination
killing someone for a political purpose
“Coming Out Party”
chance for country to prove themselves on the world stage
absolute poverty
poverty in which basic needs are not met
achieved status
achievements via merit
animism
belief in the existence of souls
anti-fascism
fighting fascism
art
forms of expression
artisans
people who make art professionally
ascribed status
status, wealth, prestige, and/or power ascribed from birth
asylum seeker
person seeking refuge from persecution or harm from their country. Goes to another country and uses national and/or international instruments to ensure safety.
asymmetrical warfare
War in which guerrilla tactics are used by one side
authoritarian government
government which rules all aspects of their citizen’s lives
bands
loosely organized territorial units
Ruth Benedict
Lesbian
Franz Boas
Father of Modern Anthropology Columbia
Burgeoise
The capitalist class which owns the means of production; the upper-class wealthy
Branding
creating a personal product of oneself
Buddhism
followers of Buddha, desire = suffering
cargo cults
form of imitative magic originating from Melanesia in which magic is used in order ascertain material wealth
caste
ascribed classification in the social order
channeled aggression
mock forms of fighting and combat; sports, witches and etc. are all forms of harmlessly channeling aggression.
clans
group organized by kinship
classes
social strata
clines
a gradiant that extends infinitely from one extreme to another
collective memory
how one community remembers a historical narrative
communities of memory
Communities that are tied together by a shared historical narrative
confederacies
when tribes band together to face a common threat.
contagious magic
magic in which positive and negative qualities are spread by proximity
cult of personality
authoritarian systems that are bonded together by one person. The perception of this person is often curated;
cultural minority
indigenous population that has become a minority in their own native lands
daoism
followers of Tao or Dao which emphasizes balance. Light and Dark, Yin and Yang.
democratic government
government in which the people have influence over government processes
diviners
people who predict the future via contacting the spirit realm
ecotourism
visiting another country’s natural preserves
elites
people who occupy the highest statuses in society.
egalitarian societies
societies in which everyone is equal
emotionalist art
art that expresses emotions and feelings
empires
nation states that expand its power through conquest via war, strong-arming negotiation, and/or economic control
ethnic art
art made by indigenous people and/or/is specific to an ethnicity or tradition
ethnicity
cultural/genetic heritage
ethnomusicology
study of music and sound in culture
ethnotourism
visiting another country to meet and observe native people
EE Evans Pritchard
causality and magic
Fascism
when
formal sanctions
punishments and rewards doled out by an authority figure
formalist art
artists passing down formal instructions
fundamentalist art
art that is realistic and dimensionally and texturally accurate
folktales
folk stories that have been passed down through oral tradition explaining certain things abut culture
clifford geertz
no fucking clue, I’m sure he was important though
clifford geertz
no fucking clue, I’m sure he was important though
genocide
systematic killing of people
global identities
identities formed from shared interests, beliefs, and etc. that transcend borders.
healers
people who heal and diagnose the spiritual causes of diseases.
hinduism
Indian polytheistic religion. Gods represent features of humanity
illiberal democracy
democracy in which voters elect officials who actively limit their freedoms
imitative magic
magic which operates on the principle that like causes like.
income
source of money
indigenous art
art created by indigenous populations
influence
the power to
informal sanctions
reinforcing social norms via gossip, alienation, and other informal behavior.
instrumental art
art that is tied to the use of an instrument or tool
internally displaced person (IDP)
person who was removed from his/her home due to strife but has not left the country’s borders.
intersectional identities
multiple identities form together to form component identities
Islam
monotheistic religion based on the teachings of Muhammed the prophet
Judaism
og Abrahamic religion with jewish stuff
labor migrants
immigrants who left their country in search of work
millenarian movement
revitalization movements with apocalyptic themes and introducing a radically different way of life
mimetic art
art that is supposed to be representative of something else
monarchy
system of government with a royal monarch who holds an absolute power
monotheism
belief in one supreme deity
nation
an imagined community
nativistic movement
movement the seeks to restore society to a purer form and remove all foreign elements within the culture
Bronislaw Malinowski
visited the Trobriand Islands and studied the Kula Ring
Margaret Mead
studied the sexuality of young girls
mediums
people who act as intermediaries between the spirit world and the physical through trance, rituals, or hardcore drug abuse.
messianic movement
movements and ideologies spearheaded by a messiah or savior
negative sanctions
punishments
NGO
non-governmental organizations that promote humanitarian causes
offerings
things offered to gods in order to honor and appease them
oral literature
stories and tales handed passed from generation to generation orally
politeness strategies
ways to avoid conflict and diffuse intense situations
political anthropology
study of the distribution of power and the decision making process
political anthropology
study of the distribution of power and the decision making process
polytheism
the belief in multiple gods each with their respective attributes and powers
positive sanctions
rewards for upholding social norms
power
the degree of influence has over others
prayers
communication with spirit beings
prestige
the amount of respect you garner in society
priests
full time religious officiator that cannot directly contact the spiritual world
primitive art
art that comes from less developed countries
primogeniture
the system of inheritance in which wealth is passed on to the firstborn (usually the son though)
privileges
having resources and opportunities that aren’t available to everyone
professional armies
standing armies which exists for the sole purpose of defense. Soldiers are professional meaning they do that as an occupation.
prophets
people who claim divine inspiration in their messages
proletariat
workers or the working class
prosocial behaviors
behaviors that promote social cohesion and cooperation
race
loose classification based on skin color
racial homogeneity
population that is similar along racial lines without much diversity
ranked societies
societies in which the strata are concretely ranked and rorganized
refugees
people who leave their country due to life-threatening conditions
relative poverty
being relatively poor compared to the rest of the population
religious speech
speech that has religious connotations
republic
system of government where officials are elected to represent the people
revivalist movements
movement that intends to restore values and practices that have largely been abandoned
rituals
demonstrations of belief that carry heavy spiritual significance
sacred rituals
rituals and objects with imbued power
sacrifices
offerings made to express gratitude and honor a spiritual being
scarification
scarring the body to represent toughness or a sense of identity
shamans
part time religious practicioner who contacts the spiritual world through ritual, trance, or prayer
shinto
Japanese religion that is focused on nature, serenity, and perfection.
slavery
ownership of another human
social stratification
ways in which society is divided and classified
sports
competitive physical competition that is performed for an audience
state
governmental unit with set borders
superstition
ascribing magical reasons for something
tattooing
inscribing ink on the body
terrorism
asymmetrical warfare meant for a political cause
theocracies
system of government ran on religious leaders and pricniples
total war
when the whole of society is mobilized for war
totalitarianism
system fo government where all aspects of citizens lives are controlled by the government
totems
symbolic representation of a spirit animal
transnationalism
being connected to your current and original community religiously, politically, and economically.
tribalization
exploring tribal roots and orgins
tribes
group organized by kinship and with decision making system with councils and elders
victor turner
no idea
universal human rights
inalienable rights for EVERYONE in the world
venus figurines
figurines seen everywhere around the world of a big titty bitch
warfare
formal engagement of combat between two parties or states
wealth
material belonging or abundance
witchcraft
magical practitioners usually used as a scapegoat.
