midterm Flashcards
Acculturation
The Process of Learning one’s culture
Agents of Socialization
Important factors that influence our socialization: family, friends, schools
agriculture
the science and practice of farming and cultivating land
ambilineal descent
you gain inheritance from both your mother and father
anthropology
the study of culture and human beings with a holistic approach
Arranged Marriage
A marriage that is pre-established by groups other than those who are to be wed
Assimilation
Adapting and being incorporated to another culture
Avoidance Relationship
Relationships that are more formal in nature and emphasizes obedience and respect
Balanced Reciprosity
Equal benefits and exchanges between two or more parties
Barter
trading and exchanging of goods. Includes haggling but does not always involve money
Black Market
markets that exist outside of approved or traditional channels
Body Language
nonerbal communication
Brideprice
Price that must be paid for a bride
Brideservice
the service or recompense that a bride must provide within the marriage
Capitalism
economic system with private and open markets
Communalist Society
Society that emphasizes the good as a whole and promotes cooperation
Conflict Perspective
Perspective that there is competition between cultures societies and groups in general that compete for scarce resources
Conspicupous Consumption
consumption habits that are conspicuous to signal power or wealth.
Courtship
the period of seeing whether or not a couple is compatible before marriage
