Anthropology 2A Concepts & Terms Final Exam Macro & Local Levels of Social Analysis Local Level: Analyzing relationships of a single society (village) (Trobriand) Macro Level: Analyzing relationships between societies and among global (colonialism‚ globalization‚ trade) Imperialism - The Practice of running an empire; one society subjugating/dominating other societies. -Refers to a policy of extending rule of a country or empire over foreign nations and of taking and holding foreign
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Tradition is an act‚ an activity‚ a feeling‚ or a way of thinking that has been forced into existence by repetition; without a strong effort towards repetition tradition cannot exist. Tradition is not something that arrives free of creation; tradition must be molded and formed in order to hold its form. If tradition is not pressed hard enough‚ or not enough effort is put into the creation of tradition‚ that tradition will quickly crumble. The act of continuous and conscious repetition is what molds
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Anthropology 104 Spring 2014 Paper Project -- Food‚ Culture and Kin/Social Organization Food is both biologically important and culturally important. In all societies‚ in many different ways‚ food and eating relate to each other. Studying foodways – what people eat‚ how they prepare food‚ where and how they eat meals‚ how foods are used in rituals‚ and how people think about their food practices – can
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world with their own unique cultures which include their own customs among other things. Rice University is a great example of a college with its very own unique culture compared to other universities. E.B. Tyler defined culture as “…that complex whole which includes knowledge‚ belief‚ arts‚ morals‚ law‚ custom‚ and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society” (Howe “Culture” lecture 2011). This is only one of many definitions of culture that have been thrown around
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describe the kinship system of one of the cultures listed below. These cultures are found in Chapters 3 and 4 of Cultural Anthropology. b. Briefly describe the culture and identify three specific examples of how the kinship system of the chosen culture impacts the way this culture behaves (i.e. thinks‚ acts‚ lives). c. Compare this to your own society. Does kinship impact these same behaviors in your own life? Why or why not? The Btsisi’ culture is made up of horticulturists that live in
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My Culture Culture was edited by Darrell L. Whiteman-a Professor of Cultural Anthropology in the E. Stanly Jones School of Evangelism and World Mission (1980s) who defined as an integrated system of learned‚ shared ideas that people in society carry in their heads‚ which in turn are expressed in the form of material artifacts and observable behavior that members of society shared in common. With this definition‚ I define it as the activities or work produced by a group of people by using their
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The Semai Culture ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Prof. Jodi Stoneman December 2‚ 2012 The Semai Culture A peaceful Malaysian culture by the name of Semai‚ is mostly known for their non-violence approach to life. This society calls the Malay Peninsula of South Asia home. With a unique way of life‚ the environment and their beliefs help mold the culture and its people. This paper will outline how the Semai culture socially interacts‚ survives in the forest and why they remain
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Semai Jada Griffin Introduction to Cultural Anthropology/ ANT 101 Instructor: Date April 22‚ 2011 The location of Semai‚ is a semi sedentary people living in the center of the Malay Peninsula Southeast Asia. The semai is a tribe that belongs to the Horticultural Society. While reading‚ this paper you will learn about the Semai Culture. You will understand what their economy is‚ their beliefs are‚ the social organization of that culture‚ and the gender relations. I will also‚ explain how they
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Polygamy Culture: Polygamy is a heterosexual marriage which includes more than two partners‚ which is a monogamous marriage. When a man is married to more than one wife at the one time‚ the relationship is called polygyny‚ and there is no marriage bond between the wives; and when a woman is married to more than one husband at the one time‚ it is called polyandry‚ and there is no marrige bond between the husbands. If a marriage includes multiple husbands and wives‚ it can be called group marriage
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Personality: Boas and Benedict According to Franz Boas‚ pioneer of Psychological Anthropology or the study of the relationship between culture and personality‚ personality is obtained thru culture and not biology. His theory called Cultural Relativism gives a comprehensive understanding of the underlying relationship between culture and personality. Boas’ student Ruth Benedict expounded the research on the effect of culture to personality through studying cultural various patterns and themes. Although
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