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cultural anthropology
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an examination of the world of everyday experiences to discover the patterns and meaning that lie behind that world
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culture
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the meaning that people give to things, events, activities and people
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ethnocentric fallacy
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a group's belief that their beliefs and behavior are right and true, whereas those of other groups are wrong
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relativism
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the thought that no behavior or belief can be judged to be odd or wrong because it is different
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relativistic fallacy
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the idea that it is impossible to make moral judgments about the beliefs and behaviors of others
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ethnographic method
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the immersion of investigators in the lives of the people they are trying to understand
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anthropological fieldwork
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firsthand immersion and observation of a culture
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participant observation
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the active participation of observers in the lives of their subjects
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cultural text
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a way of thinking about culture as a text of significant symbols that carries meaning
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sedentary
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a style of living characterized by permanent or semi permanent settlements
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progress
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the idea that human history is the story of a steady advance from a life dependent on nature to a life of control over natural forces
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culture change
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the change in meanings that a people ascribe to experience and changes in their way of life
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slash-and-burn/swidden agriculture
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a form of agriculture in which forests are burned and crops planted in the ashes
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state
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a form of society characterized by a hierarchical ranking of people and centralized political control
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irrigation agriculture
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a form of cultivation in which water is used to water plants
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population density
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the number of people in a given geographic area
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"putting out" system
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means of production in which manufacturers supplies materials and tools to workers who produce goods in own homes
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factory system
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means of production associated with IR and characterized by concentration of labor and machines in specific places
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3 parts of economic development
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1. economic growth/dvpt solution to national/global problems
2. global economic integration contributes to global ecological/social problems 3. foreign assistance to undeveloped countries makes it better |
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world bank
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functions as a lending institution to nations for projects related to economic dvpt
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pathogen
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infectious agent such as bacterium/virus that causes disease
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vector
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organism that can transmit disease to another animal
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interpersonal theory of disease
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view of disease in which it is assumed that illness is caused by tensions or conflicts in social relations
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