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16 Cards in this Set
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Diffusion |
exchanging culture between two groups. Rarely equal |
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Ethnology |
comparing cultures
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Acculturation |
borrowing customs between cultures |
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Ethnography |
study of customs |
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agency |
when people conform to cultural norms |
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independent invention |
when a culture changes |
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Edward tylor |
defined anthropology concept of culture |
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language revitilization |
when 7,000+ languages were preserved from missionaries trying to translate the bible for natives |
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Egalitarian socities |
group that shares resources for success without class or violence |
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Evolution of ethnography |
understanding native's point of view |
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Descriptive linguistics |
study of sounds, symbols and gestures that form meaning |
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Reciprocity |
exchange of goods/services among people of equal status |
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Evolutionary frameworks |
That all cultures would naturally evolve through the same stages |
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British structural functionalism |
each element of society helps keep the entire system balanced |
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American historical particularism |
cultures develop differently because of their unique histories |
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Thick description |
description of cultural activity and analysis of meaning |
