Culture
Anything that serves to refer to something else
What is a symbol?
A method of data collection in which the anthropologist observes while participating in the same activities in which her informants are engaged
What is participant observation?
Switching between language or dialects depending on the context
What is code switching?
A subsistence strategy involving the domestication of animals.
What is pastoralism?
To make the world safe for human difference
What is the purpose of anthropology?
The in-depth study of the everyday practices and lives of a people
What is ethnography?
Those characteristics of speech beyond the actual words spoken, such as pitch, loudness, tempo
What is paralanguage?
A form of small-scale agriculture using hand tools
What is horticulture?
The tendency to view one's own culture as the most important and correct
What is ethnocentrism?
A detailed description of the studied group that explains human behavior and the context in which it occurs
What is thick description?
The study of body movements and gestures as communication.
What is kinesics?
A diet that includes a wide variety of plant and animal foods
What is a broad-spetrum diet?
The process of learning the characteristics and expectations of a culture or group
What is enculturation?
Do no harm
What is one of the AAA code of ethics?
A particular language variation or way of speaking that is associated with wealth, success, education, and power
What is a prestige language?
Foods that form the backbone of the subsistence system by providing the majority of the
calories a society consumes
What are staple crops?
Taking a broad view of the historical, environmental, and cultural foundations of behavior
What is holism?
A description of the studied culture from the perspective of a member of the culture
What is the emic perspective?
The theory that all humans share an innate capacity for language
What is Universal Grammar?
What are foodways?