Culture
Term for seeking to study a culture without allowing your own cultural background to bias your understanding
Cultural Relativism
Name one of the approaches of linguistic study
Descriptive linguistics; anthropological linguistics; ethnography of speaking
A system of symbols that are given power through rituals and social actions
A social and economic unit made up of, at minimum, a parent and child
Family group
The number 1 ethical rule for American anthropologists
Do No Harm
____ is dynamic and constantly changing, but feels stable for participants
Culture
Term for attempting to save or preserve endangered languages
Language revitalization
Name one of the major functions of religion
Psychological comfort; allowing for a feeling of control; sanctions proper conduct; provides social solidarity; validates cultural background and norms
The family that someone is born into, which they may leave due to marriage or social events
Natal family
The role that myths play in a culture's understanding of the world
Explaining creation story; explaining way group fits into their world; explaining why natural world is the way it is
Term for the process of adapting to a culture
Enculturation
What is the difference between langue and parole when studying language?
Langue focuses on the way that the language should be spoken in as an ideal, while parole focuses on the way that language is spoken in reality and includes forms like slang
Magic
Neolocal
A language which combines one language's grammar system with another language's vocabulary
Pidgin language
Term for using (or misusing) another culture's traditional or otherwise culturally important traditions without their consent
Cultural appropriation
Idea that language changes the way you interpret the world (Linguistic Determinism)
Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis
Anthropological approach to studying religion and culture that focused on the practical results of religious values
Functionalism
Term for tracing descent through women genealogically
Matrilineal
Term for when a new couple moves to live with the husband's maternal uncle
Avunculocal
Geertz's theory
Culture is a system of symbols and symbolic actions
Berlin and Kay's Theory
Ethnoscience on culture; identified the way that cultures named colors; rejected linguistic determinism
The theory that religions (and their cultures) evolve from simplest to simple to advanced--in one straight line--with monotheism or Christianity in the "advanced" spot
Unilineal Religious/Cultural Evolution
Term for when one woman has multiple husbands
Polygyny
The name of my cat
Bug :3