Anthro Final
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- evolution
- The process by which an organism. or group of organisms develops such distinc characteristics as to form a new species.
- theory
- testable model of the manner of interaction of a set of natural phenomena, capable of predicting future occurrences or observations of the same kind, and capable of being tested through experiment or otherwise verified through empirical observation
- enculturation
- an established culture teaches an individual by repitition, so that an individual can become an accepted member of a society
- artifacts
- any object manufactured or used by man
- cultural patterns
- any single characteristic of a culture, such as pattern of behavioror typical artifact
- Culture
- the enormous whole of learned, socially influenced behavior that has characterized humankind during the entire course of its history
- subcultures
- s psttern of culture sufficiently different as to be distinct from the overall culture of society
- paleonthology
- The science that treats of the forms of life observed through their fossil remains
- cultural anthropology
- the branch of anthropology concerned with himan culture and its development
- Instinct
- a biologically inherited pattern of complex behaviorthat helpsthe members of a species to adjust to their environment.
- ethnology
- The branch of anthropology that studies cultures, either one culture over an extended period of time or several cultures existing at the same time.
- status
- The position of an individual in relationship to others within his society
- non-literature
- lacking a writing system, as apposed to failing to learn to read and write in a society where literacy is the norm
- anthropology
- the study of humankind: the science that treats of the physical and cultural development of humankind
- conspicuous consumption
- the lavish spending on goods and services acquired mainly for the purpose of displaying income or wealth