Cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology

Of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a scientifically meaningful concept.

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Peasants

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Farmers who lack control over the means of their production--the land, the other resources, and the capital they need to grow their crops, and the labour they contribute to the process.

Pongidae

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Family within the superfamily hominoidea that consists of the orangutan.

Panidae

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Family within the superfamily hominoidea that consists of the common chimpanzee, bonobo, and gorilla.

Oligopithecidae

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Family represented by a single specimen from the early Oligocene of the Fayum, Egypt.

Balanced reciprocity

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Gift giving that clearly carries the obligation of an eventual and roughly equal return.

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