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Cultural anthropology
Of or pertaining to the branch of anthropology that examines culture as a scientifically meaningful concept.
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Judgement sample
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A probability sample that includes only a limited number of key people selected by an anthropologist to be his or her informants based on the likelihood that they possess knowledge concerning the ...
Kin naming system
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A culturally defined set of rules for terms of address and reference to be used for specific categories of relatives. There are 6 different kin naming systems in use around the world: eskimo, ...
Kinesics
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The part of non-verbal communication consisting of gestures, expressions, and postures. This part of paralanguage is also known as body language.
Kinship
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Kinship is usually considered to refer to the web of social relationships that form an important part of the lives of most humans in most societies.
Koro
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An irrational perception that one's prominent sexual body parts are withdrawing into the body and subsequently being lost. In the case of men, the concern is that their penis and testes are ...
Kula Ring
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The complex system of inter-island commerce that existed among the trobriand islanders of the southwest pacific ocean. The kula ring was a closed trading system in which only established senior male ...
Kuru
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A fatal disease caused by prions that was found among the south foré people of the eastern new guinea highlands. The symptoms include palsy, contracted face muscles, and the loss of motor control ...
