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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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Millennium
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A golden age of great happiness, peace, and prosperity expected in the near future. This sort of belief is characteristic of millenarian movements. Literally, "millennium" refers to a period of 1000 ...
Minor supernatural being
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Supernatural beings who are not spirits, gods, humans, or other natural beings. They usually have a human-like appearance and/or personality but can do things that are beyond the abilities of humans. ...
Minority group
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
An ethnic/racial group that has a smaller population than the controlling majority group in a society. Minority groups may also be based on shared gender, age, disabilities, political views, etc. See ...
Modal behaviour
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The statistically most common behaviour patterns within a society. Those who do not exhibit these patterns are usually labelled as social deviants. What is defined as modal behaviour varies from ...
Modal personality
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The most common personality type within a society. In reality, there is usually a range of normal personality types within a society. See inner-directed personality, other-directed personality, and ...
Money
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Anything that serves as a medium of exchange for buying and selling goods and services. See general purpose money and special purpose money.
Affinity
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A kinship link created by marriage, such as the bond between a man and his wife and her family (in-laws). People who have an affinity relationship with each other are "affines". See consanguinity.
