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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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Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
As used by James Scott, the critique of power by the oppressed that goes on offstage-in private-where the power holders can't see it.
Open class system
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Stratification system that facilitates social mobility, with individual achievement and personal merit determining social rank.
Patriarchy
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Political system ruled by men in which women have inferior social and political status, including basic human rights.
Linguistic anthropology
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The descriptive, comparative, and historical study of language and of linguistic similarities and differences in time, space, and society.
Focal vocabulary
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A set of words and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups (those with particular foci of experience or activity), such as types of snow to Eskimos or skiers.
Variables
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Attributes (e.g., sex, age, height, weight) that differ from one person or case to the next.
Complex societies
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Nations; large and populous, with social stratification and central governments.
