Cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology

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

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Commerce

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Large-scale buying and selling of goods and services within and between societies that usually have market economies.

Cognatic descent

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Tracing kinship through both the mother's and the father's ancestors to some degree. Cognatic descent occurs in four forms: ambilineal, bilineal, parallel, and bilateral descent.

Collateral relative

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Uncles, aunts, cousins, nephews, nieces and other consanguinal kinsmen beyond ego's main line of descent.

Circumcision

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Removing all or part of the foreskin of the penis. This surgery is usually done with a knife as part of a rite of passage marking the transition from childhood to adulthood for boys. See subincision.

The edible seeds of grasses. The economically most important cereals include wheat, rice, and corn (maize), oats, rye, millet, and sorghum. These grains provide the bulk of the calories consumed by ...

Bureaucracy

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

An administrative system that divides governing tasks into specific categories carried out by different individuals and/or departments. Members of a bureaucracy are referred to as bureaucrats.

Incest taboos

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Rules prohibiting sexual intercourse with close relatives. The prohibition includes at least members of one's nuclear family and may extend to more distant relatives in some cultures.