Cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology

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

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Ethnic group

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A category or group of people considered to be significantly different from others in terms of cultural (dialect, religion, traditions, etc. ) And sometimes physical characteristics (skin color, body ...

Discrimination

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Policies and practises that harm a group and its members.

Emotionalistic disease theories

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Theories that assume that illness is caused by intense emotional experiences.

Matrilineal descen

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

-Unilineal descent rule in which people join the mother's group automatically at birth and stay members throughout life.

Factors of production

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Land, labor, technology, and capital-major productive resources.

Head, village

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A local leader in a tribal society who has limited authority, leads by example and persuasion, and must be generous.

Correlation

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

An association between two or more variables such that when one changes (varies), the other(s) also change(s) (covaries); for example, temperature and sweating.