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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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Sexual orientation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A person's habitual sexual attraction to, and activities with: persons of the opposite sex, heterosexuality; the same sex, homosexuality; or both sexes, bisexuality.
Prestige
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Esteem, respect, or approval for acts, deeds, or qualities considered exemplary.
Economy
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A population's system of production, distribution, and consumption of resources.
Sample
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A smaller study group chosen to represent a larger population.
Plural society
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A society that combines ethnic contrasts and economic interdependence of the ethnic groups.
Nation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
Once a synonym for "ethnic group," designating a single culture sharing a language, religion, history, territory, ancestry, and kinship; now usually a synonym for state or nation-state.
Liminality
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The critically important marginal or in-between phase of a rite of passage.
