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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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Tribalism
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A profound loyalty to one's tribe, ethnic group, or nation and a rejection of others. Those who promote tribalism generally believe that globalism is a threat that must be overcome. A pattern of ...
Two-spirited
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A term used to refer to north american indian homosexual men of the great plains and elsewhere in the west. In the past, two-spirited men led their lives as transvestites and were given respected ...
Underdeveloped nation
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A nation or society in which most of the people are persistently poor due to the way they are integrated into the world economic system. They usually provide cheap raw materials and labour for the ...
Underrepresented minority
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A minority group that has a significantly smaller ratio of its members in education, government, business, etc. Than other groups. Underrepresentation usually results from poverty and/or ...
Social dialect
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A dialect spoken by a speech community that is socially isolated from others. Social dialects are mostly based on class, ethnicity, gender, age, or particular social situations. The upper class ...
Social velocity
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The common social phenomenon in which disruptive interpersonal conflicts increasingly occur as the number of people in a society grows. Richard lee coined this term as result of observing the ...
