Cultural anthropology

Cultural anthropology

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

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negative sanction

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

The penalty for violating the social norms. Formal negative sanctions in large-scale communities, usually in the form of fines or imprisonment. in small-scale societies, used more often informal ...

regional dialect

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A dialect associated with a geographically isolated speech community. An example is the texas in contrast to the upper midwestern american dialect.

Planting farm field with one or more species. This is common among horticulturalists. Multi-cropping reduces the likelihood of crop failure due to other total insect parasites. But it is much more ...

reciprocity (or reciprocal exchange)

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A relationship between people that involves a mutual exchange of donations of goods, services or favours. Inherent in reciprocal donation is the obligation to return a gift of culturally appropriate ...

self-reducing tacheometer

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A major surveying instrument (transit or alidade) which allows the direct read-out of true vertical and horizontal distances within the eye-piece without the use of trigonometric formulae or tables.

personalistic medical system

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

A medical system that explains illness as being due to acts or wishes of other people or supernatural beings and forces. There is no room for accidents. Adherents to personalistic medical systems ...