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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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Cultural anthropology
Weathering
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The natural chemical or physical alteration of an object or deposit through time.
Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The notion that a person's language shapes her or his perception and view of the world.
Dysfunction
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The notion that some cultural traits can cause stress or imbalance within a cultural system.
Scientific theory
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A statement that postulates ordered relationships among natural phenomena.
Township
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A square area, containing 36 sections; a major unit of the legal subdivision system.
Melanocyte
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A specialised skin cell that produces the pigment melanin.
Specialised species
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
A species closely fit to a specific environment and able to tolerate little change in that environment.
