October Anthropology Glossary Quiz

Not making value judgments about cultural differences; understanding a different culture in its context

Meaningful use that people make of the objects that are associated with them. The use can be mental or material

Transformation of goods & services (also concepts), into a commodity, something of value is...

Comparison of diverse/various ways people make sense of the world, brings greater understanding of community/culture

Communities which include individuals who live together with cultural difference

Essentialist or Constructivist view of defining dividing lines/borders for cultural identities

Cultural values/beliefs are learned/shared across a society. There is a general level of agreement on values/beliefs

Disagreements between individuals, groups, cultures. May result from differences in interests, values or actions

A group of people who share a common interest, or a common ecology and locality, or a common social system or structure

Central to proper functioning of society/culture. Society can only function if members experience “solidarity”

Making sense of anthropological data in terms of the situation or location in which it was obtained

Social groups perceive the universe and describe their relationship with it in different ways

Knowledge and experience individuals acquire through socialization, enabling successful interaction in social world

Act of language: influences social life, forms social identity & groups, organizes cultural beliefs & ideologies...