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The term for cultural traits that are shared by all of humanity
collectively. Examples of such general traits are communicating with a
verbal language, using age and gender to classify people, and raising
children in some sort of family setting.
A group of interacting organisms. In the case of humans, it would be a
group of people who directly or indirectly interact with each other.
People in such human groups generally perceive that their group as
being distinct from others in terms of shared traditions and
expectations.
culture
Edward Tylors
definition of culture
sub-culture
complex, diverse
societies, such as the
U.S. and Canada, in
which people have
come from many
different parts of the
world
cultural universals
society
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When the first humans evolved. (Hint: the answer is in terms of years
ago.)
Where the first humans evolved in terms of geographic and climatic
regions.
A behavior, strategy, or technique for obtaining food and surviving in a
particular environment. For humans, culture is the most important
behavior of this sort. It gives us a selective advantage in the
competition for survival with other life forms.
The movement of cultural traits and ideas from one society or ethnic
group to another.
The deep felt belief that your culture is superior to all others.
diffusion
ethnocentrism
6.
cultural relativity
monogamy
polygamy
zero
globalism
tribalism
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ethnography
ethnology
participant observation
Yanomam
ideal behavior
probability sample
random sample
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stratified sample
judgment sample
judgment sampling
random sampling
informant
culture shock