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    Anthropology 101 Final Review Chapter 1: What is Anthropology? * Phenotype: refers to an organism’s evident traits‚ its “manifest biology”—anatomy and physiology. Human display hundreds of evident (detectable) physical traits. They range from skin color‚ hair form‚ eye color‚ and facial features (which are visible ) to blood groups and enzyme production (which become evident through testing) Chapter 2: Culture * Enculturation: is the process by which a child learns his or her culture

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    relationship is an example of:: a. b. c. d. e. 6. Ted and Cindy are married. Last year‚ the couple adopted 7-year-old Gregory. Together‚ Ted‚ Cindy and Gregory make up a(n): a. b. c. d. 7. extended family family bilineal system of kinship both “a” and “b” Khyliani is a woman that is married to four

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    Traditional Zulu Wedding

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    Cultural activity Sunday‚ September 8‚ 2013 8:51 PM Traditional Zulu Wedding (Umabo) Being invited to a wedding‚ could it be traditional or western‚ it is always an honor. A Zulu traditional wedding (umabo) usually takes place after the white weeding. It believed that you are not fully married if umabo has not been done according to the Zulu tradition.   In a Zulu culture there are many rituals that are done before one is fully married and umabo is the final stage . The first step is lobola

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    Tikopia of Melanesia

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    Tikopia of Melanesia Roel Sonnen ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Instructor Tawney Townsend December 13‚ 2010 Tikopia of Melanesia Orientation Identification. The name "Tikopia" (sometimes written "Tucopia" by early European voyagers)‚ given to a small Island in the Solomon group‚ is also applied by the inhabitants to themselves. The expression‚ glossed as "we‚ the Tikopia‚" is commonly used to differentiate themselves from the people of other islands in the Solomons and

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    Marriage of convenience- A marriage or joint undertaking arranged for political‚ economic‚ or social benefit rather than from personal attachment. Elope- to run off secretly to be married‚ usually without the consent or knowledge of one’s parents. kinship term Manogamy - single marriage of one man and one woman. polygamy- The practice or custom of having more than one wife or husband at the same time. polygyny- which a man has more than one wife. polyandry-which a woman has more than one husband

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    the fourteenth or fifteenth century in Italy to describe the dishonest custom of selecting papal relatives to office – generally illegitimate sons who were often depicted as their “nephews”. Today nepotism can be defined as “a favoritism based on kinship” and from a business aspect many see it as hiring a relative who is incredibly inept and unskilled. Many see hiring a relative – qualified or not - as nepotism‚ while in reality there are many practices today that can technically fall under the

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    How do these texts illustrate the relationship between kinship and politics? In Greek Mythology‚ the power of right is passed by kinship in generations‚ and people’s belief in gods leads their life and their acts show gods’ will. In the meanwhile‚ politics originally indicates certain relationships are between politics and groups of individuals. Moreover‚ politics is always referred to methods‚ including the purpose and the use of power‚ for addressing impacts on the tendency of those individuals’

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    Raipur Tourist Information in depth - Why come to Sirpur Raipur -Introduction: Sirpur (Lal-2l ° 25’N‚ Long 82° II’E) in district Mahasamund of Chattisgarh state‚ India‚ a small village on the right bank of Mahanadi was once a large town of considerable importance. In fifth-eigth centuries A.D. Sirpur was the capital of Sarabhapuriyas and Panduvamsis of South Kosla. It’s ancient name was ’Sripura’. As it contained a great number of dwelling houses‚ for all classes‚ king’s palace‚ numerous temples

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    MATRILINEAL SOCIETIES Sociologyindex‚ Sociology Books 2011‚ Matrilineal Descent‚ Patrilineal Descent Matrilineal societies are those societies in which descent is traced through mothers rather than through fathers. In matrilineal societies‚ property is often passed from mothers to daughters and the custom of matrilocal residence may be practiced. In matrilineal societies‚ the descendants of men are their sister’s children and not their own‚ who belong to their mother’s matrilineage. Matrilineage

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    New Guinea highlanders can go to war with each other to avenge ghosts or to exct revenge for the killing of one of their one. As we have to seen from other reports‚ or lessens we have discussed‚ people don’t seen to comprehend the complex interrelationship among the various parts of their own social system. The leaders of Papua New Guinea see intertribal fighting as a major social problem with severe economic consequences. Although fighting is not new to them‚ warfare seems to re-emerge in 1970s

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