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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 materialism
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The theory, espoused by Marvin Harris, that ideas, values, and religious beliefs are the means or products of adaptation to environmental conditions ("material constraints").
functionalism
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The theory that all elements of a culture are functional in that they serve to satisfy culturally defined needs of the people in that society or requirements of the society as a whole.
taxonomy
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
taxonomy, is the theory of classification, this is classify according to an order
synthetic theory of evolution
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The theory of evolution that fuses Darwin's concept of natural selection with information from the fields of genetics, mathematics, embryology, paleontology, animal behavior, and other disciplines.
terms of reference
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The terms by which people refer to their kin when they speak about them in the third person.
terms of address
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The terms people use when they address their kin directly.
kin terminology
Anthropology; Cultural anthropology
The terms that systematically designate distinctions between relatives of different categories.
