Anthropology

Anthropology

The study of human beings and human ancestors through time. Focuses on relation to physical characteristics, environmental effects, social relations and culture. The science of humans.

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rites of passage

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Rituals that mark a person's transition from one set of socially identified circumstances to another.

avunculocal residence

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Residence of a married couple with or near a brother of the husband's mother who is usually a senior member of his matrilineage.

patrilocal residence

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Residence of a married couple with or near the husband's kin.

ambilocality

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Residence of a married couple with or near the kin of either husband or wife, as they choose.

matrilocal residence

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Residence of a married couple with or near the wife's kin.

isostatic uplift

Anthropology; Cultural anthropology

Rise in the level of the land relative to the sea caused by the relaxation of ice age conditions. It occurs when the weight of ice is removed as temperatures rise, and the ...