User contributions for Caseorganic

26 January 2011

• 04:0604:06, 26 January 2011 diff hist −34,073 Terms to add No edit summary current
• 04:0204:02, 26 January 2011 diff hist +392 N Regional dialect Created page with '"A dialect associated with a geographically isolated speech community. An example is the Texas in contrast to the upper midwestern American dialect". http://anthro.palomar.edu/t…' current
• 04:0104:01, 26 January 2011 diff hist +846 N Social velocity Created page with '"The common social phenomenon in which disruptive interpersonal conflicts increasingly occur as the number of people in a society grows. Richard Lee coined this term as result o…' current
• 04:0104:01, 26 January 2011 diff hist +730 N Hunting and gathering Created page with '(hunting and gathering a resource online as a form of research -- often going out into the community to get resources to proove a point or to find information related to a very s…' current
• 04:0004:00, 26 January 2011 diff hist +1,046 N Special purpose money Created page with '"Objects that serve as a medium of exchange in only limited contexts. In societies that have it, usually there are certain goods and services that can be purchased only with the…' current
• 03:5903:59, 26 January 2011 diff hist +1 m Status No edit summary current
• 03:5803:58, 26 January 2011 diff hist +448 N Status Created page with '"The relative social position of an individual. For instance, student, teacher, child, and parent are easily identifiable statuses in most cultures. Each of us has a number of d…'
• 03:5703:57, 26 January 2011 diff hist +563 N Syncretism Created page with '"An amalgamation or incorporation of traditional and introduced alien culture traits. In Southern Mexico and Guatemala, the Maya Indian combination of mutually exclusive indigen…'
• 03:5703:57, 26 January 2011 diff hist +451 N Totem Created page with '"A mythical clan founding ancestor. Totem origins are so far back in time that they are often believed to be non-human. Totems are used as symbols of clans. When they are beli…'
• 03:5603:56, 26 January 2011 diff hist +578 N Tradition-oriented personality Created page with '"A personality that has a strong emphasis on doing things the same way that they have always been done. Individuals with this sort of personality are less likely to try new thin…' current
• 03:5203:52, 26 January 2011 diff hist +262 N Rites of passage Created page with '"Ritual ceremonies intended to mark the transition from one phase of life to another". http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials/cglossary.htm (for kids, getting on the internet for t…' current
• 03:5003:50, 26 January 2011 diff hist +1,327 N Revitalization movement Created page with '"A millenarian movement in which the followers focus on recreating and revitalizing their indigenous culture in response to tremendous pressure to acculturate to the culture of a…' current
• 03:5003:50, 26 January 2011 diff hist +744 N Random sample Created page with '"A probability sample in which people are selected on a totally random, unbiased basis. This can be accomplished by assigning a number to everyone in a community and then lettin…' current
• 03:4903:49, 26 January 2011 diff hist +610 N Stratified sample Created page with '"A probability sample in which people are selected because they come from distinct sub-groups within the society. This approach may be used by ethnographers if the information t…' current
• 03:4803:48, 26 January 2011 diff hist +528 N Ethnology Created page with '"An anthropological study that systematically compares similar cultures. An example of an ethnological study would be a comparison of what cultures are like in societies that ha…' current
• 03:4803:48, 26 January 2011 diff hist +363 Ethnography No edit summary current
• 03:4703:47, 26 January 2011 diff hist +344 N Negative sanction Created page with '(on the web, things like points, awards, prizes, badges, level ups, etc. enforce normalistic or the standard set of social behavior. -- see early forum systems and level ups. sho…' current
• 03:4703:47, 26 January 2011 diff hist +251 N Positive sanction Created page with '"A reward for appropriate or admirable behavior that conforms with the social norms. Common positive sanctions include praise and granting honors or awards. See http://anthro.…' current
• 03:4503:45, 26 January 2011 diff hist +233 N Norms Created page with 'the conceptions of appropriate and expected behavior that are held by most members of the society. Norms are also referred to as "social norms." http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutori…' current
• 03:4503:45, 26 January 2011 diff hist +312 N Transculturation Created page with '"What happens to an individual when he or she moves to a new society and adopts their culture. See Acculturation. http://anthro.palomar.edu/tutorials/cglossary.htm (for inst…' current
• 03:3703:37, 26 January 2011 diff hist +605 N Socialization Created page with '"The general process of acquiring culture as you grow up in a society. During socialization, children learn the language of the culture as well as the roles they are to play in …' current
• 03:3203:32, 26 January 2011 diff hist +76 N Companion Species Created page with '{{stub}} Donna Haraway Category:Book Pages Category:Unfinished'
• 03:2903:29, 26 January 2011 diff hist +148 The Prosthetic Impulse: From a Posthuman Present to a Biocultural Future No edit summary
• 03:2403:24, 26 January 2011 diff hist +88 Sensorium: Embodied Experience, Technology, and Contemporary Art No edit summary current
• 03:2103:21, 26 January 2011 diff hist +79 A New Set of Social Rules for a Newly Wireless Society No edit summary current
• 03:1903:19, 26 January 2011 diff hist +270 N Sociolinguistics Created page with '"Investigates relationships between social and linguistic variation". http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/ (make lists of words relative to earch architectu…' current
• 03:1803:18, 26 January 2011 diff hist +3 Focal Vocabulary No edit summary current
• 03:1703:17, 26 January 2011 diff hist +503 N Focal Vocabulary Created page with 'specialized sets of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/ (the focal vocabulary of c…'
• 03:1503:15, 26 January 2011 diff hist +66 Between Nature & Culture Cyborgs, Simians, Dogs, Genes & Us No edit summary current
• 03:1403:14, 26 January 2011 diff hist +213 N Particularities Created page with '"Features that are unique to certain cultural traditions". http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/ (Particularities of Facebook vs. Twitter, for instance). [[…' current
• 03:1103:11, 26 January 2011 diff hist +329 N International Culture Created page with '"A level of culture that extends beyond and across national boundaries". http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/ (also singularity -- global soccer/football on…' current
• 03:0803:08, 26 January 2011 diff hist +271 N Participant Observation Created page with '"Taking part in the events one is observing, describing, and analyzing". http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/ (Often required in when longitudinal studies i…'
• 03:0503:05, 26 January 2011 diff hist +210 N Longitudinal Research Created page with '"The long-term study of a community, region, society, culture, or other unit, usually based on repeated visits". http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/ [[Cat…' current
• 03:0503:05, 26 January 2011 diff hist +38 Emic Approach No edit summary current
• 03:0503:05, 26 January 2011 diff hist +96 N Emic Approach Created page with '"Investigates how local people think". http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/'
• 03:0403:04, 26 January 2011 diff hist +170 N Informed Consent Created page with '"The agreement to take part in research, after having been so informed". http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/ Category:Traditional Anthropology' current
• 03:0203:02, 26 January 2011 diff hist +277 N Cultural Resource Management Created page with '"Decides what sites need saving, and to preserve significant information about the past when sites cannot be saved". http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/ (ja…' current
• 03:0103:01, 26 January 2011 diff hist +165 N Category:Traditional Anthropology Created page with 'A set of resources related to concepts stemming from traditional anthropology. A useful primer for those looking to familiarize themselves with some base principals.' current
• 02:5802:58, 26 January 2011 diff hist +1,222 N Tacit Culture Created page with '{{cleanup}} "Tacit culture in Anthropology refers to parts of culture that are explicit or directly observable. Social scientists have argued that it is at points of conflict th…' current
• 02:5602:56, 26 January 2011 diff hist +38 Domestic-Public Dichotomy No edit summary current
• 02:5602:56, 26 January 2011 diff hist +188 N Domestic-Public Dichotomy Created page with 'a strong differentiation between the home and the outside world http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/ (awkwardness arises when these divisions are not preserv…'
• 02:5502:55, 26 January 2011 diff hist +224 N Open-Class System Created page with 'stratification system that facilitates social mobility, with individual achievement and personal merit determining social rank http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash…'
• 02:5502:55, 26 January 2011 diff hist +189 N Prestige Created page with '"esteem, respect, or approval for acts, deeds, or qualities considered exemplary" http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/ (online?) [[Category:Traditional Ant…' current
• 02:5402:54, 26 January 2011 diff hist +272 N Power Created page with '"The ability to exercise one's will over others". http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/ (online, the amount of attention and the ability to move people into …' current
• 02:5302:53, 26 January 2011 diff hist +179 N Pantribal Sodality Created page with '"A non-kin based group that exists throughout a tribe, spanning several villages". http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/ [[Category:Traditional Anthropology]…' current
• 02:5202:52, 26 January 2011 diff hist +39 Village Head No edit summary current
• 02:5102:51, 26 January 2011 diff hist +169 N Village Head Created page with '"Leadership position in a village that has limited authority; leads by example and persuasion" (ceo) (reword) http://quizlet.com/560577/anthropology-terms-flash-cards/'
• 02:5002:50, 26 January 2011 diff hist +586 Charisma No edit summary current
• 02:4702:47, 26 January 2011 diff hist +221 N Charisma Created page with '"A quality, coming from a person rather than from an office, that inspires intense loyalty and devotion; often has religious significance, linking prophet and followers". http://…'
• 02:4702:47, 26 January 2011 diff hist +57 N Unfinished Work : From Cyborg to Cognisphere moved Unfinished Work : From Cyborg to Cognisphere to Unfinished Work: From Cyborg to Cognisphere current