SOSA 1002 FINAL EXAM REVIEW
Niqab - Answers - a veil that covers the face but usually leaves the eyes clear
Veiling - Answers - various forms of head coverings
Gender Stratification - Answers - reflects inequality between males and females, based
on access to wealth and resources, power and self determination, and prestige and
status afforded to men and women.
Purdah - Answers - - curtain
- refers to the seclusion of women, whether beneath concealing clothing or through
isolation in their homes.
Islamophobia - Answers - discrimination against and harassment of women veiling in
"free" countries, such as Canada, has shocked the Muslim community and reiterated
their status as that of the "Other."`
Refugees or Displaced Persons - Answers - people who have undergone a violent 'rite'
of separation
Expat or Migrant Worker - Answers - someone moving to another country for
employment.
Globalization - Answers - examining the flow of people form one locality to another and
the disruption to cultural systems that this entails.
Internally Displaced Persons - Answers - who leave their home communities but not
their country
Externally Displaced Persons - Answers - forced to seek refuge in a foreign country
Climate-Displaced Persons - Answers - forced to leave their homes because of
environmental disasters or climate change.
Same-Sex Marriage - Answers - marriage of two people who are of the same biological
sex.
Marriage - Answers - universal pattern of human behaviour
Feminist/Queer Critics - Answers - if gays and lesbians fall into a pattern of marriage,
they will be bolstering the traditional social order of gender inequality, sexism, and
patriarchy
, Gay and Lesbian Assimilationists - Answers - support same-sex marriage and believe
that legalizing these unions will strengthen same sex families, give them some social
respectability, and ultimately promote monogamy.
Applied Anthropology - Answers - interpret how people use technology within a cultural
context, and apply their knowledge to designing products that consumers value.
Economic Anthropology - Answers - the study of economic institutions and behaviour
done in anthropological places and in ethnographic style.
Business or Corporate Anthropology - Answers - Business anthropologists aspire to
understand the cultural meanings of consumer behaviour.
Retail or Consumer Anthropology - Answers - study of shoppers
- explore the social context of shopping
Design Anthropology - Answers - study of making things within a social and cultural
context
Anthropology of Technology - Answers - bring their knowledge, perspectives, and
ethnographic methods into the design and development of technology.
Participant Observation - Answers - living in the community they are studying and
becoming involved in the daily activities of the people to understand their point of view.
Kinship - Answers - a basic principle of organizing individuals into social groups, roles
and categories, based on parentage and marriage.
Descent Group - Answers - a group of people who recognize lineal descent from a real
or mythical ancestor -a criterion of membership
Descent Systems - Answers - rules that people in different cultures use to:
- determine parenthood
- identify ancestry
- assign people to social categories, groups, and roles on the basis of inherited status.
Unilineal Descent - Answers - People trace ancestry through either the mother's or
father's line but NOT both
Lineage - Answers - a group of people formed by their descent from a known common
ancestor
Clans - Answers - groups of lineages whose members recognize descent from a
common ancestor, although the precise calculation of these links may not be possible
and the ancestor may be a mythical being, special object, or animal totem.
Niqab - Answers - a veil that covers the face but usually leaves the eyes clear
Veiling - Answers - various forms of head coverings
Gender Stratification - Answers - reflects inequality between males and females, based
on access to wealth and resources, power and self determination, and prestige and
status afforded to men and women.
Purdah - Answers - - curtain
- refers to the seclusion of women, whether beneath concealing clothing or through
isolation in their homes.
Islamophobia - Answers - discrimination against and harassment of women veiling in
"free" countries, such as Canada, has shocked the Muslim community and reiterated
their status as that of the "Other."`
Refugees or Displaced Persons - Answers - people who have undergone a violent 'rite'
of separation
Expat or Migrant Worker - Answers - someone moving to another country for
employment.
Globalization - Answers - examining the flow of people form one locality to another and
the disruption to cultural systems that this entails.
Internally Displaced Persons - Answers - who leave their home communities but not
their country
Externally Displaced Persons - Answers - forced to seek refuge in a foreign country
Climate-Displaced Persons - Answers - forced to leave their homes because of
environmental disasters or climate change.
Same-Sex Marriage - Answers - marriage of two people who are of the same biological
sex.
Marriage - Answers - universal pattern of human behaviour
Feminist/Queer Critics - Answers - if gays and lesbians fall into a pattern of marriage,
they will be bolstering the traditional social order of gender inequality, sexism, and
patriarchy
, Gay and Lesbian Assimilationists - Answers - support same-sex marriage and believe
that legalizing these unions will strengthen same sex families, give them some social
respectability, and ultimately promote monogamy.
Applied Anthropology - Answers - interpret how people use technology within a cultural
context, and apply their knowledge to designing products that consumers value.
Economic Anthropology - Answers - the study of economic institutions and behaviour
done in anthropological places and in ethnographic style.
Business or Corporate Anthropology - Answers - Business anthropologists aspire to
understand the cultural meanings of consumer behaviour.
Retail or Consumer Anthropology - Answers - study of shoppers
- explore the social context of shopping
Design Anthropology - Answers - study of making things within a social and cultural
context
Anthropology of Technology - Answers - bring their knowledge, perspectives, and
ethnographic methods into the design and development of technology.
Participant Observation - Answers - living in the community they are studying and
becoming involved in the daily activities of the people to understand their point of view.
Kinship - Answers - a basic principle of organizing individuals into social groups, roles
and categories, based on parentage and marriage.
Descent Group - Answers - a group of people who recognize lineal descent from a real
or mythical ancestor -a criterion of membership
Descent Systems - Answers - rules that people in different cultures use to:
- determine parenthood
- identify ancestry
- assign people to social categories, groups, and roles on the basis of inherited status.
Unilineal Descent - Answers - People trace ancestry through either the mother's or
father's line but NOT both
Lineage - Answers - a group of people formed by their descent from a known common
ancestor
Clans - Answers - groups of lineages whose members recognize descent from a
common ancestor, although the precise calculation of these links may not be possible
and the ancestor may be a mythical being, special object, or animal totem.
