Anthropology 101, Exam 3, UMich || with Errorless Answers.
Gender correct answers The cultural construction of whether someone is female, male, or
something else.
Feminization of Poverty correct answers The increasing representation of women and their
children among America's poorest people
Intersex correct answers Pertaining to a group of biological conditions reflecting a discrepancy
between external and internal genitals.
Hijra correct answers India's third gender; men who undergo castration and adopt women's dress
and behavior; known for ritualized performances at births and marriages
Xanith correct answers In Oman; biologically male, with legal rights of men, but socially
interacts with women; can become men if they marry and father children
Nadle correct answers The term used in the Navajo society to describe someone of intersex;
these people are seen as spiritually gifted.
Sex correct answers the biological distinction between females and males
Code Swtching correct answers When a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or
language varieties, in a single conversation
Sociolinguistics correct answers The study of relationships between social and linguistic
variation; study of language in its social context
Creole correct answers A pidgin language that evolves to the point at which it becomes the
primary language of the people who speak it; usually between colonizers and natives
, Diglossia correct answers A language with "high" (formal) and "low" (informal, or colloquial)
dialects (ie at work/school vs with friends/family)
Style Shifts correct answers Varying one's speech in different social contexts
Gender and Language correct answers Differences in phonology, grammar, and vocabulary as
well as in the body stances and movements that accompany speech
• Men and women have different pronunciations and choices of vocabulary (ex. adjectives like
charming, cute, divine)
• Voice technology → how we react to different voices that appear to be male or female, but are
actually machines
• Women tend to be better about not using "uneducated speech" ("I don't want none")
Semantics correct answers A language's meaning system
Bilingualism/multilingualism correct answers Being able to speak in multiple languages.
Thought to help people think differently if they can speak more than 1 language
Euphemism correct answers An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is
considered unpleasant.
Grammar correct answers a set of rules that specify how the units of language can be combined
to produce meaningful messages
Honorifics correct answers Terms of respect; used to honor people (ie. Mrs., Dr., Senator, Lord)
Hypercorrection correct answers Using the wrong word or form because it seems more correct or
prestigious (ie who/whom, she and me/she and I)
Gender correct answers The cultural construction of whether someone is female, male, or
something else.
Feminization of Poverty correct answers The increasing representation of women and their
children among America's poorest people
Intersex correct answers Pertaining to a group of biological conditions reflecting a discrepancy
between external and internal genitals.
Hijra correct answers India's third gender; men who undergo castration and adopt women's dress
and behavior; known for ritualized performances at births and marriages
Xanith correct answers In Oman; biologically male, with legal rights of men, but socially
interacts with women; can become men if they marry and father children
Nadle correct answers The term used in the Navajo society to describe someone of intersex;
these people are seen as spiritually gifted.
Sex correct answers the biological distinction between females and males
Code Swtching correct answers When a speaker alternates between two or more languages, or
language varieties, in a single conversation
Sociolinguistics correct answers The study of relationships between social and linguistic
variation; study of language in its social context
Creole correct answers A pidgin language that evolves to the point at which it becomes the
primary language of the people who speak it; usually between colonizers and natives
, Diglossia correct answers A language with "high" (formal) and "low" (informal, or colloquial)
dialects (ie at work/school vs with friends/family)
Style Shifts correct answers Varying one's speech in different social contexts
Gender and Language correct answers Differences in phonology, grammar, and vocabulary as
well as in the body stances and movements that accompany speech
• Men and women have different pronunciations and choices of vocabulary (ex. adjectives like
charming, cute, divine)
• Voice technology → how we react to different voices that appear to be male or female, but are
actually machines
• Women tend to be better about not using "uneducated speech" ("I don't want none")
Semantics correct answers A language's meaning system
Bilingualism/multilingualism correct answers Being able to speak in multiple languages.
Thought to help people think differently if they can speak more than 1 language
Euphemism correct answers An indirect, less offensive way of saying something that is
considered unpleasant.
Grammar correct answers a set of rules that specify how the units of language can be combined
to produce meaningful messages
Honorifics correct answers Terms of respect; used to honor people (ie. Mrs., Dr., Senator, Lord)
Hypercorrection correct answers Using the wrong word or form because it seems more correct or
prestigious (ie who/whom, she and me/she and I)
