Key Concepts of Cultural Anthropology
Chapter 2 The Concept of Culture

Key Terms
AdaptiveNorms
Culture relativismRandom sample
EthnocentricSociety
EthnocentrismSubculture
Maladaptive 




Suggested Internet & InfoTrac College Edition Exercises
@ Why do you think body piercing has become more common? Explore http://www.upenn.edu/museum/Exhibits/bodmodintro.html
@ Check out an article and other related sites at http://www.cs.org/publications to know what one anthropologist thinks
@ Visit the site of the Hopi Tribe Cultural Preservation Office: http://www.nau.edu/%7Ehcpo-p/

 

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Updated January 2006