Anthro Quiz 3

environmental anthropology

The study of relations between humans and the environment.

Anthropocene

The current geological era in which human activity is reshaping the planet in permanent ways.

multispecies ethnography

Ethnographic research that considers the interactions of all species living on the planet in order to provide a more-than-human perspective on the world.

ecotourism

Tours of remote natural environments designed to support local communities and their conservation efforts.

settler colonialism

Displacement and pacification of Indigenous people and expropriation of their lands and resources.

descent group

A kinship group in which primary relationships are traced through certain consanguineal (“blood”) relatives.

lineage

A type of descent group that traces genealogical connection through generations by linking persons to a founding ancestor.

clan

A type of descent group based on a claim to a founding ancestor but lacking genealogical documentation.

patrilineal descent group

A kinship group in which membership passes to the next generation from father to son.

affinal relationship

A kinship relationship established through marriage and/or alliance, not through biology or common descent.

marriage

A socially recognized relationship that may involve physical and emotional intimacy as well as legal rights to property and inheritance.

arranged marriage

Marriage orchestrated by the families of the involved parties.

companionate marriage

Marriage built on love, intimacy, and personal choice rather than social obligation.

polygyny

Marriage between one man and two or more women.

polyandry

Marriage between one woman and two or more men.

monogamy

A relationship between only two partners.

incest taboo

Cultural rules that forbid sexual relations with certain close relatives.

exogamy

Marriage to someone outside the kinship group.

endogamy

Marriage to someone within the kinship group.

bridewealth

The gift of goods or money from the groom’s family to the bride’s family as part of the marriage process.

dowry

The gift of goods or money from the bride’s family to the groom’s family as part of the marriage process.

commodity chain

The series of steps a food takes from location where it is produced to the store where it is sold to consumers.

ethnoscape

The flow of people across boundaries.

financescape

The flow of money across political borders.

Global North

Refers to the wealthier countries of the world (including those sometimes called "First World" or "Highly Developed Economies").

Global South

Refers to the poorest countries of the world (including those sometimes called "Third World" or "Least Developed Economies").

glocalization

The adaptation of global ideas into locally palatable forms.

habitus

The dispositions, attitudes, or preferences that are the learned basis for personal "taste" and lifestyles.

ideoscape

The global flow of ideas.

mediascape

The flow of media across borders.

neoliberalism

The ideology of free-market capitalism emphasizing privatization and unregulated markets.

syncretism

The combination of different beliefs, even those that are seemingly contradictory, into a new, harmonious whole.

technoscape

The global flows of technology