ANTH 1003 Study Guide - Final Guide: Kinship, Linguistic Anthropology, Syncretism
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Colonialism: the active possession of a foreign territory and the maintenance of political domination over that territory. Functionalism: the anthropological theory that specific cultural institutions function to support the structure of a society or serve the needs of its people. Sorcery: the conscious and intentional use of magic. Millenarian: belief that a coming catastrophe will signal the beginning of a new age and the eventual establishment of paradise. Gross nation income: the total market value of all goods and services produced in a country. Caste: a system of stratification based on birth or ascribed status in which social mobility between castes is not possible. Mana: religious power or energy that is concentrated in individuals or objects. Wealth: the accumulation of material resources or access to the means of producing these resources. Forensic anthropology: the application of biological anthropology to the identification of skeletalized or badly decomposed human remains.
