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Anthropology, Second Edition - Final Exam
Barbara Miller, Chapters 13 & 15 + slides
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 2
05/09/2011

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Hamar
Definition
- Ethiopia
- Cattle-jumping (females agitate cattle)
Term
Maasai
Definition
- Africa
- 12-25 years old
- Dark clothing & paints face
Term
Xhosa
Definition
- S.E. Africa
- Circumcision of males
- White pigment
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Nuer
Definition
- Africa
- 12-15
- Gar Ceremony -> Manhood
Term
Rickets
Definition
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Hypocalcema: Causes calcium deficiency
- Osteomalacia: Causes soft, bending bones
- Cities, more often than not
- Needs more sun
Term
Amok
Definition
- S.E. Asia
- Snaps and tries to kill others
- Corrected with death
Term
Pellagra
Definition
- Deficiency in Niacin and Tryptophan
- Caused by main diet of corn
- Lesions, diarrhea and dementia
Term
Kuru
Definition
- T.S.E and neurological disease
- Affects brain and motor skills
- Caused by cannibalism
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Kuru - Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
Definition
- Prion disease: Abnormal brain tissue
- Tremors, shaking and poor speech
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Scurvy
Definition
- Vitamin C deficiency
- Sunken eyes, swollen gums and pale skin
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Susto
Definition
- Means "FRIGHT"
- Latin American origins
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Enamel Hypoplasias
Definition
- Lines in enamel that never heal
- Body taking from one source and giving to another
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Harris Lines
Definition
- Horizontal lines in the leg bones
- Drawing nutrition to another source
Term
Avian Influenza
Definition
- Asia and Middle East
- Direct contact
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Treponemal Infections
Definition
1.) Yaws
2.) Pinta
3.) Bejel
4.) Venereal Syphilis
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Van Gennep
Definition
- Rite of Passage
- Liminality = Transition
Term
Victor Turner
Definition
Communitas -- Solidarity in egalitarian community
Term
Kwashiorkor
Definition
- Deficiency of protein
- Large stomachs and loss of muscle tone
Term
Beriberi
Definition
- Thiamine deficiency
- Loss of appetite & tingling in limbs
Term
Hutchinson's Teeth
Definition
- A sign of congenital syphilis
- Babies with this have teeth that are smaller and more widely spaced than normal
Term
"Widow Ghosts"
Definition
- Thailand
- Fear ghost of one's widow
Term
Yaws
Definition
WARM CLIMATES

- hygiene, direct
Term
Pinta
Definition
CENTRAL AND S. AMERICA

- direct, hygiene
Term
Bejel
Definition
SUBTROPIC & NON-HUMID (WEST A./MIDDLE E.)

- direct AND indirect
- hygiene
Term
Venereal Syphilis
Definition
ALL ENVIRONMENTS

- non-hygiene related
- direct
Term
Rank Society
Definition
PRESTIGE >>> EGALITARIAN

- Trobrianders
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Egalitarian Society
Definition
Example: Inuits
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