ANTHRCUL 101 Study Guide - Final Guide: Exogamy, Patrilineality, Dowry

• School: U of M
• Department: Anthropology, Cultural
• Course: ANTHRCUL 101
• Professor: Holly Peters- Golden

Document Summary

Ethnicity- identification with, and feeling part of, an ethnic group and exclusion from certain other groups because of this affiliation. Ascribed status- social status (race or gender) that people have little or no choice about occupying. Achieved status- social status that comes through talents, choices, actions, and accomplishments, rather than ascription. Convergent evolution- independent operation of similar selective forces; the process by which analogies are produced. Homologies- traits that organisms have jointly inherited from a common ancestor. Analogies- similarities arising as a result of similar selective forces; traits produced by convergent evolution. Sexual dimorphism- marked differences in male and female biology besides the contrasts in breasts and genitals. Low social status based on unclean occupations segregated neighborhoods people called their homes dirty addresses . Arboreal- tree-dwelling; arboreal primates include gibbons, new world monkeys, and many old world monkeys. Terrestrial- ground-dwelling; baboons, macaques, and humans are terrestrial primates; gorillas spend most of their time on the ground.