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1. Definitions of culture used by anthropologists include:
the complex while which includes all learned and shared knowledge and customs
the acquired knowledge that people use to interpret their world
a system of meaning that transforms physcial reality into experienced reality
all of the above
2. the main subdisciplines which form the basis of anthropology's broad coverage of human culture past and present are:
physical anthropology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and socio-cultural anthropology
physical anthropology, biological anthropology, ecology, and history
ethnology, ecology, ethnohistory, ethnomedicine
all of the above
3. through its wide-ranging subdisciplines, anthropology has the potential to:
foster tolerance of cultural diversity
discover the origin of hte human species
explore the significance of cultural differences
reconstruct the histories of vanished cultures
all of the above
4. in what ways does anthropology differ from the other social sciences and humanities?
most other social sciences focus on a single, usually western industrial society
anthropology compares many different societies past and present
anthropology focuses on the interrelationships among all aspects of himan societies and culture (holism)
anthropology developed a unique fieldwork method requiring cutlural immersion
all of the above
5. the early definitions of culture stressed learned behavior and material objects and behaviors, whereas additions to this definiton have come to stress:
culture as soletly material objects
culture as not things but perceptions which transform physical reality into percieved reality
culture as not things or behaviors but what is in people's heads and rules for behavior
b and c
none of the above
6. anthropologists view biology
as playing no role in human behavior
as fully responsible for human behavior
as involved in a subtle interplay wtih culture
none of the above
7. which of the following phrases about the capacity for human language and culture is correct? it:
is inherited genetically
may have a critical period in which it must be utilized
is a common trait among all members of hte human species
all of the above
8. the view that all people see and understnad the world in the same way is called
naive realism
culture shock
cultural relativism
deep structure
9. Edward T. Hall's "Hidden Dimension" in his article refers to
the tacit knowledge we have acquired about spatial cues and personal space
the secrets of culture which all people hide
the culture of extraterrestrials on our planets
all of the above
10. looking from the vantage of a corss-cultural perspective what is defines as normal
is a universal in human nature
is the same in societies with similar languages
is culturally defined and vaires widely acorss cultures
all of the above
11. the perspective of cultural relativism proposes that
only your own view of the world matters
only your own view of the world is correct
behavior in one culture should not be judged by the standards of another culture
actions should only be judged by the standards of the dominant culture
12. which of hte following is not part of an anthropological perspective?
cross-cultural comparison
holism
cultural relativism
naive realism
13. the 19th century unilineal cultural evolutionists
introduced the concept of cultural relativism
saw all human cultures as equally valid and important
tried to save the tasmanian culture and people from extinction
believed in the ranking of human societies and the superiority of western civilization
14. the assumption that one's own culture is the best and only way to see the world is called
cultural relativism
culture shock
unilineal evolution
ethnocentrism
15. the discovery that many cultures, such as hte hopi, have different concepts of time and space was an impetus for work on the relationship between language, thought and culture by:
Ruth Benedict
Edward Taylor
Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf
A.E. Kroeber
16. the fate of the Tasmanians was justified in the 19th century by:
survival of the fittest
social darwinism
principles of cultural evolution
all of the above
17. which of the following could be included in the contributions of Franz Boas to anthropology:
cultural relativism
inguistic relativism
students such as Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict
all of the above
18. as described by Eric Wolf, the foundation of Anthropology in the 19th century involved emphasis on
the need to understand human societies not as parts but as a whole
only the economic aspects of human scoietes
only the political aspects of human societies
all of the above
19. related to its 19th century history in breaking with the other social sciences, anthropology emphasizes
an holistic perspective
the need to understand human societies not as parts but as interrelated wholes
only studying the history of a culture
a and b
none of the above
20. participant observation is
hte immersion of an anthroplogist into the culture under study
the term for a member of a culture who only observes but does not participate
part of the distinctive fieldwork strategy of anthroplogy
a and c
21. Bronislow Malinowski is credited with
conducting fieldwork among the Trobiand Islanders
writing the classic work "Argonauts of hte Western Pacific"
pioneering the ethnographic method
all of the above
none of the above
22. Noam Chomsky presented a theory about language that
all humans have a similar, natural deep grammatical ability or structure
language is solely learned thorugh imitation
a culture's particular language is programmed genetically and inherited
none of the above
23. anthropological linguistics and linguistic relativism, like cultural relativism, teaches us that
all languages can be ranked, primitive to complex
all languages share a univerisal system for describing reality
all languages are equal in their ability to convey ideas
all languages express time and space in the same way
24. the Sapire-Whorf hypothesis
proposes that different languages produce different ways of thinking
explains why there are primitive cultures and languages
explains how to rank languages
discusses the relationship between language, thought, and culture
a and d
25. the description of hte Nacirema by Miner
challenges us to see how behaviors we take for granted would look to an outsider
challenges us to see how much we take our cultural practices for granted
challenges us to see that our culture makes sense to us becuase we know the rules
all of the above
26. rules of descent
specify membership in a kin group
regulate the transmission of property and authority
can shape the composition of land-holding units
all of the above
27. the caste system in india is an example of
patrilineal kinship
social stratification
bilateral kinship
an egalitarian system
28. medical practices in our "western" society
are inherently superior since they are based on logical, rational, and empirically priven causes of illness and disease
are percieved in western society as superior since htye are based on logical, rational, and empirically priven causes of illness and disease
are percieved as clearly separated from worldview, faith, and belief
all of the above
b and c
29. pharmaceutical companies can earn the greatest profits from
medicalization of physical conditions
keeping people healthy
promoting belief in supernatural cuases for illness and disease
all of the above
30. incest taboo in a society define
the dowry in a marriage contract
eligible partners
descent rules
inheritance rules
31. the economic organization of a society as defined by anthropologists can include
how a society provides the matieral goods nad servies to perpetuate itself
the agricultural system used by a society
modes of production
all of the above
32. Spradly and McCurdy make an arguemnt that kinship system or the principles used to organize humans into groups for cooperation was key in our
success as industrial farmers
success as the human species
success as cattle pastoralists
development of language
33. Marvin Harris in "Life without Chiefs" outlines a set of ideal types of societal organization. These are:
the caste system
bands, tribes, cheifdoms, state
Yanamamo and Shoshone
Clans and lineages
34. the situation and understanding of the cuase of Sita's seizures in Taraka's Ghost demonstrate
the danger of non-western medical system
that belief in supernatural causes for illness is irrational
the power of belief and the variations in the cultural definition of illness
none of the above
35. Marvin Harris in his article "Life without Chiefs" based on comparing the political organizations of societies through time rejects that
humans are innately aggressive
there is a biological or innate tendency to develop unequal social system
there are inferior and superior races
all of the above
36. Fuentes and Ehrenreich in their investigations tracing hte escaltion of "off-shore sourcing" and its effect on women found that factories preferred women for the workforce becuase they were more docile and accepting of authroity and more willing to do bor
lowered the status of males in society
liberated women or vreated a slave labor force
positively changed the status of women in these societies
b and c
none of the above
37. the dicovery that many cultures, such as the Hopi, have different concepts of time and space was an impetus for work on the relationship between language, throught, and cutlure by Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf
True
False
38. Participant Observation includes:
moving back and forth between an engaged participant and a dispassionate observer
traditional ethnographic methodology devised by Franz Boas
used to produce an objective ethnography (writen account) of the "other"
all the above
39. Observation of participation includes:
simultaneously to experience and observe one's own and others interactions
emergent new form of traditional ethnographic method
used to produce a "narrative ethnography" including both Self (the ethnographer) and the Other
all the above
40. anthropologists use the terms sex and gener interchangably
True
False

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25 to 30 Years Old

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1. Definitions of culture used by anthropologists include:

the complex while which includes all learned and shared knowledge and customs

the acquired knowledge that people use to interpret their world

a system of meaning that transforms physcial reality into experienced reality

all of the above

2. the main subdisciplines which form the basis of anthropology's broad coverage of human culture past and present are:

physical anthropology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and socio-cultural anthropology

physical anthropology, biological anthropology, ecology, and history

ethnology, ecology, ethnohistory, ethnomedicine

all of the above

3. through its wide-ranging subdisciplines, anthropology has the potential to:

foster tolerance of cultural diversity

discover the origin of hte human species

explore the significance of cultural differences

reconstruct the histories of vanished cultures

all of the above

4. in what ways does anthropology differ from the other social sciences and humanities?

most other social sciences focus on a single, usually western industrial society

anthropology compares many different societies past and present

anthropology focuses on the interrelationships among all aspects of himan societies and culture (holism)

anthropology developed a unique fieldwork method requiring cutlural immersion

all of the above

5. the early definitions of culture stressed learned behavior and material objects and behaviors, whereas additions to this definiton have come to stress:

culture as soletly material objects

culture as not things but perceptions which transform physical reality into percieved reality

culture as not things or behaviors but what is in people's heads and rules for behavior

b and c

none of the above

6. anthropologists view biology

as playing no role in human behavior

as fully responsible for human behavior

as involved in a subtle interplay wtih culture

none of the above

7. which of the following phrases about the capacity for human language and culture is correct? it:

is inherited genetically

may have a critical period in which it must be utilized

is a common trait among all members of hte human species

all of the above

8. the view that all people see and understnad the world in the same way is called

naive realism

culture shock

cultural relativism

deep structure

9. Edward T. Hall's "Hidden Dimension" in his article refers to

the tacit knowledge we have acquired about spatial cues and personal space

the secrets of culture which all people hide

the culture of extraterrestrials on our planets

all of the above

10. looking from the vantage of a corss-cultural perspective what is defines as normal

is a universal in human nature

is the same in societies with similar languages

is culturally defined and vaires widely acorss cultures

all of the above

11. the perspective of cultural relativism proposes that

only your own view of the world matters

only your own view of the world is correct

behavior in one culture should not be judged by the standards of another culture

actions should only be judged by the standards of the dominant culture

12. which of hte following is not part of an anthropological perspective?

cross-cultural comparison

holism

cultural relativism

naive realism

13. the 19th century unilineal cultural evolutionists

introduced the concept of cultural relativism

saw all human cultures as equally valid and important

tried to save the tasmanian culture and people from extinction

believed in the ranking of human societies and the superiority of western civilization

14. the assumption that one's own culture is the best and only way to see the world is called

cultural relativism

culture shock

unilineal evolution

ethnocentrism

15. the discovery that many cultures, such as hte hopi, have different concepts of time and space was an impetus for work on the relationship between language, thought and culture by:

Ruth Benedict

Edward Taylor

Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf

A.E. Kroeber

16. the fate of the Tasmanians was justified in the 19th century by:

survival of the fittest

social darwinism

principles of cultural evolution

all of the above

17. which of the following could be included in the contributions of Franz Boas to anthropology:

cultural relativism

inguistic relativism

students such as Margaret Mead and Ruth Benedict

all of the above

18. as described by Eric Wolf, the foundation of Anthropology in the 19th century involved emphasis on

the need to understand human societies not as parts but as a whole

only the economic aspects of human scoietes

only the political aspects of human societies

all of the above

19. related to its 19th century history in breaking with the other social sciences, anthropology emphasizes

an holistic perspective

the need to understand human societies not as parts but as interrelated wholes

only studying the history of a culture

a and b

none of the above

20. participant observation is

hte immersion of an anthroplogist into the culture under study

the term for a member of a culture who only observes but does not participate

part of the distinctive fieldwork strategy of anthroplogy

a and c

21. Bronislow Malinowski is credited with

conducting fieldwork among the Trobiand Islanders

writing the classic work "Argonauts of hte Western Pacific"

pioneering the ethnographic method

all of the above

none of the above

22. Noam Chomsky presented a theory about language that

all humans have a similar, natural deep grammatical ability or structure

language is solely learned thorugh imitation

a culture's particular language is programmed genetically and inherited

none of the above

23. anthropological linguistics and linguistic relativism, like cultural relativism, teaches us that

all languages can be ranked, primitive to complex

all languages share a univerisal system for describing reality

all languages are equal in their ability to convey ideas

all languages express time and space in the same way

24. the Sapire-Whorf hypothesis

proposes that different languages produce different ways of thinking

explains why there are primitive cultures and languages

explains how to rank languages

discusses the relationship between language, thought, and culture

a and d

25. the description of hte Nacirema by Miner

challenges us to see how behaviors we take for granted would look to an outsider

challenges us to see how much we take our cultural practices for granted

challenges us to see that our culture makes sense to us becuase we know the rules

all of the above

26. rules of descent

specify membership in a kin group

regulate the transmission of property and authority

can shape the composition of land-holding units

all of the above

27. the caste system in india is an example of

patrilineal kinship

social stratification

bilateral kinship

an egalitarian system

28. medical practices in our "western" society

are inherently superior since they are based on logical, rational, and empirically priven causes of illness and disease

are percieved in western society as superior since htye are based on logical, rational, and empirically priven causes of illness and disease

are percieved as clearly separated from worldview, faith, and belief

all of the above

b and c

29. pharmaceutical companies can earn the greatest profits from

medicalization of physical conditions

keeping people healthy

promoting belief in supernatural cuases for illness and disease

all of the above

30. incest taboo in a society define

the dowry in a marriage contract

eligible partners

descent rules

inheritance rules

31. the economic organization of a society as defined by anthropologists can include

how a society provides the matieral goods nad servies to perpetuate itself

the agricultural system used by a society

modes of production

all of the above

32. Spradly and McCurdy make an arguemnt that kinship system or the principles used to organize humans into groups for cooperation was key in our

success as industrial farmers

success as the human species

success as cattle pastoralists

development of language

33. Marvin Harris in "Life without Chiefs" outlines a set of ideal types of societal organization. These are:

the caste system

bands, tribes, cheifdoms, state

Yanamamo and Shoshone

Clans and lineages

34. the situation and understanding of the cuase of Sita's seizures in Taraka's Ghost demonstrate

the danger of non-western medical system

that belief in supernatural causes for illness is irrational

the power of belief and the variations in the cultural definition of illness

none of the above

35. Marvin Harris in his article "Life without Chiefs" based on comparing the political organizations of societies through time rejects that

humans are innately aggressive

there is a biological or innate tendency to develop unequal social system

there are inferior and superior races

all of the above

36. Fuentes and Ehrenreich in their investigations tracing hte escaltion of "off-shore sourcing" and its effect on women found that factories preferred women for the workforce becuase they were more docile and accepting of authroity and more willing to do bor

lowered the status of males in society

liberated women or vreated a slave labor force

positively changed the status of women in these societies

b and c

none of the above

37. the dicovery that many cultures, such as the Hopi, have different concepts of time and space was an impetus for work on the relationship between language, throught, and cutlure by Edward Sapir and Benjamin Whorf

True

False

38. Participant Observation includes:

moving back and forth between an engaged participant and a dispassionate observer

traditional ethnographic methodology devised by Franz Boas

used to produce an objective ethnography (writen account) of the "other"

all the above

39. Observation of participation includes:

simultaneously to experience and observe one's own and others interactions

emergent new form of traditional ethnographic method

used to produce a "narrative ethnography" including both Self (the ethnographer) and the Other

all the above

40. anthropologists use the terms sex and gener interchangably

True

False

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