Anthropolgy: Chapter One – Flashcards

The study of human nature, human society, and the human past.

A characteristic of the anthropological perspective that describes, at the highest and most inclusive level, how anthropology tries to integrate all that is known about human beings and their activities.

A characteristic of the anthropological perspective that requires anthropologists to consider similarities and differences in as wide a range of human societies as possible before generalizing about human nature, human society, or the human past.

A characteristic of the anthropological perspective that requires anthropologists to place their observations about human nature, human society, or the human past in a temporal framework that takes into consideration change over time.

Sets of learned behavior and ideas that human beings acquire as members of society. Human beings use culture to adapt to and to transform the world in which they live.

Organisms (in this case, human beings) whose de? ning features are codetermined by biological and cultural factors.

When anthropologists say that human beings are biocultural organisms, they mean that Select one: a. The goal of their research is to identify the genes cause human cultural behavior b. Human biology and culture both contribute to human behavior Correct c. Culture has replaced biology in human evolution d. Human biology precedes culture in understanding human behavior Feedback The correct answer is: Human biology and culture both contribute to human behavior Question 2 Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text An anthropologist is sitting in the town square in a Bolivian village watching a group of women who are chatting. One wanders over and asks the anthropologist if she would like to join them in shopping for thread for their looms and then help to string the looms. She agrees, and they go off together. This form of research is called Select one: a. Participant-observation b. Working with informants Incorrect c. Cultural sharing d. Reciprocal research Feedback The correct answer is: Participant-observation Question 3 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Which of the following is true about the rapidly growing field of medical anthropology? Select one: a. Medical anthropologists support the proposition that humans are biocultural organisms. Correct b. Medical anthropologists are often employed to provide market research for pharmaceutical companies. c. Medical anthropologists avoid taking a critical stand on issues of social inequality in health care. d. It focuses exclusively on non-Western medical practices. Feedback The correct answer is: Medical anthropologists support the proposition that humans are biocultural organisms. Question 4 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Paleoanthropologists study Select one: a. Modern apes b. Biological variation in living human populations c. Fossilized bones and teeth Correct d. Nutrition and physical development Feedback The correct answer is: Fossilized bones and teeth Question 5 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text A contemporary cultural anthropologist is likely to study Select one: a. Political institutions in a village in another country b. Kinship systems in an urban setting c. Patterns of material life in his or her own society d. Any of the above Correct Feedback The correct answer is: Any of the above Question 6 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text To say that anthropology is a field-based discipline means that Select one: a. Information about particular social groups comes through direct contact with them b. Anthropology is based on experience with other ways of life c. The experience of being in the field is central to modern anthropology d. All of the above are true Correct Feedback The correct answer is: All of the above are true Question 7 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Which of the following is NOT an element of the anthropological perspective? Select one: a. Holism b. Comparison c. An evolutionary approach d. Learning dependency Correct Feedback The correct answer is: Learning dependency Question 8 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text The people of society X believe that the people of society Y are inherently inferior to them biologically and prevent them from gaining access to a high level of education and other resources. According to the text, this is an example of Select one: a. Racism Correct b. Ethnocentrism c. Labeling d. Holism Feedback The correct answer is: Racism Question 9 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text Holism in anthropology is defined in the text as Select one: a. Trying to study everything possible about a people during the course of a research trip b. Integrating what is known about human beings and their activities at an inclusive level Correct c. Studying human biology and culture at the same time d. Fitting together economics, political science, religious studies and biology Feedback The correct answer is: Integrating what is known about human beings and their activities at an inclusive level Question 10 Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00 Not flaggedFlag question Question text The major specialty within anthropology that involves the analysis of the material remains of the human past is Select one: a. Applied anthropology b. Archaeology Correct c. Biologicalanthropology d. Culturalanthropology Feedback The correct answer is: Archaeology