Exam 2: History of Anthropological Theory

The more frequent survival and reproduction of the better adapted best describes

Linnaeus is considered an anti-evolutionist for what reason?

Franz Boas felt the complexity of cultural variation made it difficult to develop universal laws because

The studies of ______ have come to be regarded by many as vague and untestable.

Morgan speculated that the family evolved through ______ stage(s).

Behavioral ecology is like cultural ecology in that it

The school of thought known as __________ assumes that external forces explain the way a society changes and adapts.

What is the Tsembaga ritual pig feast? Why is it practiced?

By ___________, women anthropologists began asking why women were not a more important focus of research.

__________ argued that those in political power were able to shape the way accepted truths were defined.

Compare and contrast group selection and individual selection.

The cultural practice of a ritual pig feast is practiced by the _________.

Describe the American diffusionist school of thought.

Why is feminist anthropology such a highly diverse area of interest?

Hermeneutics might be used to examine all except _______.

Cultural ecology focuses mostly on what biologists call group selection because

___________ is defined as cultural traits that are spreading from one society to another.

Claude Levi-Strauss has been the leading proponent of an approach to cultural analysis called __________.

Julian Stewart became associated with the concept of cultural ecology because

In contrast to cultural ecology, behavioral ecology focuses mostly on what biologists would call