Question 1

The primary aim of ethnoscience is to:

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A)  understand a culture from the point of view of the people themselves. 
B)  identify the universal rules found in all the societies of the world. 
C)  describe a culture in terms of the categories of the ethnographer. 
D)  do a complete ethnoscientific study of every aspect of a culture. 
E)  to understand how culture changes over time. 
A)  understand a culture from the point of view of the people themselves. 
B)  identify the universal rules found in all the societies of the world. 
C)  describe a culture in terms of the categories of the ethnographer. 
D)  do a complete ethnoscientific study of every aspect of a culture. 
E)  to understand how culture changes over time.

Question 2

What did the use of participant observation contribute to the New Hope Antipoverty Program?

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A)  It led to more accurate survey data and allowed the researchers to better understand why people chose to be homeless. 
B)  Participant observation contributed to the collection of quantitative data. 
C)  Through participant observation, Gibson and Weisner were able to make lifelong friendships with the individuals in the poverty program. 
D)  By using participant observation, Gibson and Weisner were better able to understand the quantitative data. 
E)  By using participant observation, Gibson and Weisner were better able to understand the qualitative data. 
A)  It led to more accurate survey data and allowed the researchers to better understand why people chose to be homeless. 
B)  Participant observation contributed to the collection of quantitative data. 
C)  Through participant observation, Gibson and Weisner were able to make lifelong friendships with the individuals in the poverty program. 
D)  By using participant observation, Gibson and Weisner were better able to understand the quantitative data. 
E)  By using participant observation, Gibson and Weisner were better able to understand the qualitative data.

Question 3

Postmodernists emphasize:

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A)  solitary research by one ethnographer. 
B)  the rejection of generalizing and developing predictable theories. 
C)  a close relation to biology that focuses on cultures as a biological necessity. 
D)  the extreme etic approach. 
E)  the local people only, disregarding any kind of global effects. 
A)  solitary research by one ethnographer. 
B)  the rejection of generalizing and developing predictable theories. 
C)  a close relation to biology that focuses on cultures as a biological necessity. 
D)  the extreme etic approach. 
E)  the local people only, disregarding any kind of global effects.

Question 4

Boas called for a moratorium on theorizing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Cultural materialism:

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A)  holds that material conditions determine human thoughts and behavior. 
B)  assumes the viewpoint of the native informant. 
C)  studies only cultural artifacts. 
D)  is a philosophical system based on qualitative data. 
E)  is a theory that argues that all cultures change in similar directions. 
A)  holds that material conditions determine human thoughts and behavior. 
B)  assumes the viewpoint of the native informant. 
C)  studies only cultural artifacts. 
D)  is a philosophical system based on qualitative data. 
E)  is a theory that argues that all cultures change in similar directions.

Question 6

The British diffusionists maintained that all cultural features,wherever they may be found,had their origins in Britain.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Evolutionary theory is an inductive approach to societies and diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Cultural materialism:

Accepted Answer

A)  is wedded to the emic approach. 
B)  emphasizes the etic approach. 
C)  avoids participant-observation. 
D)  was created by Ruth Benedict. 
E)  studies cultures but does not focus on the individual. 
A)  is wedded to the emic approach. 
B)  emphasizes the etic approach. 
C)  avoids participant-observation. 
D)  was created by Ruth Benedict. 
E)  studies cultures but does not focus on the individual.

Question 9

The functionalist concept of universal function means:

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A)  that every component of a culture has a use. 
B)  that social structure is universal. 
C)  that individual needs are universal. 
D)  that culture is an integrated whole. 
E)  that technology is the foundation of society. 
A)  that every component of a culture has a use. 
B)  that social structure is universal. 
C)  that individual needs are universal. 
D)  that culture is an integrated whole. 
E)  that technology is the foundation of society.

Question 10

Leslie White and Julian Steward developed the theory of:

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A)  ethnoscience. 
B)  psychological anthropology. 
C)  neoevolutionism. 
D)  diffusionism. 
E)  evolutionism. 
A)  ethnoscience. 
B)  psychological anthropology. 
C)  neoevolutionism. 
D)  diffusionism. 
E)  evolutionism.

Question 11

What is cultural materialism? How does its position and methodology differ from the postmodern approach?

Accepted Answer

Cultural materialism is a theoretical fr

Question 12

What is the primary contribution of interpretive anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Interpretive anthropology has increased awareness of the role of anthropologists. 
B)  Interpretive anthropology has increased our focus on description and ethnographic detail. 
C)  Interpretive anthropology has led to a much greater understanding of how cultures change. 
D)  Interpretive anthropology provides an etic point of view. 
E)  Interpretive anthropology has not made any new contributions to the field of anthropology. 
A)  Interpretive anthropology has increased awareness of the role of anthropologists. 
B)  Interpretive anthropology has increased our focus on description and ethnographic detail. 
C)  Interpretive anthropology has led to a much greater understanding of how cultures change. 
D)  Interpretive anthropology provides an etic point of view. 
E)  Interpretive anthropology has not made any new contributions to the field of anthropology.

Question 13

Compare and contrast cultural materialism with postmodernism.How would the same culture be approached differently by anthropologists holding these different points of view?

Accepted Answer

Cultural materialism and postmodernism a

Question 14

What three aspects do cultural materialists consider the most important parts of cultural systems?

Accepted Answer

tools,tech

Question 15

In the Cross-Cultural Miscue in your textbook,the word "parallel" is presented from an ethnoscientific point of view. What does the word "parallel" mean to most Japanese?

Accepted Answer

A)  Things that run in tandem side by side. 
B)  Things that are not in agreement. 
C)  An approach that creates unity. 
D)  A particular kind of geometric shape. 
E)  A form of high bar used in gymnastics. 
A)  Things that run in tandem side by side. 
B)  Things that are not in agreement. 
C)  An approach that creates unity. 
D)  A particular kind of geometric shape. 
E)  A form of high bar used in gymnastics.

Question 16

Which of the following is a primary weakness of French Structuralism?

Accepted Answer

A)  It does not focus on interesting cultural questions. 
B)  There is too much fieldwork associated with this theory and very little application. 
C)  The theory takes account solely of European cultures and is ethnocentric. 
D)  Structuralism is too psychological in its approach. 
E)  It is a theory that cannot be tested empirically. 
A)  It does not focus on interesting cultural questions. 
B)  There is too much fieldwork associated with this theory and very little application. 
C)  The theory takes account solely of European cultures and is ethnocentric. 
D)  Structuralism is too psychological in its approach. 
E)  It is a theory that cannot be tested empirically.

Question 17

There are several significant differences between functionalism and structural functionalism.Discuss these differences and then discuss why these theories are considered part of the same theoretical school of thought.

Accepted Answer

Functionalism and structural functionali

Question 18

Boas trained nearly the entire first generation of American anthropologists,including:

Accepted Answer

A)  Alfred Radcliffe-Brown. 
B)  Edward Tylor. 
C)  Ruth Benedict. 
D)  Marvin Harris. 
E)  Clifford Geertz. 
A)  Alfred Radcliffe-Brown. 
B)  Edward Tylor. 
C)  Ruth Benedict. 
D)  Marvin Harris. 
E)  Clifford Geertz.

Question 19

What was Margaret Mead attempting to demonstrate in her research among the Arapesh,Tchambuli,and Mundugumor of New Guinea?

Accepted Answer

Mead was demonstrating that th

Question 20

Which of the following anthropologists is not associated with the school of Feminist Anthropology which emerged in the 1960s and 1970s?

Accepted Answer

A)  Annette Weiner 
B)  Ruth Benedict 
C)  Louise Lamphere 
D)  Sherry Ortner 
E)  Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo 
A)  Annette Weiner 
B)  Ruth Benedict 
C)  Louise Lamphere 
D)  Sherry Ortner 
E)  Michelle Zimbalist Rosaldo

The primary aim of ethnoscience is to:

What did the use of participant observation contribute to the New Hope Antipoverty Program?

Postmodernists emphasize:

Boas called for a moratorium on theorizing.

Cultural materialism:

The British diffusionists maintained that all cultural features,wherever they may be found,had their origins in Britain.

Evolutionary theory is an inductive approach to societies and diversity.

Cultural materialism:

The functionalist concept of universal function means:

Leslie White and Julian Steward developed the theory of:

What is cultural materialism? How does its position and methodology differ from the postmodern approach?

What is the primary contribution of interpretive anthropology?

Compare and contrast cultural materialism with postmodernism.How would the same culture be approached differently by anthropologists holding these different points of view?

What three aspects do cultural materialists consider the most important parts of cultural systems?

In the Cross-Cultural Miscue in your textbook,the word "parallel" is presented from an ethnoscientific point of view. What does the word "parallel" mean to most Japanese?

Which of the following is a primary weakness of French Structuralism?

There are several significant differences between functionalism and structural functionalism.Discuss these differences and then discuss why these theories are considered part of the same theoretical school of thought.

Boas trained nearly the entire first generation of American anthropologists,including:

What was Margaret Mead attempting to demonstrate in her research among the Arapesh,Tchambuli,and Mundugumor of New Guinea?

Which of the following anthropologists is not associated with the school of Feminist Anthropology which emerged in the 1960s and 1970s?

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

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Exam 4: The Growth of Anthropological Theory

The primary aim of ethnoscience is to:

What did the use of participant observation contribute to the New Hope Antipoverty Program?

Postmodernists emphasize:

Boas called for a moratorium on theorizing.

Cultural materialism:

The British diffusionists maintained that all cultural features,wherever they may be found,had their origins in Britain.

Evolutionary theory is an inductive approach to societies and diversity.

Cultural materialism:

The functionalist concept of universal function means:

Leslie White and Julian Steward developed the theory of:

What is cultural materialism? How does its position and methodology differ from the postmodern approach?

What is the primary contribution of interpretive anthropology?

Compare and contrast cultural materialism with postmodernism.How would the same culture be approached differently by anthropologists holding these different points of view?

What three aspects do cultural materialists consider the most important parts of cultural systems?

In the Cross-Cultural Miscue in your textbook,the word "parallel" is presented from an ethnoscientific point of view. What does the word "parallel" mean to most Japanese?

Which of the following is a primary weakness of French Structuralism?

There are several significant differences between functionalism and structural functionalism.Discuss these differences and then discuss why these theories are considered part of the same theoretical school of thought.

Boas trained nearly the entire first generation of American anthropologists,including:

What was Margaret Mead attempting to demonstrate in her research among the Arapesh,Tchambuli,and Mundugumor of New Guinea?

Which of the following anthropologists is not associated with the school of Feminist Anthropology which emerged in the 1960s and 1970s?

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

Filters