Question 1

Discuss the debate about relativism within anthropology.

Accepted Answer

The debate about relativism within anthr

Question 2

Most anthropologists agree that female circumcision (cutting off a girl's clitoris) is wrong no matter what the circumstances.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Fieldwork is one important basis of anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Validity means:

Accepted Answer

A)  you are always right 
B)  something is logical 
C)  you are measuring what you think you are measuring 
D)  the church agrees with you 
E)  it's been passed into law 
A)  you are always right 
B)  something is logical 
C)  you are measuring what you think you are measuring 
D)  the church agrees with you 
E)  it's been passed into law

Question 5

Relativism has to do with:

Accepted Answer

A)  kinship 
B)  nepotism 
C)  corruption 
D)  favoritism 
E)  none of the above 
A)  kinship 
B)  nepotism 
C)  corruption 
D)  favoritism 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

Name two principles that science depends on:

Accepted Answer

validity
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Question 7

Ethnography:

Accepted Answer

A)  can be done in a library 
B)  is based on detailed local description 
C)  is the same as hanging out 
D)  is what the census bureau does 
E)  is based on ethnocentrism 
A)  can be done in a library 
B)  is based on detailed local description 
C)  is the same as hanging out 
D)  is what the census bureau does 
E)  is based on ethnocentrism

Question 8

Anthropology can never be scientific.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Elements in a system don't necessarily affect one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Anthropology overlaps with:

Accepted Answer

A)  history 
B)  biology 
C)  linguistics 
D)  evolution 
E)  all of the above 
A)  history 
B)  biology 
C)  linguistics 
D)  evolution 
E)  all of the above

Question 11

Archaeology is about:

Accepted Answer

A)  holism 
B)  biology 
C)  how things from the past continue in contemporary cultures 
D)  material evidence of the past 
E)  none of the above 
A)  holism 
B)  biology 
C)  how things from the past continue in contemporary cultures 
D)  material evidence of the past 
E)  none of the above

Question 12

Ethnography means ways of knowing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Comparative means you consider:

Accepted Answer

A)  only certified examples 
B)  only similarities 
C)  only differences 
D)  both certified and uncertified examples 
E)  both similarities and differences 
A)  only certified examples 
B)  only similarities 
C)  only differences 
D)  both certified and uncertified examples 
E)  both similarities and differences

Question 14

Ethnocentrism:

Accepted Answer

A)  makes accurate description impossible 
B)  is characteristic of all cultures 
C)  is natural 
D)  is difficult to combat 
E)  all of the above 
A)  makes accurate description impossible 
B)  is characteristic of all cultures 
C)  is natural 
D)  is difficult to combat 
E)  all of the above

Question 15

Most anthropologists agree that female circumcision (cutting off a girl's clitoris) is okay as long as it is done in a sterile place.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

All societies have some institutions that we can call a state.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Ethical relativity means:

Accepted Answer

A)  we can't say anything about right and wrong 
B)  we don't think less of people with a different sense of ethics 
C)  we must accept everything that people do as right 
D)  it's not polite to discuss things that we think are wrong 
E)  you can't change things anyway 
A)  we can't say anything about right and wrong 
B)  we don't think less of people with a different sense of ethics 
C)  we must accept everything that people do as right 
D)  it's not polite to discuss things that we think are wrong 
E)  you can't change things anyway

Question 18

A system is:

Accepted Answer

A)  a set of elements 
B)  connected together 
C)  linked so that if you change one aspect of it, you also change the others 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above 
A)  a set of elements 
B)  connected together 
C)  linked so that if you change one aspect of it, you also change the others 
D)  all of the above 
E)  none of the above

Question 19

If we believe in cultural relativity we can't try to change anything.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Anthropology is the only discipline that is holistic, comparative and ethnographic.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Discuss the debate about relativism within anthropology.

Most anthropologists agree that female circumcision (cutting off a girl's clitoris) is wrong no matter what the circumstances.

Fieldwork is one important basis of anthropology.

Validity means:

Relativism has to do with:

Name two principles that science depends on:

Ethnography:

Anthropology can never be scientific.

Elements in a system don't necessarily affect one another.

Anthropology overlaps with:

Archaeology is about:

Ethnography means ways of knowing.

Comparative means you consider:

Ethnocentrism:

Most anthropologists agree that female circumcision (cutting off a girl's clitoris) is okay as long as it is done in a sterile place.

All societies have some institutions that we can call a state.

Ethical relativity means:

A system is:

If we believe in cultural relativity we can't try to change anything.

Anthropology is the only discipline that is holistic, comparative and ethnographic.

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How States Work

The Anthropology of Religion

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Exam 1: Science Basics

Discuss the debate about relativism within anthropology.

Most anthropologists agree that female circumcision (cutting off a girl's clitoris) is wrong no matter what the circumstances.

Fieldwork is one important basis of anthropology.

Validity means:

Relativism has to do with:

Name two principles that science depends on:

Ethnography:

Anthropology can never be scientific.

Elements in a system don't necessarily affect one another.

Anthropology overlaps with:

Archaeology is about:

Ethnography means ways of knowing.

Comparative means you consider:

Ethnocentrism:

Most anthropologists agree that female circumcision (cutting off a girl's clitoris) is okay as long as it is done in a sterile place.

All societies have some institutions that we can call a state.

Ethical relativity means:

A system is:

If we believe in cultural relativity we can't try to change anything.

Anthropology is the only discipline that is holistic, comparative and ethnographic.

Human Variation: Race and Gender

From Inside and Out

An Anthropological Approach to Economics

Political Systems

Stratification Without a State: Medieval Iceland

How States Work

The Anthropology of Religion

Political Economy

Class

Back to the Land

Global Processes, Local Systems

Connecting the People to the System

Anthropology Goes to Work

The End Is Near

Filters