Exam 1: The Essence of Anthropology

How do linguistic anthropologists contribute to our understanding of the human past?

All of the following are features of discourse studied by sociolinguists except:

Linguistic Anthropologists are interested in both spoken and written language.

What is the name of the organization that oversees a code of ethics for anthropological research?

How would you define a holistic perspective?

How is paleoanthropology unique among evolutionary studies?

Discuss how the process of globalization affects fieldwork in contemporary societies. What challenges meet the anthropologist of today that might now have played as central a role 100 years ago?

Open-ended conversations in ethnographic research are called _______________.

What are key consultants?

Human evolutionary studies are also known as _________________.

Why do ethnographers frequently utilize key consultants?

What is reflexivity and why do anthropologists utilize it?

Define globalization.

Which of the following describes how anthropologists study culture:

Comparative cross-cultural research is called _______________.

An explanation supported by a reliable body of data is called a:

Paleoanthropology can best be described as the study of:

When available, historical documents are always preferred to the study of material remains.

Physical anthropologists examine the biological mechanisms of growth as well as the impact of ________________ on the growth process.

In the United States, most archaeological fieldwork is carried out as __________ .