Exam 1: The Essence of Anthropology

The backbone of anthropological fieldwork is the code of ethics that a researcher utilizes. Why do you think ethical considerations are paramount when working with human subjects? Present and discuss at least two cases of ethical dilemmas that a researcher might possibly encounter in a fieldsite.

The term "prehistory" refers to a period in which:

The identification of human skeletal remains is the primary focus of:

Genetic analysis indicates that the first human ancestors originated:

Compare the different beliefs about the body in reference to harvesting organs in North America and Japan?

__________ anthropology can be used to solve practical problems.

The Garbage Project is an example of contemporary _______________.

Franz Boas found that one of the major differences between first-generation immigrants to the United States and their children was in the area of:

Name the four fields of Anthropology.

Studies of growth and development can provide data on the evolutionary history of humans.

Participant observation means that the anthropologist should be involved in everything that a cultural group does in order to study them.

Compare and contrast the types of information that an archaeologist and paleoanthropologist would be likely to get from an artifact versus a fossil.

A North American researcher disapproving of Japanese resistance to organ transplantation is an example of culture-bound theory.

What kinds of information can forensic anthropologists gather from human skeletal remains?

All of the following are important aspects of study in the Garbage Project except:

Applied physical anthropologists routinely use their expertise in all of the following areas except:

Which of the following is not a common practice within applied anthropology?

All humans are members of the same species.

NAGPRA is an acronym that stands for Native American Graves Protection and Return Act.

One aspect that makes anthropology unique among social sciences is its traditional focus on: