Exam 3: Culture and the Individual

Which types of games are most likely to be found in politically complex and socially stratified societies?

The Japanese concept of self is often described as __________.

Why did 20th-century anthropologists become interested in psychology?

Which of the following factors could affect the temperament of a newborn infant?

Why are foraging societies more able than other groups to emphasize individual initiative in children?

Cross-cultural research on parental acceptance and rejection found that children who are not treated affectionately by their parents tend to be __________.

When considering cross-cultural concepts of self, Melford Spiro pointed out that __________.

What assumption of psychological development was called into question by Bronislaw Malinowski, based on his research with Trobriands?

What is one possible factor in the observation that boys tend to be more aggressive than girls?

How have women been agents of change in a patriarchal Chinese society?

What is an adaptational explanation for the very quick responses of parents in preindustrial societies?

Which of the following factors is most likely to be associated with more nurturant children?

What personality trait can be predicted by a person's level of schooling?

One study of Guatemalan children found less anxiety and more involvement in play after the children were given __________.

Which anthropological term may be used in place of socialization?

American parents __________.

How can individual people act as agents of cultural change? Choose any counter-culture movement and explain what impact this small group of people had on its wider culture.

The idea that an understanding of personality might help us explain connections between primary and secondary institutions is called __________.

Consider these two contemporary American parenting styles. In more traditional parenting, baby is put to sleep alone in her own room, encouraged to self-soothe, and fed on a schedule. In the attachment parenting style, baby is fed on demand, sleeps in the parents' bed, and her cries are attended to quickly. Based on your understanding of the anthropology of childhood, what behaviors or values do you believe these two groups of parents wish to instill in their children? Explain your answer.

Most studies of __________ thinking have found __________ evidence of such thinking in non-Western populations.