Question 1

________ influences what people consider unthinkable or undoable thoughts, which leads to the establishment of "natural truths" among a group of people.

Accepted Answer

A)  The hegemony of ideas 
B)  Biological need 
C)  Cultural relativism 
D)  Unilineal cultural evolution 
E)  Structural functionalism 
A)  The hegemony of ideas 
B)  Biological need 
C)  Cultural relativism 
D)  Unilineal cultural evolution 
E)  Structural functionalism

Question 2

Anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1979) is best known for her research regarding the seeming sexual freedom and experimentation of young women in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Tonga. 
B)  Fiji. 
C)  Cambodia. 
D)  Papua New Guinea. 
E)  Samoa. 
A)  Tonga. 
B)  Fiji. 
C)  Cambodia. 
D)  Papua New Guinea. 
E)  Samoa.

Question 3

Early anthropologists suggested that all cultures would naturally evolve through the same sequence of stages, a concept known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  American historical particularism. 
B)  British structural functionalism. 
C)  American cultural meaning. 
D)  American cultural interpretivism. 
E)  unilineal cultural evolution. 
A)  American historical particularism. 
B)  British structural functionalism. 
C)  American cultural meaning. 
D)  American cultural interpretivism. 
E)  unilineal cultural evolution.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Humans genetically inherit culture via natural biological processes. 
B)  The process of learning culture is unique to humans. 
C)  Culture can only be learned through the teaching of cultural institutions. 
D)  Humans learn culture throughout their lives. 
E)  Humans only learn culture during the period from late infancy through adolescence. 
A)  Humans genetically inherit culture via natural biological processes. 
B)  The process of learning culture is unique to humans. 
C)  Culture can only be learned through the teaching of cultural institutions. 
D)  Humans learn culture throughout their lives. 
E)  Humans only learn culture during the period from late infancy through adolescence.

Question 5

Which of the following industries is key in arousing our desires for goods and services?

Accepted Answer

A)  banking 
B)  economics 
C)  advertising 
D)  manufacturing 
E)  service 
A)  banking 
B)  economics 
C)  advertising 
D)  manufacturing 
E)  service

________ influences what people consider unthinkable or undoable thoughts, which leads to the establishment of "natural truths" among a group of people.

Anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1979) is best known for her research regarding the seeming sexual freedom and experimentation of young women in:

Early anthropologists suggested that all cultures would naturally evolve through the same sequence of stages, a concept known as:

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following industries is key in arousing our desires for goods and services?

Anthropology in a Global Age

Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Human Origins

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Gender

Sexuality

Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Class and Inequality

The Global Economy

Migration

Politics and Power

Religion

Health and Illness

Art and Media

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Exam 2: Culture

________ influences what people consider unthinkable or undoable thoughts, which leads to the establishment of "natural truths" among a group of people.

Anthropologist Margaret Mead (1901-1979) is best known for her research regarding the seeming sexual freedom and experimentation of young women in:

Early anthropologists suggested that all cultures would naturally evolve through the same sequence of stages, a concept known as:

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following industries is key in arousing our desires for goods and services?

Anthropology in a Global Age

Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Human Origins

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Gender

Sexuality

Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Class and Inequality

The Global Economy

Migration

Politics and Power

Religion

Health and Illness

Art and Media

Filters