Question 1

An emic approach to the study of culture is one that emphasizes:

Accepted Answer

A) The description of a culture from the point of view of a member of the culture. 
B) The comparison of similar parts of different cultures. 
C) The study of the ecological adaptation of a culture. 
D) Ethnocentrism and cultural relativism. 
E) The search for general laws or principles that can be applied to all human cultures. 
A) The description of a culture from the point of view of a member of the culture. 
B) The comparison of similar parts of different cultures. 
C) The study of the ecological adaptation of a culture. 
D) Ethnocentrism and cultural relativism. 
E) The search for general laws or principles that can be applied to all human cultures. A

Question 2

Genetic studies indicate:

Accepted Answer

A) Individual differences are greater than the sum of differences between groups. 
B) Racial differences can be substantiated genetically. 
C) Traits such as skin color are reliable means of classifying people. 
D) Race is a biological construct and is useful only in science. 
E) It is possible to determine how closely two individuals are related based on observable features. 
A) Individual differences are greater than the sum of differences between groups. 
B) Racial differences can be substantiated genetically. 
C) Traits such as skin color are reliable means of classifying people. 
D) Race is a biological construct and is useful only in science. 
E) It is possible to determine how closely two individuals are related based on observable features. A

Question 3

What does J.Christopher Kovats-Bernat mean by the concept of "mutual responsibility" under ethnographic conditions of violence?

Accepted Answer

He means that both the anthropologist and informant must protect and support each other in order to do work under such challenging situations.

Question 4

How do anthropologists define "indigenous persons"?

Accepted Answer

They are members of societies

Question 5

Based on mathematical models of migration and genealogy,when do scientists believe that all contemporary humans most recently shared a common ancestor?

Accepted Answer

Humans shared a comm

Question 6

Race is an important social fact but the big differences among human beings are the result of culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The current un-contacted population of the world is probably around:

Accepted Answer

A) Zero. 
B) 1,000. 
C) 10,000. 
D) 100,000. 
E) 1,000,000. 
A) Zero. 
B) 1,000. 
C) 10,000. 
D) 100,000. 
E) 1,000,000.

Question 8

Which of the following best illustrates why applied anthropology is important today?

Accepted Answer

A) It helps us understand which cultures are superior. 
B) It contributes to our understanding of the evolution of human beings. 
C) It provides new forms of technology and new ways of coordinating populations. 
D) It creates the basis for world peace. 
E) It opens up new perspectives and insights in understanding our human differences. 
A) It helps us understand which cultures are superior. 
B) It contributes to our understanding of the evolution of human beings. 
C) It provides new forms of technology and new ways of coordinating populations. 
D) It creates the basis for world peace. 
E) It opens up new perspectives and insights in understanding our human differences.

Question 9

All of the following are ways that globalization has affected anthropology except:

Accepted Answer

A) Anthropologists have become increasingly more politically engaged with indigenous peoples. 
B) Anthropologists have become more active in social action to defend minority populations. 
C) Anthropologists today are more focused on studying relationships and exchanges between populations. 
D) Studies today are more holistic and tend to focus on the particular and specific characteristics of the societies in which the anthropologist is researching. 
E) Anthropologists frequently collaborate with those they study in order to better represent the culture and its changes. 
A) Anthropologists have become increasingly more politically engaged with indigenous peoples. 
B) Anthropologists have become more active in social action to defend minority populations. 
C) Anthropologists today are more focused on studying relationships and exchanges between populations. 
D) Studies today are more holistic and tend to focus on the particular and specific characteristics of the societies in which the anthropologist is researching. 
E) Anthropologists frequently collaborate with those they study in order to better represent the culture and its changes.

Question 10

Psychiatry has been a frequent subject of medical anthropology.One critical finding is:

Accepted Answer

A) The Freudian model of psychoanalysis is appropriate to all cultures universally. 
B) People in all cultures experience universal psycho-sexual stages of development. 
C) Schizophrenics are considered ill in Western cultures but are considered religiously enlightened in other cultures. 
D) Doctors are most frequently trained to treat mental disease as a result of either biological dysfunction or psychosocial factors but not both. 
E) Mental illness is always caused by social factors,but because of the influence of drug companies,doctors are reluctant to believe this finding. 
A) The Freudian model of psychoanalysis is appropriate to all cultures universally. 
B) People in all cultures experience universal psycho-sexual stages of development. 
C) Schizophrenics are considered ill in Western cultures but are considered religiously enlightened in other cultures. 
D) Doctors are most frequently trained to treat mental disease as a result of either biological dysfunction or psychosocial factors but not both. 
E) Mental illness is always caused by social factors,but because of the influence of drug companies,doctors are reluctant to believe this finding.

Question 11

What is the current world population,and approximately how many people are considered "un-contacted" by industrialized cultures?

Accepted Answer

The world population is approx

Question 12

Today,in an effort to better understand the foundations of violence,anthropologists tend to remain as politically and socially isolated as possible during fieldwork.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Applied anthropologists are usually trained in one of the four primary subdisciplines.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Medical anthropologists work in other cultures but are rarely focused on healthcare in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What is ethnography?

Accepted Answer

A) It is the reconstruction of past cultures based on material remains. 
B) It is the scientific study of the concept of culture and adaptation. 
C) It is the process of doing qualitative,fieldwork-based research. 
D) It is the protection and exhibition of cultural resources. 
E) It is the process of seeking laws and general principles that govern cultural phenomena. 
A) It is the reconstruction of past cultures based on material remains. 
B) It is the scientific study of the concept of culture and adaptation. 
C) It is the process of doing qualitative,fieldwork-based research. 
D) It is the protection and exhibition of cultural resources. 
E) It is the process of seeking laws and general principles that govern cultural phenomena.

Question 16

How is cultural relativism different from ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

While ethnocentrism is the belief that o

Question 17

What is the study of paleoanthropology?

Accepted Answer

It is the study in which anthr

Question 18

Which of the following problems would an applied anthropologist be most likely to study?

Accepted Answer

A) The ways in which families are organized to carry out the basic tasks of farming in agricultural societies. 
B) The ways in which health care delivery to American minority communities might be improved. 
C) The ways in which a society's religious beliefs relate to its artwork. 
D) The relationship between the language members of a culture speak and the ways in which they understand the world. 
E) The percentage of goods and practices in a culture that have their origins in a different culture. 
A) The ways in which families are organized to carry out the basic tasks of farming in agricultural societies. 
B) The ways in which health care delivery to American minority communities might be improved. 
C) The ways in which a society's religious beliefs relate to its artwork. 
D) The relationship between the language members of a culture speak and the ways in which they understand the world. 
E) The percentage of goods and practices in a culture that have their origins in a different culture.

Question 19

How is anthropology different from other social science disciplines as far as occupational skills today?

Accepted Answer

It focuses on understanding other groups

Question 20

Anthropology degrees lead to about the same job prospects as other liberal arts degrees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

An emic approach to the study of culture is one that emphasizes:

Genetic studies indicate:

What does J.Christopher Kovats-Bernat mean by the concept of "mutual responsibility" under ethnographic conditions of violence?

How do anthropologists define "indigenous persons"?

Based on mathematical models of migration and genealogy,when do scientists believe that all contemporary humans most recently shared a common ancestor?

Race is an important social fact but the big differences among human beings are the result of culture.

The current un-contacted population of the world is probably around:

Which of the following best illustrates why applied anthropology is important today?

All of the following are ways that globalization has affected anthropology except:

Psychiatry has been a frequent subject of medical anthropology.One critical finding is:

What is the current world population,and approximately how many people are considered "un-contacted" by industrialized cultures?

Today,in an effort to better understand the foundations of violence,anthropologists tend to remain as politically and socially isolated as possible during fieldwork.

Applied anthropologists are usually trained in one of the four primary subdisciplines.

Medical anthropologists work in other cultures but are rarely focused on healthcare in the United States.

What is ethnography?

How is cultural relativism different from ethnocentrism?

What is the study of paleoanthropology?

Which of the following problems would an applied anthropologist be most likely to study?

How is anthropology different from other social science disciplines as far as occupational skills today?

Anthropology degrees lead to about the same job prospects as other liberal arts degrees.

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

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Exam 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity

An emic approach to the study of culture is one that emphasizes:

Genetic studies indicate:

What does J.Christopher Kovats-Bernat mean by the concept of "mutual responsibility" under ethnographic conditions of violence?

How do anthropologists define "indigenous persons"?

Based on mathematical models of migration and genealogy,when do scientists believe that all contemporary humans most recently shared a common ancestor?

Race is an important social fact but the big differences among human beings are the result of culture.

The current un-contacted population of the world is probably around:

Which of the following best illustrates why applied anthropology is important today?

All of the following are ways that globalization has affected anthropology except:

Psychiatry has been a frequent subject of medical anthropology.One critical finding is:

What is the current world population,and approximately how many people are considered "un-contacted" by industrialized cultures?

Today,in an effort to better understand the foundations of violence,anthropologists tend to remain as politically and socially isolated as possible during fieldwork.

Applied anthropologists are usually trained in one of the four primary subdisciplines.

Medical anthropologists work in other cultures but are rarely focused on healthcare in the United States.

What is ethnography?

How is cultural relativism different from ethnocentrism?

What is the study of paleoanthropology?

Which of the following problems would an applied anthropologist be most likely to study?

How is anthropology different from other social science disciplines as far as occupational skills today?

Anthropology degrees lead to about the same job prospects as other liberal arts degrees.

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

Filters