Question 1

Language is a human symbol system for communication,but it is not considered a means of cultural transmission.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

When ethnocentrism becomes very marked and begins to target a specific ethnic group,it can lead to:

Accepted Answer

A) Bureaucratization. 
B) Racism. 
C) Cultural relativism. 
D) Moral superiority. 
A) Bureaucratization. 
B) Racism. 
C) Cultural relativism. 
D) Moral superiority.

Question 3

Anthropologists have never discovered a valid and consistent way of dividing humanity into a fixed number of races.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Anthropologists only study contemporary,living peoples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What do archaeologists study?

Accepted Answer

Archaeologists study

Question 6

Cultural relativism is the perceptual bias that prevents us from seeing the logic in other cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Describe,analyze,and explain different cultures. 
B) Increase the level of culture in particular human societies. 
C) Place large numbers of cultural anthropologists in political offices. 
D) Determine the direction of human evolution. 
E) Preserve world heritage for future generations. 
A) Describe,analyze,and explain different cultures. 
B) Increase the level of culture in particular human societies. 
C) Place large numbers of cultural anthropologists in political offices. 
D) Determine the direction of human evolution. 
E) Preserve world heritage for future generations.

Question 8

A critical insight of medical anthropology is that:

Accepted Answer

A) Disease and medicine never exist independently from culture. 
B) Diseases are universal,biological entities and have little relation to culture. 
C) There is a single,universal medical model that is applicable to all cultures. 
D) Although diseases may have different names and different treatments in different cultures,the same diseases are present in all cultures. 
E) Traditional cultures have a greater number of diseases that modern medicine considers "psychological" than does modern culture. 
A) Disease and medicine never exist independently from culture. 
B) Diseases are universal,biological entities and have little relation to culture. 
C) There is a single,universal medical model that is applicable to all cultures. 
D) Although diseases may have different names and different treatments in different cultures,the same diseases are present in all cultures. 
E) Traditional cultures have a greater number of diseases that modern medicine considers "psychological" than does modern culture.

Question 9

Distinguish between the emic and etic perspectives.

Accepted Answer

Emic perspective seeks to understand a c

Question 10

Anthropologists believe that there is no such thing as a cultural universal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A primary contribution of urban archaeologists is the development of:

Accepted Answer

A) New architecture based on traditional designs. 
B) New methods of city governance. 
C) New knowledge about people who resided at the site. 
D) New insights into agriculture. 
E) New information about traditional Native American lifestyles. 
A) New architecture based on traditional designs. 
B) New methods of city governance. 
C) New knowledge about people who resided at the site. 
D) New insights into agriculture. 
E) New information about traditional Native American lifestyles.

Question 12

One important use of applied archaeology mentioned in the text is:

Accepted Answer

A) To settle border disputes between modern nations. 
B) To prove the fundamental truths of evolution. 
C) To demonstrate the ancient presence of humans in the Americas and in China. 
D) To demonstrate that no Europeans were present in North America before Columbus. 
E) To increase agricultural yields by revitalizing ancient irrigation techniques. 
A) To settle border disputes between modern nations. 
B) To prove the fundamental truths of evolution. 
C) To demonstrate the ancient presence of humans in the Americas and in China. 
D) To demonstrate that no Europeans were present in North America before Columbus. 
E) To increase agricultural yields by revitalizing ancient irrigation techniques.

Question 13

Traits such as skin color,hair color and texture,and nose shape are often chosen to determine race because:

Accepted Answer

A) They are easily visible. 
B) They are the most important to human cultures. 
C) They determine physical attractiveness and hence mating behavior. 
D) They have greater biological importance than other traits (regardless of their other cultural importance). 
E) They occur in more consistent,predictable ways than other traits. 
A) They are easily visible. 
B) They are the most important to human cultures. 
C) They determine physical attractiveness and hence mating behavior. 
D) They have greater biological importance than other traits (regardless of their other cultural importance). 
E) They occur in more consistent,predictable ways than other traits.

Question 14

What distinguishes anthropology from other academic disciplines?

Accepted Answer

Anthropology attempts to compr

Question 15

Define ethnocentrism and explain how it can be maladaptive.

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is judging other cultures

Question 16

The American Anthropological Association's current Code of Ethics has worked well in situations of violence and political danger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Cultural relativism requires that:

Accepted Answer

A) All cultures be seen as equally good. 
B) All cultures be seen as equally self-serving. 
C) All cultures be measured against our own. 
D) An individual must give up his/her culture in order to understand another culture. 
E) Values and customs be understood in terms of the culture of which they are a part. 
A) All cultures be seen as equally good. 
B) All cultures be seen as equally self-serving. 
C) All cultures be measured against our own. 
D) An individual must give up his/her culture in order to understand another culture. 
E) Values and customs be understood in terms of the culture of which they are a part.

Question 18

In Anthropology,the concept of race:

Accepted Answer

A) Has been found to be inadequate for scientifically meaningful classification of humans. 
B) Has great scientific utility but no political implication. 
C) Is agreed on by both biological and cultural anthropologists to be very useful in analyzing human behavior. 
D) Is outmoded as there are no patterned biological differences in the human species. 
E) Is no different from racism. 
A) Has been found to be inadequate for scientifically meaningful classification of humans. 
B) Has great scientific utility but no political implication. 
C) Is agreed on by both biological and cultural anthropologists to be very useful in analyzing human behavior. 
D) Is outmoded as there are no patterned biological differences in the human species. 
E) Is no different from racism.

Question 19

Your textbook argues that multiculturalism:

Accepted Answer

A) Should be embraced by all Americans. 
B) Should be resisted by all who fear the passing of the American Way of Life. 
C) Is inevitable in an increasingly globalized world. 
D) Exposes a fundamental truth about the nature of human societies and cultures. 
E) Is dangerous to every culture but is also ultimately unstoppable. 
A) Should be embraced by all Americans. 
B) Should be resisted by all who fear the passing of the American Way of Life. 
C) Is inevitable in an increasingly globalized world. 
D) Exposes a fundamental truth about the nature of human societies and cultures. 
E) Is dangerous to every culture but is also ultimately unstoppable.

Question 20

Ethnocentrism is always bad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Language is a human symbol system for communication,but it is not considered a means of cultural transmission.

When ethnocentrism becomes very marked and begins to target a specific ethnic group,it can lead to:

Anthropologists have never discovered a valid and consistent way of dividing humanity into a fixed number of races.

Anthropologists only study contemporary,living peoples.

What do archaeologists study?

Cultural relativism is the perceptual bias that prevents us from seeing the logic in other cultures.

One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to:

A critical insight of medical anthropology is that:

Distinguish between the emic and etic perspectives.

Anthropologists believe that there is no such thing as a cultural universal.

A primary contribution of urban archaeologists is the development of:

One important use of applied archaeology mentioned in the text is:

Traits such as skin color,hair color and texture,and nose shape are often chosen to determine race because:

What distinguishes anthropology from other academic disciplines?

Define ethnocentrism and explain how it can be maladaptive.

The American Anthropological Association's current Code of Ethics has worked well in situations of violence and political danger.

Cultural relativism requires that:

In Anthropology,the concept of race:

Your textbook argues that multiculturalism:

Ethnocentrism is always bad.

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

Language is a human symbol system for communication,but it is not considered a means of cultural transmission.

When ethnocentrism becomes very marked and begins to target a specific ethnic group,it can lead to:

Anthropologists have never discovered a valid and consistent way of dividing humanity into a fixed number of races.

Anthropologists only study contemporary,living peoples.

What do archaeologists study?

Cultural relativism is the perceptual bias that prevents us from seeing the logic in other cultures.

One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to:

A critical insight of medical anthropology is that:

Distinguish between the emic and etic perspectives.

Anthropologists believe that there is no such thing as a cultural universal.

A primary contribution of urban archaeologists is the development of:

One important use of applied archaeology mentioned in the text is:

Traits such as skin color,hair color and texture,and nose shape are often chosen to determine race because:

What distinguishes anthropology from other academic disciplines?

Define ethnocentrism and explain how it can be maladaptive.

The American Anthropological Association's current Code of Ethics has worked well in situations of violence and political danger.

Cultural relativism requires that:

In Anthropology,the concept of race:

Your textbook argues that multiculturalism:

Ethnocentrism is always bad.

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