Question 1

Applying one's own cultural standards of value,worth,and morality to another culture is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnocentrism. 
B) Participant observation. 
C) Cultural relativism. 
D) Ethnography. 
E) Postmodernism. 
A) Ethnocentrism. 
B) Participant observation. 
C) Cultural relativism. 
D) Ethnography. 
E) Postmodernism.

Question 2

In place of the artificially controlled laboratory,anthropologists rely primarily on:

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnography and collaborative research. 
B) Cross-cultural comparison and life histories. 
C) Ethnology and mapping. 
D) Ethnography and cross-cultural comparison. 
E) Life histories and mapping. 
A) Ethnography and collaborative research. 
B) Cross-cultural comparison and life histories. 
C) Ethnology and mapping. 
D) Ethnography and cross-cultural comparison. 
E) Life histories and mapping.

Question 3

Most anthropological data comes in the form of extensive field notes,audio recordings,and photographs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The research of Bronislaw Malinowski focuses on the concept of __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The research of Bronislaw Malinowski focuses on...

Question 5

The function of an Institutional Review Board (IRB)is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Certify and approve departments of anthropology. 
B) Suggest disciplinary actions against researchers who violate ethical standards. 
C) Approve,monitor,and review all university research involving human subjects. 
D) Review articles submitted to academic journals prior to publication. 
E) Fund anthropological research. 
A) Certify and approve departments of anthropology. 
B) Suggest disciplinary actions against researchers who violate ethical standards. 
C) Approve,monitor,and review all university research involving human subjects. 
D) Review articles submitted to academic journals prior to publication. 
E) Fund anthropological research.

Question 6

Anthropologists rarely work with groups of more than 50 individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following has been a hallmark of American anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnocentrism. 
B) Ethnology. 
C) Participant observation. 
D) Multiculturalism. 
E) Holism. 
A) Ethnocentrism. 
B) Ethnology. 
C) Participant observation. 
D) Multiculturalism. 
E) Holism.

Question 8

Anthropologists working for government and industry often conduct secret research and this poses no ethical challenges to the discipline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which theoretical approach argues that no knowledge is objective and all knowledge is influenced by the observer's own culture,social position,and gender?

Accepted Answer

A) Native anthropology. 
B) Feminist anthropology. 
C) Postmodernism. 
D) Transcendental ethnography. 
E) Collaborative ethnography. 
A) Native anthropology. 
B) Feminist anthropology. 
C) Postmodernism. 
D) Transcendental ethnography. 
E) Collaborative ethnography.

Question 10

Vincent Lyon-Callo's work with homeless people stresses:

Accepted Answer

A) The structural causes of homelessness. 
B) Incorrect beliefs about the homeless among members of the middle class. 
C) The stories and life histories of homeless people. 
D) The techniques the homeless use to survive in urban areas. 
E) Drug and alcohol use among homeless. 
A) The structural causes of homelessness. 
B) Incorrect beliefs about the homeless among members of the middle class. 
C) The stories and life histories of homeless people. 
D) The techniques the homeless use to survive in urban areas. 
E) Drug and alcohol use among homeless.

Question 11

Why did anthropology pay little attention to women prior to the 1970s? All of the following are correct except:

Accepted Answer

A) Anthropologists assumed that men's activities were political and more important than women's activities,which were domestic. 
B) Many anthropologists assumed that men represented women as well and there was no need to study these as separate genders. 
C) The majority of practicing anthropologists was male and had little access to working with women in other societies. 
D) Anthropologists were all male and there were no women available to study other women. 
E) Men's roles were much more public and were more easily studied. 
A) Anthropologists assumed that men's activities were political and more important than women's activities,which were domestic. 
B) Many anthropologists assumed that men represented women as well and there was no need to study these as separate genders. 
C) The majority of practicing anthropologists was male and had little access to working with women in other societies. 
D) Anthropologists were all male and there were no women available to study other women. 
E) Men's roles were much more public and were more easily studied.

Question 12

What is a "native" anthropologist?

Accepted Answer

It is an anthropolog

Question 13

Informed consent involves all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Anthropologists must be involved in a dynamic discussion with participants in order to explain the significance of informed consent. 
B) Individuals should understand the risks and benefits inherent in the research. 
C) Participants must sign a witnessed contract with the anthropologist indicating that they approve of the research study. 
D) Participants must understand how the research data is likely to affect them. 
E) Individuals must be free to decide if they want to participate. 
A) Anthropologists must be involved in a dynamic discussion with participants in order to explain the significance of informed consent. 
B) Individuals should understand the risks and benefits inherent in the research. 
C) Participants must sign a witnessed contract with the anthropologist indicating that they approve of the research study. 
D) Participants must understand how the research data is likely to affect them. 
E) Individuals must be free to decide if they want to participate.

Question 14

In anthropology,the issue of human rights:

Accepted Answer

A) Is not relevant,because anthropologists believe in cultural relativism. 
B) Can be difficult,as different cultures define rights differently. 
C) Is at the forefront of doing anthropological research,as researchers are not allowed to work in countries where there is warfare. 
D) Is not important,because there are no inalienable human rights. 
E) Prevents anthropologists from doing research overseas. 
A) Is not relevant,because anthropologists believe in cultural relativism. 
B) Can be difficult,as different cultures define rights differently. 
C) Is at the forefront of doing anthropological research,as researchers are not allowed to work in countries where there is warfare. 
D) Is not important,because there are no inalienable human rights. 
E) Prevents anthropologists from doing research overseas.

Question 15

What is the name of the organization that maintains a statement of ethical guidelines for anthropologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Association for American Anthropologists. 
B) American Anthropological Institute. 
C) American Anthropological Association. 
D) Anthropological Ethics Institute. 
E) American Association of Anthropologists. 
A) Association for American Anthropologists. 
B) American Anthropological Institute. 
C) American Anthropological Association. 
D) Anthropological Ethics Institute. 
E) American Association of Anthropologists.

Question 16

Lewis Henry Morgan and Edward Tylor classified small-scale societies as:

Accepted Answer

A) Savage. 
B) Barbarian. 
C) Primitive. 
D) Childlike. 
E) Civilized. 
A) Savage. 
B) Barbarian. 
C) Primitive. 
D) Childlike. 
E) Civilized.

Question 17

All of the following are ethical concerns raised by anthropologists who work in military projects such as Human Terrain Systems (HTS)except:

Accepted Answer

A) Inability to obtain informed consent. 
B) Inability to keep the confidentiality of informants. 
C) Secretive nature of so much of the research data. 
D) Safety of informants. 
E) Inability to pay the informants adequately. 
A) Inability to obtain informed consent. 
B) Inability to keep the confidentiality of informants. 
C) Secretive nature of so much of the research data. 
D) Safety of informants. 
E) Inability to pay the informants adequately.

Question 18

Engaged anthropologists refrain from choosing sides in political contests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Cross-cultural comparisons began formally in social science with the publication of Herbert Spencer's Descriptive Sociology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

You Owe Yourself a Drunk (1970)by James Spradley is an example of a(n)__________ ethnography.

Accepted Answer

A) Critical 
B) Postmodernist 
C) Collaborative and engaged 
D) Ethnological 
E) Reflectionist 
A) Critical 
B) Postmodernist 
C) Collaborative and engaged 
D) Ethnological 
E) Reflectionist

Applying one's own cultural standards of value,worth,and morality to another culture is called:

In place of the artificially controlled laboratory,anthropologists rely primarily on:

Most anthropological data comes in the form of extensive field notes,audio recordings,and photographs.

The research of Bronislaw Malinowski focuses on the concept of __________.

The function of an Institutional Review Board (IRB)is to:

Anthropologists rarely work with groups of more than 50 individuals.

Which of the following has been a hallmark of American anthropology?

Anthropologists working for government and industry often conduct secret research and this poses no ethical challenges to the discipline.

Which theoretical approach argues that no knowledge is objective and all knowledge is influenced by the observer's own culture,social position,and gender?

Vincent Lyon-Callo's work with homeless people stresses:

Why did anthropology pay little attention to women prior to the 1970s? All of the following are correct except:

What is a "native" anthropologist?

Informed consent involves all of the following except:

In anthropology,the issue of human rights:

What is the name of the organization that maintains a statement of ethical guidelines for anthropologists?

Lewis Henry Morgan and Edward Tylor classified small-scale societies as:

All of the following are ethical concerns raised by anthropologists who work in military projects such as Human Terrain Systems (HTS)except:

Engaged anthropologists refrain from choosing sides in political contests.

Cross-cultural comparisons began formally in social science with the publication of Herbert Spencer's Descriptive Sociology.

You Owe Yourself a Drunk (1970)by James Spradley is an example of a(n)__________ ethnography.

Anthropology and Human Diversity

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 2: Doing Cultural Anthropology

Applying one's own cultural standards of value,worth,and morality to another culture is called:

In place of the artificially controlled laboratory,anthropologists rely primarily on:

Most anthropological data comes in the form of extensive field notes,audio recordings,and photographs.

The research of Bronislaw Malinowski focuses on the concept of __________.

The function of an Institutional Review Board (IRB)is to:

Anthropologists rarely work with groups of more than 50 individuals.

Which of the following has been a hallmark of American anthropology?

Anthropologists working for government and industry often conduct secret research and this poses no ethical challenges to the discipline.

Which theoretical approach argues that no knowledge is objective and all knowledge is influenced by the observer's own culture,social position,and gender?

Vincent Lyon-Callo's work with homeless people stresses:

Why did anthropology pay little attention to women prior to the 1970s? All of the following are correct except:

What is a "native" anthropologist?

Informed consent involves all of the following except:

In anthropology,the issue of human rights:

What is the name of the organization that maintains a statement of ethical guidelines for anthropologists?

Lewis Henry Morgan and Edward Tylor classified small-scale societies as:

All of the following are ethical concerns raised by anthropologists who work in military projects such as Human Terrain Systems (HTS)except:

Engaged anthropologists refrain from choosing sides in political contests.

Cross-cultural comparisons began formally in social science with the publication of Herbert Spencer's Descriptive Sociology.

You Owe Yourself a Drunk (1970)by James Spradley is an example of a(n)__________ ethnography.

Anthropology and Human Diversity

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