Question 1

Anthropologists consider that the concept of humanness and the recognition of human status is:

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A) A biological designation. 
B) A sociological achievement. 
C) A cultural designation. 
D) Patterned and integrated throughout cultures. 
E) A cultural universal. 
A) A biological designation. 
B) A sociological achievement. 
C) A cultural designation. 
D) Patterned and integrated throughout cultures. 
E) A cultural universal.

Question 2

Interpretive anthropologists would argue that football is a sport that is heavily laden with sexuality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The process of movement of culture traits from one society to another is called:

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A) Innovation. 
B) Invention. 
C) Diffusion. 
D) Reintegration. 
E) Sublimation. 
A) Innovation. 
B) Invention. 
C) Diffusion. 
D) Reintegration. 
E) Sublimation.

Question 4

Name two primary ways that culture changes.

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Culture changes thro

Question 5

Pure cultures,free from outside influence:

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A) Have never existed. 
B) Existed until the 15th century in many parts of the world. 
C) Are more common in Africa than in other parts of the world. 
D) Have fewer traits than those in frequent contact with the outside. 
E) Tend to be much more ethnocentric than other cultures. 
A) Have never existed. 
B) Existed until the 15th century in many parts of the world. 
C) Are more common in Africa than in other parts of the world. 
D) Have fewer traits than those in frequent contact with the outside. 
E) Tend to be much more ethnocentric than other cultures.

Question 6

Describe Marvin Harris' analysis of Hindu cows in India using an ecological functionalist approach.

Accepted Answer

Cows serve a greater material

Question 7

Compare Tylor's 1873 definition of culture with that which is most used today.How are they alike and different?

Accepted Answer

Tylor's is like a "laundry list" of char

Question 8

Compare and contrast the concepts of norms and values.

Accepted Answer

Norms are ideal cultural patte

Question 9

How is a subculture different from a dominant culture?

Accepted Answer

It is a system of perceptions,

Question 10

Transculturation is:

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A) The movement of people from one culture to another. 
B) The result of the conquest of one culture by another. 
C) A political program aimed at creating a single world culture. 
D) The notion that cultural traits are transformed as they are adopted and new cultural forms result. 
E) The idea that people should be raised simultaneously in at least two cultures. 
A) The movement of people from one culture to another. 
B) The result of the conquest of one culture by another. 
C) A political program aimed at creating a single world culture. 
D) The notion that cultural traits are transformed as they are adopted and new cultural forms result. 
E) The idea that people should be raised simultaneously in at least two cultures.

Question 11

What is a primary innovation?

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A) A modification made to an older object. 
B) An object or idea that is genuinely new and different. 
C) An innovation recently drawn from another culture. 
D) An object which has yet to be discovered. 
E) An object that has been rediscovered. 
A) A modification made to an older object. 
B) An object or idea that is genuinely new and different. 
C) An innovation recently drawn from another culture. 
D) An object which has yet to be discovered. 
E) An object that has been rediscovered.

Question 12

As culture traits move from one society to another:

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A) Their meanings tend to remain unchanged. 
B) They tend to lose their meanings. 
C) Their meanings tend to change. 
D) They lose their logical integration into culture. 
E) They tend to become less and less important to the society in which they originated. 
A) Their meanings tend to remain unchanged. 
B) They tend to lose their meanings. 
C) Their meanings tend to change. 
D) They lose their logical integration into culture. 
E) They tend to become less and less important to the society in which they originated.

Question 13

Theoretical perspective is critical in anthropology because:

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A) Theory does not tolerate diverse opinions. 
B) It allows us to explore different perspectives. 
C) Anthropology must be similar to other sciences. 
D) Not every researcher is capable of understanding culture. 
E) Anthropology is a democratic science. 
A) Theory does not tolerate diverse opinions. 
B) It allows us to explore different perspectives. 
C) Anthropology must be similar to other sciences. 
D) Not every researcher is capable of understanding culture. 
E) Anthropology is a democratic science.

Question 14

Anthropologists consider that all of the following are characteristics of culture except:

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A) Practiced by as few as one individual. 
B) Patterned and integrated. 
C) In some way adaptive. 
D) Made up of learned behaviors. 
E) Involving symbols. 
A) Practiced by as few as one individual. 
B) Patterned and integrated. 
C) In some way adaptive. 
D) Made up of learned behaviors. 
E) Involving symbols.

Question 15

A subculture is a group that has differing values and beliefs from the dominant culture in the same society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The ability of humans to change their behavior in response to environmental demands is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Adaptation. 
B) Plasticity. 
C) Productivity. 
D) Mimicry 
E) Environmental determinism 
A) Adaptation. 
B) Plasticity. 
C) Productivity. 
D) Mimicry 
E) Environmental determinism

Question 17

Why is theory essential to the study of anthropology? Give examples of what you mean.

Accepted Answer

Theory is essential to the study of anth

Question 18

Conflict is likely to be found:

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A) Only in large scale industrialized societies. 
B) Only in societies that have capitalist economic systems. 
C) Only in societies that have a social hierarchy and separation into classes or castes. 
D) Only in societies that claim to have principles of equality but do not follow them. 
E) In all sorts of societies. 
A) Only in large scale industrialized societies. 
B) Only in societies that have capitalist economic systems. 
C) Only in societies that have a social hierarchy and separation into classes or castes. 
D) Only in societies that claim to have principles of equality but do not follow them. 
E) In all sorts of societies.

Question 19

From the perspective of ecological functionalism,the Hindu taboo on eating beef is:

Accepted Answer

A) Irrational. 
B) Symbolic of other types of relationships in society. 
C) Adaptive to the long-run conditions of drought and crop shortages in India. 
D) Based on a conscious understanding of ecological anthropology by Indians. 
E) Maladaptive in India,considering the large numbers of people who do not have enough to eat. 
A) Irrational. 
B) Symbolic of other types of relationships in society. 
C) Adaptive to the long-run conditions of drought and crop shortages in India. 
D) Based on a conscious understanding of ecological anthropology by Indians. 
E) Maladaptive in India,considering the large numbers of people who do not have enough to eat.

Question 20

All cultures are made up of learned behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Anthropologists consider that the concept of humanness and the recognition of human status is:

Interpretive anthropologists would argue that football is a sport that is heavily laden with sexuality.

The process of movement of culture traits from one society to another is called:

Name two primary ways that culture changes.

Pure cultures,free from outside influence:

Describe Marvin Harris' analysis of Hindu cows in India using an ecological functionalist approach.

Compare Tylor's 1873 definition of culture with that which is most used today.How are they alike and different?

Compare and contrast the concepts of norms and values.

How is a subculture different from a dominant culture?

Transculturation is:

What is a primary innovation?

As culture traits move from one society to another:

Theoretical perspective is critical in anthropology because:

Anthropologists consider that all of the following are characteristics of culture except:

A subculture is a group that has differing values and beliefs from the dominant culture in the same society.

The ability of humans to change their behavior in response to environmental demands is called:

Why is theory essential to the study of anthropology? Give examples of what you mean.

Conflict is likely to be found:

From the perspective of ecological functionalism,the Hindu taboo on eating beef is:

All cultures are made up of learned behaviors.

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Exam 3: The Idea of Culture

Anthropologists consider that the concept of humanness and the recognition of human status is:

Interpretive anthropologists would argue that football is a sport that is heavily laden with sexuality.

The process of movement of culture traits from one society to another is called:

Name two primary ways that culture changes.

Pure cultures,free from outside influence:

Describe Marvin Harris' analysis of Hindu cows in India using an ecological functionalist approach.

Compare Tylor's 1873 definition of culture with that which is most used today.How are they alike and different?

Compare and contrast the concepts of norms and values.

How is a subculture different from a dominant culture?

Transculturation is:

What is a primary innovation?

As culture traits move from one society to another:

Theoretical perspective is critical in anthropology because:

Anthropologists consider that all of the following are characteristics of culture except:

A subculture is a group that has differing values and beliefs from the dominant culture in the same society.

The ability of humans to change their behavior in response to environmental demands is called:

Why is theory essential to the study of anthropology? Give examples of what you mean.

Conflict is likely to be found:

From the perspective of ecological functionalism,the Hindu taboo on eating beef is:

All cultures are made up of learned behaviors.

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

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