Question 1

What is the study of paleoanthropology?

Accepted Answer

It is the study in which anthropologists trace the evolution of humankind in the fossil record.It is part of Biological or Physical Anthropology.

Question 2

How has anthropological fieldwork in non-Western areas most changed since the mid-1900s?

Accepted Answer

A) Today,anthropologists work among people who are very likely to read their works and comment on them. 
B) Today,anthropologists work primarily in colonial areas,where the native population benefits from scientific study. 
C) Today,anthropologists no longer seek permission to do fieldwork in isolated geographical areas. 
D) Today,anthropologists serve in local governments and can return favors to populations who participate in their research. 
E) Today,anthropologists no longer do long-term fieldwork as they did years ago. 
A) Today,anthropologists work among people who are very likely to read their works and comment on them. 
B) Today,anthropologists work primarily in colonial areas,where the native population benefits from scientific study. 
C) Today,anthropologists no longer seek permission to do fieldwork in isolated geographical areas. 
D) Today,anthropologists serve in local governments and can return favors to populations who participate in their research. 
E) Today,anthropologists no longer do long-term fieldwork as they did years ago. A

Question 3

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. A

Question 4

Besides providing social,cultural,and political perspectives on health,what else do medical anthropologists do?

Accepted Answer

They help bridge the gap between clients

Question 5

New international conditions have created problems and opportunities for anthropologists working in the field.What are some of the challenges that J.Christopher Kovats-Bernat associates with doing "ethnography of violence"?

Accepted Answer

A) There is often unstable political organization,difficult and dangerous physical conditions,and difficulties in making ethical decisions. 
B) Informants do not want to work with the anthropologist because of lack of anonymity and the anthropologist cannot live in a central location. 
C) Social conditions are difficult,the anthropologist faces challenges in breaking local laws,and newspapers will not publish personal interest stories. 
D) It is difficult to study violence because it is infrequent and cannot be controlled.Also,the anthropologist frequently cannot get official permission to work in areas of violence. 
E) Violence is a cultural concept and anthropologists find it difficult to define this term.The "ethnography of violence," according to Kovats-Bernat,is an ethnocentric concept. 
A) There is often unstable political organization,difficult and dangerous physical conditions,and difficulties in making ethical decisions. 
B) Informants do not want to work with the anthropologist because of lack of anonymity and the anthropologist cannot live in a central location. 
C) Social conditions are difficult,the anthropologist faces challenges in breaking local laws,and newspapers will not publish personal interest stories. 
D) It is difficult to study violence because it is infrequent and cannot be controlled.Also,the anthropologist frequently cannot get official permission to work in areas of violence. 
E) Violence is a cultural concept and anthropologists find it difficult to define this term.The "ethnography of violence," according to Kovats-Bernat,is an ethnocentric concept.

Question 6

We have argued that race is culturally rather than biologically constructed.Enumerate and explain the critical problems with the biological construction of race.Then,discuss how the concept of "cultural race" (or social race)is used in our society today.

Accepted Answer

The critical problems with the biologica

Question 7

Anthropologist J.Christopher Kovats-Bernat argues that when an anthropologist pursues studies of "ethnography of violence," the anthropologist and informant must have what type of relationship between them?

Accepted Answer

A) Autonomy. 
B) Self-preservation. 
C) Respect. 
D) Mutual advantage. 
E) Mutual responsibility. 
A) Autonomy. 
B) Self-preservation. 
C) Respect. 
D) Mutual advantage. 
E) Mutual responsibility.

Question 8

Why are anthropologists more politically and socially engaged today with the populations they are studying?

Accepted Answer

Because of globalization,anthr

Question 9

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.

Question 10

A study that analyzes culture using Western scientific theories is called an etic ethnography.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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 12

What are two critical issues facing the discipline of anthropology today? Present and discuss each using concepts and ideas that you have learned in Chapter 1.

Accepted Answer

Two critical issues facing the disciplin

Question 13

Ethnocentrism is the tendency for:

Accepted Answer

A) Every society to view itself as superior to others. 
B) Every society to want to exploit the wealth of other societies. 
C) Every individual to consider him/herself the equal of others. 
D) Every individual to want to see another's point of view. 
E) Every society to value the group above the individual. 
A) Every society to view itself as superior to others. 
B) Every society to want to exploit the wealth of other societies. 
C) Every individual to consider him/herself the equal of others. 
D) Every individual to want to see another's point of view. 
E) Every society to value the group above the individual.

Question 14

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 15

Within the discipline of anthropology,globalization has:

Accepted Answer

A) Decreased the need for anthropologists. 
B) Tended to increase the political involvement of some anthropologists. 
C) Enabled anthropologists to use technology to do fieldwork without leaving their offices. 
D) Allowed anthropologists to become members of native cultures to a greater extent than before. 
E) Made it easier for anthologists to publish their findings. 
A) Decreased the need for anthropologists. 
B) Tended to increase the political involvement of some anthropologists. 
C) Enabled anthropologists to use technology to do fieldwork without leaving their offices. 
D) Allowed anthropologists to become members of native cultures to a greater extent than before. 
E) Made it easier for anthologists to publish their findings.

Question 16

All humans live in cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

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.

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Anthropologists only study contemporary,living peoples.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What are the three primary problems with the biological concept of race as a category of human classification?

Accepted Answer

There is an arbitrary selection of trait

What is the study of paleoanthropology?

How has anthropological fieldwork in non-Western areas most changed since the mid-1900s?

A critical insight of medical anthropology is that:

Besides providing social,cultural,and political perspectives on health,what else do medical anthropologists do?

New international conditions have created problems and opportunities for anthropologists working in the field.What are some of the challenges that J.Christopher Kovats-Bernat associates with doing "ethnography of violence"?

We have argued that race is culturally rather than biologically constructed.Enumerate and explain the critical problems with the biological construction of race.Then,discuss how the concept of "cultural race" (or social race)is used in our society today.

Anthropologist J.Christopher Kovats-Bernat argues that when an anthropologist pursues studies of "ethnography of violence," the anthropologist and informant must have what type of relationship between them?

Why are anthropologists more politically and socially engaged today with the populations they are studying?

Genetic studies indicate:

A study that analyzes culture using Western scientific theories is called an etic ethnography.

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

What are two critical issues facing the discipline of anthropology today? Present and discuss each using concepts and ideas that you have learned in Chapter 1.

Ethnocentrism is the tendency for:

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

Within the discipline of anthropology,globalization has:

All humans live in cultures.

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

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

Anthropologists only study contemporary,living peoples.

What are the three primary problems with the biological concept of race as a category of human classification?

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

What is the study of paleoanthropology?

How has anthropological fieldwork in non-Western areas most changed since the mid-1900s?

A critical insight of medical anthropology is that:

Besides providing social,cultural,and political perspectives on health,what else do medical anthropologists do?

New international conditions have created problems and opportunities for anthropologists working in the field.What are some of the challenges that J.Christopher Kovats-Bernat associates with doing "ethnography of violence"?

We have argued that race is culturally rather than biologically constructed.Enumerate and explain the critical problems with the biological construction of race.Then,discuss how the concept of "cultural race" (or social race)is used in our society today.

Anthropologist J.Christopher Kovats-Bernat argues that when an anthropologist pursues studies of "ethnography of violence," the anthropologist and informant must have what type of relationship between them?

Why are anthropologists more politically and socially engaged today with the populations they are studying?

Genetic studies indicate:

A study that analyzes culture using Western scientific theories is called an etic ethnography.

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

What are two critical issues facing the discipline of anthropology today? Present and discuss each using concepts and ideas that you have learned in Chapter 1.

Ethnocentrism is the tendency for:

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

Within the discipline of anthropology,globalization has:

All humans live in cultures.

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

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

Anthropologists only study contemporary,living peoples.

What are the three primary problems with the biological concept of race as a category of human classification?

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