Question 1

Your textbook argues that multiculturalism:

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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 2

In Anthropology,the concept of race:

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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 3

What are two ways that globalization has affected anthropology?

Accepted Answer

It has made anthropologists more likely

Question 4

Ethnocentrism is always bad.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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 6

What do archaeologists study?

Accepted Answer

Archaeologists study

Question 7

Cultural relativism requires that:

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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 8

How do anthropologists define "indigenous persons"?

Accepted Answer

They are members of societies

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following correctly identifies the sub-disciplines of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A) Archaeology,Anthropometry,Cultural Anthropology,Paleontology,and Cultural Relativity. 
B) Archaeology,Cultural Anthropology,Cognitive Anthropology,Ethno-history,and Linguistics. 
C) Archaeology,Ethno-history,Anthropometry,Structural Anthropology,and Cultural Anthropology. 
D) Archaeology,Cultural Anthropology,Physical Anthropology,Applied Anthropology and Linguistics. 
E) Archaeology,Phonology,Medical Anthropology,Development Studies,and Cultural Anthropology. 
A) Archaeology,Anthropometry,Cultural Anthropology,Paleontology,and Cultural Relativity. 
B) Archaeology,Cultural Anthropology,Cognitive Anthropology,Ethno-history,and Linguistics. 
C) Archaeology,Ethno-history,Anthropometry,Structural Anthropology,and Cultural Anthropology. 
D) Archaeology,Cultural Anthropology,Physical Anthropology,Applied Anthropology and Linguistics. 
E) Archaeology,Phonology,Medical Anthropology,Development Studies,and Cultural Anthropology.

Question 11

Globalization has changed the ways that anthropologists work and write.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

All of the following statements about the understanding of culture in anthropology are correct except:

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A) Culture is biologically and genetically transmitted from person to person. 
B) Culture is the way of life of a particular human society. 
C) Culture is the learned behaviors and symbols that allow people to live in groups. 
D) Culture is the primary way that human adapt to their environments. 
A) Culture is biologically and genetically transmitted from person to person. 
B) Culture is the way of life of a particular human society. 
C) Culture is the learned behaviors and symbols that allow people to live in groups. 
D) Culture is the primary way that human adapt to their environments.

Question 13

What does it mean to say that we "perform language"?

Accepted Answer

It means that each person chan

Question 14

Long-term fieldwork in cultural anthropology that involves living with and observing other people is called __________.

Accepted Answer

participan

Question 15

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

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

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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 17

A positive value of ethnocentrism for a society is that it:

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A) Decreases the chance of war. 
B) Helps members of a society bond together as a social unit. 
C) Increases an individual's ability to act independently of others. 
D) Results in a higher standard of living because of an emphasis on progress. 
E) Increases equality between males and females within a society. 
A) Decreases the chance of war. 
B) Helps members of a society bond together as a social unit. 
C) Increases an individual's ability to act independently of others. 
D) Results in a higher standard of living because of an emphasis on progress. 
E) Increases equality between males and females within a society.

Question 18

Consider the "ethnography of violence" that you read about in this chapter.Why is violence an important topic of study for today's anthropologists? How might ethical concerns be addressed specifically for these situations?

Accepted Answer

The ethnography of violence is an import

Question 19

What is hubris?

Accepted Answer

A) Excessive pride or confidence that leads to arrogance and insolence. 
B) The belief that one's society is the most perfect currently existing society. 
C) The belief that all cultures should be evaluated on their own merits rather than by a universal yardstick. 
D) Feelings of insecurity and inferiority caused by rapid culture change. 
E) The belief that working hard will inevitably lead to success. 
A) Excessive pride or confidence that leads to arrogance and insolence. 
B) The belief that one's society is the most perfect currently existing society. 
C) The belief that all cultures should be evaluated on their own merits rather than by a universal yardstick. 
D) Feelings of insecurity and inferiority caused by rapid culture change. 
E) The belief that working hard will inevitably lead to success.

Question 20

How is cultural relativism different from ethnocentrism?

Accepted Answer

While ethnocentrism is the belief that o

Your textbook argues that multiculturalism:

In Anthropology,the concept of race:

What are two ways that globalization has affected anthropology?

Ethnocentrism is always bad.

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

What do archaeologists study?

Cultural relativism requires that:

How do anthropologists define "indigenous persons"?

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

Which of the following correctly identifies the sub-disciplines of anthropology?

Globalization has changed the ways that anthropologists work and write.

All of the following statements about the understanding of culture in anthropology are correct except:

What does it mean to say that we "perform language"?

Long-term fieldwork in cultural anthropology that involves living with and observing other people is called __________.

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

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

A positive value of ethnocentrism for a society is that it:

Consider the "ethnography of violence" that you read about in this chapter.Why is violence an important topic of study for today's anthropologists? How might ethical concerns be addressed specifically for these situations?

What is hubris?

How is cultural relativism different from ethnocentrism?

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

Your textbook argues that multiculturalism:

In Anthropology,the concept of race:

What are two ways that globalization has affected anthropology?

Ethnocentrism is always bad.

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

What do archaeologists study?

Cultural relativism requires that:

How do anthropologists define "indigenous persons"?

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

Which of the following correctly identifies the sub-disciplines of anthropology?

Globalization has changed the ways that anthropologists work and write.

All of the following statements about the understanding of culture in anthropology are correct except:

What does it mean to say that we "perform language"?

Long-term fieldwork in cultural anthropology that involves living with and observing other people is called __________.

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

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

A positive value of ethnocentrism for a society is that it:

Consider the "ethnography of violence" that you read about in this chapter.Why is violence an important topic of study for today's anthropologists? How might ethical concerns be addressed specifically for these situations?

What is hubris?

How is cultural relativism different from ethnocentrism?

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