Question 1

Distinguish between the emic and etic perspectives.

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Emic perspective seeks to understand a c

Question 2

Archaeologists infer culture from material remains of past societies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A primary contribution of urban archaeologists is the development of:

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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 4

Members of the cultures that anthropologists study rarely have access to news of the outside world.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

One critical difference between Western ethnocentrism and the ethnocentrism of many other peoples is:

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A) Westerners are more ethnocentric than others. 
B) Westerners are less ethnocentric than others. 
C) Westerners have more often been in a position to impose their view of culture than have others. 
D) Western notions of ethnocentrism include religious superiority while others did not. 
E) Western notions of ethnocentrism were justified while others were not. 
A) Westerners are more ethnocentric than others. 
B) Westerners are less ethnocentric than others. 
C) Westerners have more often been in a position to impose their view of culture than have others. 
D) Western notions of ethnocentrism include religious superiority while others did not. 
E) Western notions of ethnocentrism were justified while others were not.

Question 6

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

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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 7

What does J.Christopher Kovats-Bernat mean by the concept of "mutual responsibility" under ethnographic conditions of violence?

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He means that both the anthrop

Question 8

The critical factor that distinguishes anthropology from other fields of study is:

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A) Its emphasis on rigorous experimentation and analysis of data. 
B) Its exclusive focus on non-Western cultures. 
C) Its use of theories of biological evolution to explain human behavior. 
D) Its interest in describing humankind throughout time and in all parts of the world. 
E) Its focus on the discovery of a single human nature. 
A) Its emphasis on rigorous experimentation and analysis of data. 
B) Its exclusive focus on non-Western cultures. 
C) Its use of theories of biological evolution to explain human behavior. 
D) Its interest in describing humankind throughout time and in all parts of the world. 
E) Its focus on the discovery of a single human nature.

Question 9

Which of the following statements is correct?

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A) There is no such thing as a cultural universal. 
B) There are cultural universals,but there is no single explanation about how they developed. 
C) Anthropologists believe that cultural universals exist because at one time there was a single human culture. 
D) Periodically cultural universals occur,especially at points of evolution. 
E) Human evolution could not occur without cultural universals. 
A) There is no such thing as a cultural universal. 
B) There are cultural universals,but there is no single explanation about how they developed. 
C) Anthropologists believe that cultural universals exist because at one time there was a single human culture. 
D) Periodically cultural universals occur,especially at points of evolution. 
E) Human evolution could not occur without cultural universals.

Question 10

To say that anthropology is holistic means that anthropologists are particularly interested in:

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A) Objects and acts regarded as holy by various peoples. 
B) The whole personality of any particular individual. 
C) The integration of biological,sociocultural,and environmental factors in explaining human behavior. 
D) Studying every culture in the world. 
E) The efforts to find holes in particular theories. 
A) Objects and acts regarded as holy by various peoples. 
B) The whole personality of any particular individual. 
C) The integration of biological,sociocultural,and environmental factors in explaining human behavior. 
D) Studying every culture in the world. 
E) The efforts to find holes in particular theories.

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

Which of the following problems would an applied anthropologist be most likely to study?

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A) The ways in which families are organized to carry out the basic tasks of farming in agricultural societies. 
B) The ways in which health care delivery to American minority communities might be improved. 
C) The ways in which a society's religious beliefs relate to its artwork. 
D) The relationship between the language members of a culture speak and the ways in which they understand the world. 
E) The percentage of goods and practices in a culture that have their origins in a different culture. 
A) The ways in which families are organized to carry out the basic tasks of farming in agricultural societies. 
B) The ways in which health care delivery to American minority communities might be improved. 
C) The ways in which a society's religious beliefs relate to its artwork. 
D) The relationship between the language members of a culture speak and the ways in which they understand the world. 
E) The percentage of goods and practices in a culture that have their origins in a different culture.

Question 13

All human beings belong to a discrete number of races.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the current world population,and approximately how many people are considered "un-contacted" by industrialized cultures?

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The world population is approx

Question 15

Ethnocentrism and cultural relativism are two major ways of responding to cultural differences.Explain each,pointing out their strengths and weaknesses with regard to intercultural relationships.Give an example of each from your own cultural background,discussing when you either exhibited or witnessed this response in an event around you.Why do you believe it is important for anthropologists to practice cultural relativism?

Accepted Answer

Ethnocentrism is the belief that one's o

Question 16

Psychiatry has been a frequent subject of medical anthropology.One critical finding is:

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A) The Freudian model of psychoanalysis is appropriate to all cultures universally. 
B) People in all cultures experience universal psycho-sexual stages of development. 
C) Schizophrenics are considered ill in Western cultures but are considered religiously enlightened in other cultures. 
D) Doctors are most frequently trained to treat mental disease as a result of either biological dysfunction or psychosocial factors but not both. 
E) Mental illness is always caused by social factors,but because of the influence of drug companies,doctors are reluctant to believe this finding. 
A) The Freudian model of psychoanalysis is appropriate to all cultures universally. 
B) People in all cultures experience universal psycho-sexual stages of development. 
C) Schizophrenics are considered ill in Western cultures but are considered religiously enlightened in other cultures. 
D) Doctors are most frequently trained to treat mental disease as a result of either biological dysfunction or psychosocial factors but not both. 
E) Mental illness is always caused by social factors,but because of the influence of drug companies,doctors are reluctant to believe this finding.

Question 17

Archaeologists are principally interested in:

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A) Excavating sites and developing museums to preserve ancient landforms. 
B) Collecting artifacts made by ancient peoples. 
C) Tracing the course of human evolution through an examination of the fossilized remains. 
D) Understanding and reconstructing the cultures of past societies. 
E) Tracing the early development of Western civilization. 
A) Excavating sites and developing museums to preserve ancient landforms. 
B) Collecting artifacts made by ancient peoples. 
C) Tracing the course of human evolution through an examination of the fossilized remains. 
D) Understanding and reconstructing the cultures of past societies. 
E) Tracing the early development of Western civilization.

Question 18

Race is an important social fact but the big differences among human beings are the result of culture.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What distinguishes anthropology from other academic disciplines?

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Anthropology attempts to compr

Question 20

Biopsychological equality is the notion that:

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A) Every person has equal intelligence. 
B) All human groups have equal biological and mental capabilities. 
C) From a biological and psychological perspective humans are,for all practical purposes,the same as other primates. 
D) There should be political programs to assure equal rights of all people. 
E) Human culture is rooted in human biology. 
A) Every person has equal intelligence. 
B) All human groups have equal biological and mental capabilities. 
C) From a biological and psychological perspective humans are,for all practical purposes,the same as other primates. 
D) There should be political programs to assure equal rights of all people. 
E) Human culture is rooted in human biology.

Distinguish between the emic and etic perspectives.

Archaeologists infer culture from material remains of past societies.

A primary contribution of urban archaeologists is the development of:

Members of the cultures that anthropologists study rarely have access to news of the outside world.

One critical difference between Western ethnocentrism and the ethnocentrism of many other peoples is:

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

What does J.Christopher Kovats-Bernat mean by the concept of "mutual responsibility" under ethnographic conditions of violence?

The critical factor that distinguishes anthropology from other fields of study is:

Which of the following statements is correct?

To say that anthropology is holistic means that anthropologists are particularly interested in:

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

Which of the following problems would an applied anthropologist be most likely to study?

All human beings belong to a discrete number of races.

What is the current world population,and approximately how many people are considered "un-contacted" by industrialized cultures?

Psychiatry has been a frequent subject of medical anthropology.One critical finding is:

Archaeologists are principally interested in:

Race is an important social fact but the big differences among human beings are the result of culture.

What distinguishes anthropology from other academic disciplines?

Biopsychological equality is the notion that:

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

Distinguish between the emic and etic perspectives.

Archaeologists infer culture from material remains of past societies.

A primary contribution of urban archaeologists is the development of:

Members of the cultures that anthropologists study rarely have access to news of the outside world.

One critical difference between Western ethnocentrism and the ethnocentrism of many other peoples is:

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

What does J.Christopher Kovats-Bernat mean by the concept of "mutual responsibility" under ethnographic conditions of violence?

The critical factor that distinguishes anthropology from other fields of study is:

Which of the following statements is correct?

To say that anthropology is holistic means that anthropologists are particularly interested in:

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

Which of the following problems would an applied anthropologist be most likely to study?

All human beings belong to a discrete number of races.

What is the current world population,and approximately how many people are considered "un-contacted" by industrialized cultures?

Psychiatry has been a frequent subject of medical anthropology.One critical finding is:

Archaeologists are principally interested in:

Race is an important social fact but the big differences among human beings are the result of culture.

What distinguishes anthropology from other academic disciplines?

Biopsychological equality is the notion that:

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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