Question 1

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 2

Bronislaw Malinowski spent only 6 months on the Trobriand Islands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Anthropologists rarely work with groups of more than 50 individuals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Project Camelot was a great example of collaborative success between anthropology and the U.S.military.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Postmodernism has been accepted now by all anthropologists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

How is Malinowski's approach to the study of cultures different from Boas'?

Accepted Answer

A) Malinowski was an evolutionist and Boas was a critic of evolutionism. 
B) Their approaches are similar,except that Franz Boas did not actually carry out fieldwork. 
C) Boas focused on the study of child-rearing,while Malinowski focused on the study of history and body measurements. 
D) Malinowski emphasized the notion of function in society,while Boas focused on the study of history and adaptation of culture. 
E) Boas focused on the study of history and adaptation,and Malinowski focused on the study of child-rearing. 
A) Malinowski was an evolutionist and Boas was a critic of evolutionism. 
B) Their approaches are similar,except that Franz Boas did not actually carry out fieldwork. 
C) Boas focused on the study of child-rearing,while Malinowski focused on the study of history and body measurements. 
D) Malinowski emphasized the notion of function in society,while Boas focused on the study of history and adaptation of culture. 
E) Boas focused on the study of history and adaptation,and Malinowski focused on the study of child-rearing.

Question 7

Compare and contrast the emic and etic perspectives.What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

Accepted Answer

Emic is the insider point of view.It exp

Question 8

Culture shock is a phenomenon that can occur to anyone who faces a new environment where the rules and behaviors are different from what they know.What is the role of culture shock in anthropological fieldwork? When does it occur,and why does it happen? Give examples in your own life when you have faced culture shock.

Accepted Answer

The role of culture shock in anthropolog

Question 9

Individuals who serve as guides and teachers for anthropologists in the culture in which they do fieldwork are called by all of the following terms except:

Accepted Answer

A) Consultants. 
B) Managers. 
C) Interlocutors. 
D) Informants. 
E) Respondents. 
A) Consultants. 
B) Managers. 
C) Interlocutors. 
D) Informants. 
E) Respondents.

Question 10

Which of the following best describes an etic perspective in research?

Accepted Answer

A) Studying agricultural techniques by measuring the fertility of the soil in laboratory samples. 
B) Studying religion by interviewing people about their belief systems. 
C) Collecting recipes from informants in order to track culinary traditions. 
D) Interviewing respondents about their thoughts on the political organization of their community. 
E) Following herders and writing down their life histories. 
A) Studying agricultural techniques by measuring the fertility of the soil in laboratory samples. 
B) Studying religion by interviewing people about their belief systems. 
C) Collecting recipes from informants in order to track culinary traditions. 
D) Interviewing respondents about their thoughts on the political organization of their community. 
E) Following herders and writing down their life histories.

Question 11

What is FGO,and why is it important in anthropology?

Accepted Answer

It stands for Female Genital O

Question 12

Lewis Henry Morgan and Edward Tylor were influenced deeply by the evolutionary theories of:

Accepted Answer

A) Franz Boas. 
B) Charles Darwin. 
C) Bronislaw Malinowski. 
D) Margaret Mead. 
E) Carolus Linnaeus. 
A) Franz Boas. 
B) Charles Darwin. 
C) Bronislaw Malinowski. 
D) Margaret Mead. 
E) Carolus Linnaeus.

Question 13

Once Franz Boas began teaching women and producing female PhDs,the bias against women in anthropology began to diminish rapidly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Anthropological interview techniques:

Accepted Answer

A) Are always the same from field project to field project. 
B) Always involve the same processes and same steps of procedure. 
C) Are no longer used in contemporary fieldwork. 
D) Have been adapted from philosophy. 
E) Are highly varied and are situation-specific. 
A) Are always the same from field project to field project. 
B) Always involve the same processes and same steps of procedure. 
C) Are no longer used in contemporary fieldwork. 
D) Have been adapted from philosophy. 
E) Are highly varied and are situation-specific.

Question 15

Which of the following was primarily known as a native anthropologist?

Accepted Answer

A) Zora Neale Hurston 
B) Franz Boas 
C) Bronislaw Malinowski 
D) Vincent Lyon-Callo 
E) James Spradley 
A) Zora Neale Hurston 
B) Franz Boas 
C) Bronislaw Malinowski 
D) Vincent Lyon-Callo 
E) James Spradley

Question 16

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 17

What did early 19ᵗʰ century evolutionists mean by the concept of societies as "living fossils"?

Accepted Answer

They were examples of what mor

Question 18

All of the following are associated with Franz Boas,except:

Accepted Answer

A) He was a critic of evolution. 
B) He was the first professor of anthropology at Columbia University. 
C) He was a champion of human rights. 
D) He did his fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands. 
E) He trained a generation of U.S.fieldworkers. 
A) He was a critic of evolution. 
B) He was the first professor of anthropology at Columbia University. 
C) He was a champion of human rights. 
D) He did his fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands. 
E) He trained a generation of U.S.fieldworkers.

Question 19

Today,virtually all anthropologists rely on Boas' basic and fundamental insights into the discipline.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The fieldwork technique that involves gathering cultural data by observing people's behavior and participating in their lives is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Cross-cultural survey. 
B) Participant observation. 
C) Laboratory experimentation. 
D) Structured interview. 
E) Stratified random sampling. 
A) Cross-cultural survey. 
B) Participant observation. 
C) Laboratory experimentation. 
D) Structured interview. 
E) Stratified random sampling.

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

Bronislaw Malinowski spent only 6 months on the Trobriand Islands.

Anthropologists rarely work with groups of more than 50 individuals.

Project Camelot was a great example of collaborative success between anthropology and the U.S.military.

Postmodernism has been accepted now by all anthropologists.

How is Malinowski's approach to the study of cultures different from Boas'?

Compare and contrast the emic and etic perspectives.What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

Individuals who serve as guides and teachers for anthropologists in the culture in which they do fieldwork are called by all of the following terms except:

Which of the following best describes an etic perspective in research?

What is FGO,and why is it important in anthropology?

Lewis Henry Morgan and Edward Tylor were influenced deeply by the evolutionary theories of:

Once Franz Boas began teaching women and producing female PhDs,the bias against women in anthropology began to diminish rapidly.

Anthropological interview techniques:

Which of the following was primarily known as a native anthropologist?

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

What did early 19ᵗʰ century evolutionists mean by the concept of societies as "living fossils"?

All of the following are associated with Franz Boas,except:

Today,virtually all anthropologists rely on Boas' basic and fundamental insights into the discipline.

The fieldwork technique that involves gathering cultural data by observing people's behavior and participating in their lives is called:

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

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

Bronislaw Malinowski spent only 6 months on the Trobriand Islands.

Anthropologists rarely work with groups of more than 50 individuals.

Project Camelot was a great example of collaborative success between anthropology and the U.S.military.

Postmodernism has been accepted now by all anthropologists.

How is Malinowski's approach to the study of cultures different from Boas'?

Compare and contrast the emic and etic perspectives.What are the strengths and weaknesses of each?

Individuals who serve as guides and teachers for anthropologists in the culture in which they do fieldwork are called by all of the following terms except:

Which of the following best describes an etic perspective in research?

What is FGO,and why is it important in anthropology?

Lewis Henry Morgan and Edward Tylor were influenced deeply by the evolutionary theories of:

Once Franz Boas began teaching women and producing female PhDs,the bias against women in anthropology began to diminish rapidly.

Anthropological interview techniques:

Which of the following was primarily known as a native anthropologist?

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

What did early 19ᵗʰ century evolutionists mean by the concept of societies as "living fossils"?

All of the following are associated with Franz Boas,except:

Today,virtually all anthropologists rely on Boas' basic and fundamental insights into the discipline.

The fieldwork technique that involves gathering cultural data by observing people's behavior and participating in their lives is called:

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