Question 1

What does Clifford Geertz mean by saying that "culture is like a novel"?

Accepted Answer

He is an interpretive anthropologist and

Question 2

Pure cultures,free from outside influence:

Accepted Answer

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 3

Anthropologists have discovered that all humans use similar methods for classifying the world around them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

All cultures are made up of learned behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A Karen house is a type of religious temple in Thailand.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What does Clifford Geertz mean by saying that "culture is like a novel"?

Pure cultures,free from outside influence:

Anthropologists have discovered that all humans use similar methods for classifying the world around them.

All cultures are made up of learned behaviors.

A Karen house is a type of religious temple in Thailand.

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

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Exam 3: The Idea of Culture

What does Clifford Geertz mean by saying that "culture is like a novel"?

Pure cultures,free from outside influence:

Anthropologists have discovered that all humans use similar methods for classifying the world around them.

All cultures are made up of learned behaviors.

A Karen house is a type of religious temple in Thailand.

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