A) focuses on how individuals, through their actions and practices, influence and transform the world they live in. B) was popularized by Margaret Mead in the 1940s. C) is the only theoretical paradigm to effectively solve the "culture-individual" problem. D) actually shares the same deterministic assumptions of earlier theoretical paradigms. E) explains social phenomena only in nonindustrial societies. A) focuses on how individuals, through their actions and practices, influence and transform the world they live in. B) was popularized by Margaret Mead in the 1940s. C) is the only theoretical paradigm to effectively solve the "culture-individual" problem. D) actually shares the same deterministic assumptions of earlier theoretical paradigms. E) explains social phenomena only in nonindustrial societies.

Exam 3: Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

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Anthropologist Clyde Kluckhohn (1944) saw a key public service role for anthropology.In his words, it could provide a "scientific basis for dealing with the crucial dilemma of the world today: how can peoples of different appearance, mutually unintelligible languages, and dissimilar ways of life get along peaceably together." Anthropologists also have made and continue to make a dramatic impact on people's welfare as they cope with crises such as the January 2010 Haiti earthquake.What are some examples of this?

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Some examples of anthropologists making a dramatic impact on people's welfare during crises such as the January 2010 Haiti earthquake include:

1. Providing cultural understanding: Anthropologists were able to provide valuable insights into the cultural practices and beliefs of the Haitian people, which helped aid organizations and relief workers better understand and respect the local customs and traditions. This cultural understanding was crucial in ensuring that aid efforts were effective and culturally sensitive.

2. Collaborating with local communities: Anthropologists worked closely with local communities to assess their needs and priorities, and to develop culturally appropriate and sustainable solutions. This collaborative approach helped to empower the affected communities and ensure that their voices were heard in the recovery and rebuilding process.

3. Addressing social and economic impacts: Anthropologists conducted research on the social and economic impacts of the earthquake, including its effects on livelihoods, social networks, and community resilience. This research helped to inform policy and programming decisions, and to advocate for the needs of vulnerable populations.

4. Advocating for human rights and social justice: Anthropologists played a key role in advocating for the protection of human rights and social justice in the aftermath of the earthquake. They documented human rights abuses, advocated for the rights of marginalized groups, and worked to ensure that aid efforts were equitable and inclusive.

Overall, anthropologists have made a significant impact on people's welfare during crises such as the Haiti earthquake by providing cultural understanding, collaborating with local communities, addressing social and economic impacts, and advocating for human rights and social justice. Their work has helped to ensure that aid efforts are effective, culturally sensitive, and inclusive, and has contributed to the long-term recovery and resilience of affected populations.

The Human Terrain System has sought to embed anthropologists and other social scientists within military teams in Iraq and Afghanistan.Which of the following is NOT a reason anthropologists and the AAA Executive Board object to the use of anthropologists in the military?

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All of the following are characteristic field techniques of the ethnographer EXCEPT

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Ethnography is increasingly multitimed and multisited, the result of a shift toward a recognition of the ongoing and inescapable flows of people, technology, images, and information that characterizes much of the world today.

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The relatively recent creation of virtual worlds has attracted contemporary ethnographers to venture into online communities.Of the various techniques used to study these virtual worlds, which has been most important?

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What is Project Minerva? What about the Human Terrain System? What concerns have these Pentagon programs raised among anthropologists? In your view, what role (if any) should academics play in national security?

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Morgan and Tylor, both considered among the fathers of anthropology, worked within the paradigm of unilinear evolution.

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What is the term for an expert on a particular aspect of native life?

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More recent approaches in historical anthropology, while sharing an interest in power with world-system theorists, have focused more on

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"What right do ethnographers have to represent a people or culture to which they don't belong?" This question illustrates

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Because there are so many anthropologists in the United States, the distinction between emic and etic does not apply to American culture.

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What did Bronislaw Malinowski mean when he referred to everyday cultural patterns as "the imponderabilia of native life and of typical behavior?"

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The characteristic field techniques of the ethnographer are participant observation, the genealogical method, and in-depth interviewing.

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Survey research studies a small sample of a larger population.

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Lewis Henry Morgan is well known for his work The League of the Iroquois, considered anthropology's earliest ethnography.This and others of his works illustrate his view of unilinear evolutionism, which is that

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This chapter's overview of the history of anthropological theory suggests that the discipline has made no important contributions to social theory in general.

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Radcliffe-Brown advocated social anthropology as a synchronic rather than a diachronic science-that is, a study

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When an ethnographer uses an interview schedule to gather information from the field, the researcher's capacity to ask and answer truly relevant questions is inevitably limited.

This chapter mentions the work of Wolf and Mintz, both students of Julian Steward, as illustrations of approaches that

The Human Terrain System has sought to embed anthropologists and other social scientists within military teams in Iraq and Afghanistan.Which of the following is NOT a reason anthropologists and the AAA Executive Board object to the use of anthropologists in the military?

All of the following are characteristic field techniques of the ethnographer EXCEPT

Ethnography is increasingly multitimed and multisited, the result of a shift toward a recognition of the ongoing and inescapable flows of people, technology, images, and information that characterizes much of the world today.

The relatively recent creation of virtual worlds has attracted contemporary ethnographers to venture into online communities.Of the various techniques used to study these virtual worlds, which has been most important?

What is Project Minerva? What about the Human Terrain System? What concerns have these Pentagon programs raised among anthropologists? In your view, what role (if any) should academics play in national security?

Morgan and Tylor, both considered among the fathers of anthropology, worked within the paradigm of unilinear evolution.

What is the term for an expert on a particular aspect of native life?

More recent approaches in historical anthropology, while sharing an interest in power with world-system theorists, have focused more on

"What right do ethnographers have to represent a people or culture to which they don't belong?" This question illustrates

Because there are so many anthropologists in the United States, the distinction between emic and etic does not apply to American culture.

Practice theory

What did Bronislaw Malinowski mean when he referred to everyday cultural patterns as "the imponderabilia of native life and of typical behavior?"

The characteristic field techniques of the ethnographer are participant observation, the genealogical method, and in-depth interviewing.

Survey research studies a small sample of a larger population.

Lewis Henry Morgan is well known for his work The League of the Iroquois, considered anthropology's earliest ethnography.This and others of his works illustrate his view of unilinear evolutionism, which is that

This chapter's overview of the history of anthropological theory suggests that the discipline has made no important contributions to social theory in general.

Radcliffe-Brown advocated social anthropology as a synchronic rather than a diachronic science-that is, a study

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