Question 1

Anthropology is a science, yet it has been suggested that anthropology is among the most humanistic of all academic fields.This is because

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A) its main object of study are humans. 
B) of its fundamental respect for human diversity. 
C) its findings are best expressed with the tools of the humanities. 
D) the field, particularly in the United States, traces its origins to philosophy and literature. 
E) it puts so much emphasis on the study of culture that cannot be studied scientifically. 
A) its main object of study are humans. 
B) of its fundamental respect for human diversity. 
C) its findings are best expressed with the tools of the humanities. 
D) the field, particularly in the United States, traces its origins to philosophy and literature. 
E) it puts so much emphasis on the study of culture that cannot be studied scientifically. B

Question 2

In the social sciences, associations are usually probable rather than absolute.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Ethnography involves the collection of data that is used to create an account of a particular community, society, or culture.

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A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

What are the four subfields of anthropology?

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A) medical anthropology, ethnography, ethnology, and cultural anthropology 
B) archaeology, biological anthropology, applied linguistics, and applied anthropology 
C) biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology 
D) genetic anthropology, physical anthropology, psychological anthropology, and linguistic and anthropology 
E) primatology, ethnology, cultural anthropology, and paleoscatology 
A) medical anthropology, ethnography, ethnology, and cultural anthropology 
B) archaeology, biological anthropology, applied linguistics, and applied anthropology 
C) biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology 
D) genetic anthropology, physical anthropology, psychological anthropology, and linguistic and anthropology 
E) primatology, ethnology, cultural anthropology, and paleoscatology

Question 5

The presence of more efficient respiratory systems to extract oxygen from the air among human populations living at high elevations is an example of which form of adaptation?

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A) short-term physiological adaptation 
B) cultural adaptation 
C) symbolic adaptation 
D) genetic adaptation 
E) long-term physiological adaptation 
A) short-term physiological adaptation 
B) cultural adaptation 
C) symbolic adaptation 
D) genetic adaptation 
E) long-term physiological adaptation

Question 6

What is the process by which children learn a particular cultural tradition?

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A) acculturation 
B) ethnology 
C) enculturation 
D) ethnography 
E) biological adaptation 
A) acculturation 
B) ethnology 
C) enculturation 
D) ethnography 
E) biological adaptation

Question 7

This chapter's description of how humans cope with low oxygen pressure in high altitudes illustrates

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A) human capacities for cultural and biological adaptation, the latter involving both genetic and physiological adaptations. 
B) how biological adaptations are effective only when they are genetic. 
C) how human plasticity has decreased ever since we embraced a sedentary lifestyle some 10,000 years ago. 
D) how in matters of life or death, biology is ultimately more important than culture. 
E) the need for anthropologists to pay more attention to human adaptation in extreme environments. 
A) human capacities for cultural and biological adaptation, the latter involving both genetic and physiological adaptations. 
B) how biological adaptations are effective only when they are genetic. 
C) how human plasticity has decreased ever since we embraced a sedentary lifestyle some 10,000 years ago. 
D) how in matters of life or death, biology is ultimately more important than culture. 
E) the need for anthropologists to pay more attention to human adaptation in extreme environments.

Question 8

Which of the following perspectives emphasizes how cultural forces constantly mold human biology?

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A) cultural genetics perspective 
B) biocultural perspective 
C) psychological anthropological perspective 
D) holistic perspective 
E) scientific-humanistic perspective 
A) cultural genetics perspective 
B) biocultural perspective 
C) psychological anthropological perspective 
D) holistic perspective 
E) scientific-humanistic perspective

Question 9

Ethnography is the

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A) study of biological adaptability. 
B) preliminary data that sociologists use to develop survey research. 
C) fieldwork component of cultural anthropology. 
D) cross-cultural comparative component of cultural anthropology. 
E) generalizing aspect of cultural anthropology. 
A) study of biological adaptability. 
B) preliminary data that sociologists use to develop survey research. 
C) fieldwork component of cultural anthropology. 
D) cross-cultural comparative component of cultural anthropology. 
E) generalizing aspect of cultural anthropology.

Question 10

Linguistic anthropology

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A) is a research strategy of biological anthropologists studying the emergence of language among nonhuman primates. 
B) relies heavily on the methods of phrenology. 
C) includes sociolinguistics, descriptive linguistics, and the study of the biological basis for speech. 
D) includes cultural anthropology and paleoecology. 
E) has securely dated the origin of hominid language. 
A) is a research strategy of biological anthropologists studying the emergence of language among nonhuman primates. 
B) relies heavily on the methods of phrenology. 
C) includes sociolinguistics, descriptive linguistics, and the study of the biological basis for speech. 
D) includes cultural anthropology and paleoecology. 
E) has securely dated the origin of hominid language.

Question 11

What is anthropology?

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A) the art of ethnography 
B) the study of long-term physiological adaptation 
C) the study of the stages of social evolution 
D) the humanistic investigation of myths in nonindustrial societies 
E) the exploration of human diversity in time and space 
A) the art of ethnography 
B) the study of long-term physiological adaptation 
C) the study of the stages of social evolution 
D) the humanistic investigation of myths in nonindustrial societies 
E) the exploration of human diversity in time and space

Question 12

The study of television's behavioral effects in Brazil illustrates all of the following EXCEPT

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A) how investigators must carefully choose between a qualitative or quantitative data model. 
B) how the scientific method is not limited to ethnology but applies to any anthropological endeavor that formulates research questions and gathers or uses systematic data to test hypotheses. 
C) the value of cross-cultural research, which in this case enables the researchers to distinguish the effects of years of TV exposure and other changes associated with aging. 
D) how anthropological studies may deal with several research questions. 
E) the challenges researchers often face when determining whether they are observing effects or correlations in their findings. 
A) how investigators must carefully choose between a qualitative or quantitative data model. 
B) how the scientific method is not limited to ethnology but applies to any anthropological endeavor that formulates research questions and gathers or uses systematic data to test hypotheses. 
C) the value of cross-cultural research, which in this case enables the researchers to distinguish the effects of years of TV exposure and other changes associated with aging. 
D) how anthropological studies may deal with several research questions. 
E) the challenges researchers often face when determining whether they are observing effects or correlations in their findings.

Question 13

As an academic discipline, anthropology falls under both the social sciences and the humanities.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT true about culture?

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A) Culture is a key aspect of human adaptability and success. 
B) Culture is passed on genetically to future generations. 
C) Cultural forces consistently mold and shape human biology and behavior. 
D) Culture guides the beliefs and behavior of the people exposed to it. 
E) Culture is passed on from generation to generation. 
A) Culture is a key aspect of human adaptability and success. 
B) Culture is passed on genetically to future generations. 
C) Cultural forces consistently mold and shape human biology and behavior. 
D) Culture guides the beliefs and behavior of the people exposed to it. 
E) Culture is passed on from generation to generation.

Question 15

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dr.Sing Lee, a Hong Kong-based psychiatrist and researcher, documented what was at that time a culturally specific and vary rare disorder in teenage females.What was the disorder?

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A) bulimia 
B) anorexia 
C) post traumatic stress 
D) koro 
E) mal de ojo 
A) bulimia 
B) anorexia 
C) post traumatic stress 
D) koro 
E) mal de ojo

Question 16

This chapter provides an example of human adaptation to high altitude to illustrate the various forms of cultural and biological adaptation.Can you think of another example that illustrates the broad capacity of humans to adapt both biologically and culturally?

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Another example of human adaptation that

Question 17

This chapter begins with a bold claim: Anthropologists study human beings wherever and whenever they find them.Yet there are limits to when and where anthropologists can carry out their work.Can you think of any? How might your consideration of these limits affect how you would design an anthropological study?

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There are several limits to when and whe

Question 18

Cultural anthropologists carry out their fieldwork in

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A) factories. 
B) the tropics. 
C) the third world. 
D) former colonies. 
E) all kinds of societies. 
A) factories. 
B) the tropics. 
C) the third world. 
D) former colonies. 
E) all kinds of societies.

Question 19

The differences between sociology and cultural anthropology are becoming increasingly more distinct.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Biological anthropologists study only human bones.

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A) True 
 B)False

Anthropology is a science, yet it has been suggested that anthropology is among the most humanistic of all academic fields.This is because

In the social sciences, associations are usually probable rather than absolute.

Ethnography involves the collection of data that is used to create an account of a particular community, society, or culture.

What are the four subfields of anthropology?

The presence of more efficient respiratory systems to extract oxygen from the air among human populations living at high elevations is an example of which form of adaptation?

What is the process by which children learn a particular cultural tradition?

This chapter's description of how humans cope with low oxygen pressure in high altitudes illustrates

Which of the following perspectives emphasizes how cultural forces constantly mold human biology?

Ethnography is the

Linguistic anthropology

What is anthropology?

The study of television's behavioral effects in Brazil illustrates all of the following EXCEPT

As an academic discipline, anthropology falls under both the social sciences and the humanities.

Which of the following is NOT true about culture?

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dr.Sing Lee, a Hong Kong-based psychiatrist and researcher, documented what was at that time a culturally specific and vary rare disorder in teenage females.What was the disorder?

This chapter provides an example of human adaptation to high altitude to illustrate the various forms of cultural and biological adaptation.Can you think of another example that illustrates the broad capacity of humans to adapt both biologically and culturally?

Cultural anthropologists carry out their fieldwork in

The differences between sociology and cultural anthropology are becoming increasingly more distinct.

Biological anthropologists study only human bones.

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 1: What Is Anthropology

Anthropology is a science, yet it has been suggested that anthropology is among the most humanistic of all academic fields.This is because

In the social sciences, associations are usually probable rather than absolute.

Ethnography involves the collection of data that is used to create an account of a particular community, society, or culture.

What are the four subfields of anthropology?

The presence of more efficient respiratory systems to extract oxygen from the air among human populations living at high elevations is an example of which form of adaptation?

What is the process by which children learn a particular cultural tradition?

This chapter's description of how humans cope with low oxygen pressure in high altitudes illustrates

Which of the following perspectives emphasizes how cultural forces constantly mold human biology?

Ethnography is the

Linguistic anthropology

What is anthropology?

The study of television's behavioral effects in Brazil illustrates all of the following EXCEPT

As an academic discipline, anthropology falls under both the social sciences and the humanities.

Which of the following is NOT true about culture?

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Dr.Sing Lee, a Hong Kong-based psychiatrist and researcher, documented what was at that time a culturally specific and vary rare disorder in teenage females.What was the disorder?

This chapter provides an example of human adaptation to high altitude to illustrate the various forms of cultural and biological adaptation.Can you think of another example that illustrates the broad capacity of humans to adapt both biologically and culturally?

Cultural anthropologists carry out their fieldwork in

The differences between sociology and cultural anthropology are becoming increasingly more distinct.

Biological anthropologists study only human bones.

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters