Question 1

In science, what is the relationship among explanations, associations, and theories?

Accepted Answer

A) An explanation must show how and why the thing to be understood is associated with or related to something else.Theories require covariation: when one thing (a variable) changes, the other one varies as well.Associations provide explanations for both explanations and theories. 
B) They mean the same thing. 
C) An explanation must show how and why the thing to be understood is associated with or related to something else.Associations require covariation: when one thing (a variable) changes, the other one varies as well.Theories provide explanations for associations. 
D) Explanations and associations are explained by theories, which are observed relationships between two or more variables. 
E) An explanation must show how and why the thing to be understood is associated with or related to something else.Thus, explanations and associations are the same thing.A theory is a suggested but as yet unverified explanation. 
A) An explanation must show how and why the thing to be understood is associated with or related to something else.Theories require covariation: when one thing (a variable) changes, the other one varies as well.Associations provide explanations for both explanations and theories. 
B) They mean the same thing. 
C) An explanation must show how and why the thing to be understood is associated with or related to something else.Associations require covariation: when one thing (a variable) changes, the other one varies as well.Theories provide explanations for associations. 
D) Explanations and associations are explained by theories, which are observed relationships between two or more variables. 
E) An explanation must show how and why the thing to be understood is associated with or related to something else.Thus, explanations and associations are the same thing.A theory is a suggested but as yet unverified explanation.

Question 2

As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to learn, think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products

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A) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture itself a biological phenomenon. 
B) have made some human groups more cultured than others. 
C) prove that only fully developed adults have the capacity for culture; children lack the capacity for culture until they mature. 
D) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture, which is not itself biological, possible. 
E) are shared with other animals capable of organized group life-such as baboons, wolves, and even ants. 
A) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture itself a biological phenomenon. 
B) have made some human groups more cultured than others. 
C) prove that only fully developed adults have the capacity for culture; children lack the capacity for culture until they mature. 
D) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture, which is not itself biological, possible. 
E) are shared with other animals capable of organized group life-such as baboons, wolves, and even ants.

Question 3

What does biocultural perspective refer to? If you are planning to major in the biological sciences or planning a career as a medical doctor or clinical researcher, how might a minor in anthropology complement your education? If you are thinking of majoring in the humanities, how might a minor in anthropology complement your education?

Accepted Answer

The biocultural perspective refers to th

Question 4

Ethnomusicology is one of the four main subfields of anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Over time, humans have become increasingly dependent on which of the following in order to cope with the range of environments they have occupied in time and space?

Accepted Answer

A) cultural means of adaptation 
B) biological means of adaptation, mostly thanks to advanced medical research 
C) a holistic and comparative approach to problem solving 
D) social institutions, such as the state, that coordinate collective action 
E) technological means of adaptation, such as the creation of virtual worlds that allow us to escape from day-to-day reality 
A) cultural means of adaptation 
B) biological means of adaptation, mostly thanks to advanced medical research 
C) a holistic and comparative approach to problem solving 
D) social institutions, such as the state, that coordinate collective action 
E) technological means of adaptation, such as the creation of virtual worlds that allow us to escape from day-to-day reality

Question 6

What is one of the most fundamental key assumptions that anthropologists share?

Accepted Answer

A) There are no universals, so cross-cultural research is bound to fail. 
B) A degree in philosophy is the best way to produce good ethnography. 
C) We can draw conclusions about human nature by studying a single society. 
D) Anthropologists cannot agree on what anthropology is, much less share key assumptions. 
E) A comparative, cross-cultural approach is essential to study the human condition. 
A) There are no universals, so cross-cultural research is bound to fail. 
B) A degree in philosophy is the best way to produce good ethnography. 
C) We can draw conclusions about human nature by studying a single society. 
D) Anthropologists cannot agree on what anthropology is, much less share key assumptions. 
E) A comparative, cross-cultural approach is essential to study the human condition.

Question 7

Humans can adapt to their surroundings through both biological and cultural means.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

This chapter considers differences and similarities between anthropology and other academic fields such as sociology and psychology.What about history?

Accepted Answer

Anthropology, sociology, psychology, and

Question 9

Today's global economy and communications link all contemporary people, directly or indirectly, in the modern world system.People must now cope with forces generated by progressively larger systems-the region, the nation, and the world.For anthropologists studying contemporary forms of adaptation, why might this be a challenge?

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A) Truly isolated indigenous communities, anthropology's traditional and ongoing study focus, are becoming harder to find. 
B) According to Marcus and Fischer (1986), "The cultures of world peoples need to be constantly rediscovered as these people reinvent them in changing historical circumstances." 
C) A more dynamic world system, with greater and faster movements of people across space, speeds up the process of evolution, making the study of genetic adaptations more difficult. 
D) Anthropological research tools do not work in this new modern world system, making their contributions less valuable. 
E) Since cultures are tied to place, people moving around and connecting across space means the end of culture, and thus the end of anthropology. 
A) Truly isolated indigenous communities, anthropology's traditional and ongoing study focus, are becoming harder to find. 
B) According to Marcus and Fischer (1986), "The cultures of world peoples need to be constantly rediscovered as these people reinvent them in changing historical circumstances." 
C) A more dynamic world system, with greater and faster movements of people across space, speeds up the process of evolution, making the study of genetic adaptations more difficult. 
D) Anthropological research tools do not work in this new modern world system, making their contributions less valuable. 
E) Since cultures are tied to place, people moving around and connecting across space means the end of culture, and thus the end of anthropology.

Question 10

Applied anthropology

Accepted Answer

A) originated at the same time that anthropology's four-field approach became established among early twentieth-century U.S.academics. 
B) has yet to be recognized by the American Anthropological Association. 
C) encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques of its four subfields to identify, assess, and solve practical problems. 
D) focuses on preparing emerging academic scholars to improve their grant application skills. 
E) is a European phenomenon. 
A) originated at the same time that anthropology's four-field approach became established among early twentieth-century U.S.academics. 
B) has yet to be recognized by the American Anthropological Association. 
C) encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques of its four subfields to identify, assess, and solve practical problems. 
D) focuses on preparing emerging academic scholars to improve their grant application skills. 
E) is a European phenomenon.

Question 11

Archaeologists study only prehistoric communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Based on his observation that contact between neighboring tribes had existed since humanity's beginnings and covered enormous areas, Franz Boas argued

Accepted Answer

A) against treating cultures as isolated phenomena. 
B) that even the earliest foragers engaged in warfare. 
C) that language must have originated among the Neandertals. 
D) that biology, not culture, was responsible for the vast majority of human diversity. 
E) that general anthropologists were wrong to focus too much attention on biology. 
A) against treating cultures as isolated phenomena. 
B) that even the earliest foragers engaged in warfare. 
C) that language must have originated among the Neandertals. 
D) that biology, not culture, was responsible for the vast majority of human diversity. 
E) that general anthropologists were wrong to focus too much attention on biology.

Question 13

What does holism refer to? Why is the concept central to anthropology? How does this concept relate to the "four-field" approach within the discipline? Have you encountered this concept in any of your other classes?

Accepted Answer

Holism refers to the idea that all the p

In science, what is the relationship among explanations, associations, and theories?

As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to learn, think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products

Ethnomusicology is one of the four main subfields of anthropology.

Over time, humans have become increasingly dependent on which of the following in order to cope with the range of environments they have occupied in time and space?

What is one of the most fundamental key assumptions that anthropologists share?

Humans can adapt to their surroundings through both biological and cultural means.

This chapter considers differences and similarities between anthropology and other academic fields such as sociology and psychology.What about history?

Applied anthropology

Archaeologists study only prehistoric communities.

Based on his observation that contact between neighboring tribes had existed since humanity's beginnings and covered enormous areas, Franz Boas argued

What does holism refer to? Why is the concept central to anthropology? How does this concept relate to the "four-field" approach within the discipline? Have you encountered this concept in any of your other classes?

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

In science, what is the relationship among explanations, associations, and theories?

As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to learn, think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products

Ethnomusicology is one of the four main subfields of anthropology.

Over time, humans have become increasingly dependent on which of the following in order to cope with the range of environments they have occupied in time and space?

What is one of the most fundamental key assumptions that anthropologists share?

Humans can adapt to their surroundings through both biological and cultural means.

This chapter considers differences and similarities between anthropology and other academic fields such as sociology and psychology.What about history?

Applied anthropology

Archaeologists study only prehistoric communities.

Based on his observation that contact between neighboring tribes had existed since humanity's beginnings and covered enormous areas, Franz Boas argued

What does holism refer to? Why is the concept central to anthropology? How does this concept relate to the "four-field" approach within the discipline? Have you encountered this concept in any of your other classes?

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