Anth 1000
emic
-Insider's view -How people in a given community view their society and culture -Describes the organization and meaning a culture's practices have for its members
True
An insider's point of view that explains the meaning of a cultural practice is called the emic perspective
False
Boellstorff's research on second life utilized radically different research methods from what anthropologists have traditionally used.
armchair anthropologists
Early anthropologists who relied on travelers and missionaries for their fieldwork data were called:
True
It is common for anthropologists to feel confused and disoriented when they first arrive to their field sites.
marketing
The majority of the anthropology jobs listed on monster.com were in which of the following fields?
American Anthropological Association
What is the name of the organization that has issued a statement of ethical guidelines for anthropologists?
participant observation
gaining insight into another way of life by taking part as fully as they can in a group's social activities as well as by observing those activities as outsiders.
emphasized the Gebusi value of togetherness of social unity
The Gebusi concept of kogwayay:
They actually went to study a group that they later learned didn't exist. They ended up working with the Gebusi because their guides were Gebusi.
The Knaufts went to Papua New Guinea to study the Gebusi because:
america
The Nacirema are found in:
False
Anthropologists only study people in exotic places.
True
Anthropological study provides training particularly well suited to the 21st century because the economy is increasingly international and workforces and markets are increasingly diverse.
hollism
Anthropology is distinct from many other academic disciplines because it embraces:
archaeology, biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology
Applied anthropology is practiced in which of the following subdisciplines? (4)
False
Eileen Knauft was able to engage freely in participant observation with both men and women.
True
Human beings almost everywhere are ethnocentric.
True
One of the applied anthropologists seen in video clip shown in class used his skate-boarding skills to help him work to improve the lives of at-risk youth.
entering the field and gaining acceptance by developing networks in the community
One of the first stages of field work for Knauft while studying the Gebusi was:
informants
People who anthropologists consult for information on a particular society are known as:
True
Symbols have the ability to condense meaning, which means they can be used to stand for and represent an entire range of ideas and emotions.
False
The film we saw in Tales from The Jungle, is a documentary featuring the lifework of Franz Boas.
participant observation
The hallmark of American anthropological fieldwork is:
enculturation
The process of learning to be a member of a specific cultural group is called:
cultural anthropology
The study of the development of contemporary social networks through the technology of Facebook is an example of research in:
paleontology/paleoanthropology
Those who specialize in the study of the fossilized bones and teeth of our earliest ancestors.
paleontology/paleoanthropology
Which of the following areas of biological anthropology focus on the evolutionary history of humans?
cultural relativism
Which of the following best describes the anthropological approach to other cultures?
French
Which of the following languages is spoken in Guadeloupe, the country where Professor Managan conducts research?
linguistic anthropology
branch of anthropology concerned with the study of human languages.
acculturation
explains the process of cultural and psychological change that results following meeting between cultures.
ethnocentric
judging another culture solely by the values and standards of one's own culture.
inheritance
passing on property, titles, debts, rights and obligations upon the death of an individual.
analytical
the ability to visualize, articulate, and solve both complex and uncomplicated problems and concepts and make decisions
enculturation
the process by which an individual learns the traditional content of a culture and assimilates its practices and values.
culturation
the process of becoming human in a world that otherwise is incapable of knowing itself.
diffusion
the spreading out of culture, culture traits, or a cultural pattern from a central point.
primatology
those who study the closest living relatives of human beings- chimpanzees and gorillas
postmodernism
to question the universalizing the tendencies of modernism (viewed in terms of liberation from outdated traditions that prevent people from building better lives for themselves and their children.)
holism
trying to fit together all that is known about human beings