Anthropology Module 1
hypotheses
A key element of the scientific method, which both explains things and guides research, is
the goal of synthesizing the entire context of human experience.
A key principle of the holistic perspective developed by Franz Boas is
Ethnocentrism
Assuming your culture's way of doing things is the best is called
the Power of Tradition
The controversy between Native Americans and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) schools using mascots illustrates
Colonialism
The historical practice of more powerful countries claiming possession of less powerful ones is called ____ and was a driving force in anthropology.
Cultural Relativism
The moral and intellectual principle that one should withhold judgment about seemingly strange or exotic beliefs and practices is known as
Edward Burnett Tylor.
The nineteenth-century British anthropologist credited with the development of the concept of culture through an evolutionary perspective was
Applied Anthropology.
The practical use of anthropological knowledge to address real-world problems, sometimes called anthropology's "fifth field," is
Natural Selection
The process by which inheritable traits are passed along to offspring because they are better suited to the environment is called
enculturations
The process of learning culture from a very young age is called
Cultural Anthropology
The subfield of anthropology that studies human diversity, beliefs, and practice is called
Biological Anthropology
The subfield of anthropology that studies human evolution, including genetics and human nutrition, is called
Anthropology
The subfield of anthropology that studies language use is called Linguistic
Archaeology
The subfield of anthropology that studies the material remains of past cultures, often focusing on the rise of cities, is called
Multiplicity and Variety
The term diversity, when defined anthropologically, means
An object, idea, figure, or character
What kinds of elements are embedded within a symbol?
Industrialization
What process involves shifting from an agricultural economy to a factor-based one?
The Industrial Revolution
What prompted intellectuals to start systematically explaining the differences among people?
During the 1800s, emerged as an academic discipline devoted to the observation and analysis of human variation
When did anthropology emerge as an academic discipline?
The comparative method
allows anthropologists to derive insights from careful comparisons of cultures or societies.