Cultural anthropology

Chop sticks are an example of __ culture

Material

Archaeologists use ___to construct models of past societies in order to understand them.

Material culture

Environmental adaptation and technologies and methods of acquiring food are emphasized in

Materialists perspective

Complex culture change based on industrialism and a transnational market economy is called

Modernization

which of the following scenarios illustrates the result of ethnocentrism?

The last seizure of native american land by wealthy railroad ownwes.

Which of the following is an example of cultural relativism

Trying to understand a widespread female infanticide

Which statement about cultural relativism is not true

it requires that anthropologists abandon their own ethical standards

The organization that formulated the code of ethics to which many anthropologist adhere

American anthropological association

An area of study using the theories & techniques of anthropology to solve real world problems.

Applied anthropology

Attempt to learn the rules for entering and residing in chosen country of study in which stage.

Conducting preliminary research

__ understand society and culture to be derived from its economic foundation

Cultural materialism

An approach that stresses the importance of analyzing cultures in their own terms not yours

Cultural relativism

Culture is the means by which people survive in their particular environment(phrase meaning)

Culture is adaptive

Is the process of learning ones culture through informal observation and formal instruction

Enculturation

The most basic rule of anthropological research is

Ethical obligations are more important than gathering knowledge

The hallmark of modern Anthropological methods since the early 20th century has been

Fieldwork

A common form of taboo found in every culture is __taboos.

Food

___ can be described as the study of the social functions of cultural traits

Functionalism

Gathering data through participant observation might mean

Having conversations with people

A perspective in anthropology that views culture as an integrated whole

Holistic perspective

Anthropology is the study of

Humanity

Although sometimes necessary interpreters are less desirable than knowing the language because

Many of the nuances and meaning could be lost in translation.

The full disclosure of research goals, methods, types of analysis, and reporting procedures

Informed consent

An advantage to obtaining residence in a native household when conducting field work

It allows for close proximity to people through family networks

The study of language and communication and the relationship between language and aspects of culture.

Linguistic anthropology

In anthropology, fieldwork means__

Living and interacting with the people under study

Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?

Relationships between members of households within a community

All definitions of culture include reference to__

Selectively shared knowledge, attitudes, values, and beliefs

Which of the following is not a sub filed of anthropology?

Social psychology

Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?

Sources of income

Which of the following is classified as an unethical practice?

Staging ethnographic film footage

Hasidic families in America who are distinguished through ethnic background and religious beliefs

Subculture

Often, anthropological research in urban areas focuses on __ and/or particular topics

Subculture or small groups

Which of the following is not a characteristic of anthropology

That is focused only on prehistoric societies and fossils

According to __ culture is a unique system of symbols with multiple layers of meaning

interpretive anthropology