Anthro 102: Quiz 1
In the United States, general anthropology consists of a _________ field approach. a. six b. four c. three d.five
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According to the chapter, who was a strong proponent of cultural determinism? a. Margaret Mead b. Bronislaw Malinowski c. Horace Miner d. Franz Boas
Franz Boas
IN the video, Erica James conducted fieldwork at a __________ social service organization in the greater Boston area. a. Columbian b. Ethiopian c. Haitian d. Canadian
Haitian
Which of the following anthropologists would be considered an armchair anthropologist? a Sir James Frazier b. Franz Boas c Katie Nelson d. Bronislaw Malinowski
Sir James Frazier&eb taylor
The article, Body Ritual among the Nacirema is a satire of how anthropologists often wrote about "the other" in ways to make other cultures seem more exotic. True or False
True
With all of the gains that the Jenipapo-Kaninde members got with their indigenous status, they do not feel stigmatized being labeled as Indian. True or False
True
The dispute within a group about the collective identity or identities of the group is known as: a. cultural relativism b. indigenous narrative c. contested identity d. ethnocentrism
contested identity
People who are __________ view their culture as central And normal and reject all other cultures as inferior and morally suspect. a. undocumented b. ethnocentric c. noble savages d. emic
ethnocentric
Anthropologists agree that the most authentic and primitive cultures existed before the 1940s True or False
false
Etic explanation tend to be based in science and are thus more valuable to anthropologists. True of false
false
In the video, Heather Paxson describes her attempts at making cheese as an example of: a. fieldwork b.participant observation c. volunteer work d. social work
field work
According to the video, the term "fieldwork" was borrowed from the natural sciences and meant to contrast with? a. lab work b. publishing academic work c.social work d. grant writing
lab work
Which of the following is not a discipline in anthropology? a. psychological anthropology b. cultural anthropology c. linguistic anthropology d. Archaeology
psychological anthropology
Anthropologists must always make their final research accessible to their informants and to other researchers. true of false
true
Inductive research is more common in the natural sciences than in anthropology
true
