Chapters 1-4
The actual meaning of specific vocabulary words can be confusing to someone new to a cultural setting. Which of the following might confuse a recent immigrant to the United States
"Dress the turkey."
Which is one of the basic approaches for an anthropologist entering a field environment?
Have someone you know to be experienced in the society introduce you.
What did Napolean Chagnon do to gain respect and establish rapport with the Yanomamo?
He cut loose their canoes.
An anthropologist that includes her thoughts about what she sees as well as quotations from her informants is presenting what type of ethnography?
Reflexive.
Chomsky argues that
We are born with innate abilities to acquire language.
Which of the following uses material culture to communicate nonverbally?
Wearing gang colors to school
The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that
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Which of the following situations is considered a suitable fieldwork setting for an anthropologist?
all are suitable
An example of using time as a means of nonverbal communication is
being on time to a job interview.
Cellular phone technology could be used to illustrate that culture is
cumulative.
Theoretical models in anthropology are
devices for explaining and understanding cultures.
Most aspects of contemporary cultures have come from
diffusion.
The presence of Coca-Cola drinks in restaurants world wide is an example of
diffusion.
Humans are able to talk about people who aren't present or things that happened at another time because of which aspect of human language?
displacement.
One way that the chimpanzee communication system is different from human communication is that chimpanzees
do not use displacement, do not make up new sounds (or sound combinations), do not communicate about things in the past.
The process whereby an individual learns his culture from infancy, through experience, observation, and instruction is called
enculturation.
The process by which an anthropologist develops a harmonious relationship with people in the field is called
establishing rapport.
Culture shock is the
feelings of disorientation and helplessness from many small intercultural frustrations.
Heterogeneous cultures are those that exhibit
fewer shared features.
Every aspect of culture influences every other aspect of that culture. Thus culture is
functionally integrated.
The cognitive processes that are part of culture include all of the following EXCEPT
gestures.
A North American belongs to a conservation organization and votes for political candidates that supports environmental causes, yet drives an SUV. This example can be used to illustrate
ideal versus real aspects of culture.
Silent language can be one of the most difficult aspects of another culture to learn because it
is not formally taught.
The analysis of cultural gestures, facial expressions, and body positions is called
kinesics.
Homogeneous cultures are those that exhibit
many shared features.
The three major components of culture are
material objects, cognitive processes, and behaviors.
Ideal culture can be defined as what
people believe they should do.
The AAA Code of Ethics holds that an anthropologist's primary ethical responsibility is toward the
people with whom they work.
The "honeymoon" phase in anthropological fieldwork can be described as a
period of excitement after years of training.
The AAA Code of Ethics
provides a framework for making decisions before and after entering the field.
An American tourist put his arm around a Javanese child while speaking to him. This is an example of
proxemics.
The study of how people perceive and use space is called
proxemics.
The text's author Roberta Lenkeit writes that her culture shock was primarily due to prolonged
roblems with the language.
To be considered part of a culture, a behavior or custom must be
shared by the group.
Behavioral aspects of culture include all of the following EXCEPT
thinking about a solution to a math problem.
Ken Erickson's participant observation in the slaughterhouse showed that the cause of the worker's strike was that workers
wanted more respect.
The preparation of a budget for fieldwork can be difficult because it requires
working with fluctuating currency exchange rates.
Which of the following would LEAST contribute to a fieldworker's experience of culture shock?
worry about having enough money
