ANT 120 Begley BB Q1

An ____________ approach to culture, such as that promoted by Geertz, Turner, and Douglas, emphasizes that culture is a shared system of meanings.

interpretive

T/F: All humans are born with some culture.

False

The process of learning culture from a very young age is called A. enculturation B. symbolism C. growing up D. ethnocentrism E. acculturation

A. enculturation

The structuralist approach to culture theorizes what? A. people make sense of the world through binary oppositions (i.e., raw/cooked) B. cultures evolve over time C. culture is systematic, operating in a balanced fashion to keep society functioning smoothly D. individual societies develop individual traits E. all of the above

A. people make sense of the world through binary oppositions (i.e., raw/cooked)

The idea that embraces dynamic cultural processes and the idea that the observer of cultural processes can never see culture completely objectively represent A. post-structuralism B. interpretive anthropology C. historical particularism D. ethnocentrism E. neo-evolutionism

A. post-structuralism

Who was responsible for the theory of social evolution? A. Franz Boas B. E. B. Tylor C. Bronislaw Malinowski D. E. E. Evans-Pritchard E. Marvin Harris

B. E. B. Tylor

Norms are stable because A. they are the same in every culture B. people learn them when they are young C. culture doesn't change D. people learn them when they are older

B. people learn them when they are young

The idea that Ongee ancestors make tidal waves and earthquakes would be understood by an interpretive anthropologist as A. a reflection of underlying binary structures of thought B. an adaptive response to nature's dynamics C. a psychological disturbance D. a way of explaining how the world works E. all of the above

D. a way of explaining how the world works

The idea that cultures pass through stages from primitive to complex is known as __________________.

Social evolution

The unilateral decision of one social group to take control of the symbols, objects, and practices of others is called _________________.

cultural appropriation

The main idea behind the holistic perspective is to study culture A. by its individual parts B. through systematic connections of different parts C. as integrated and balanced D. all of the above

B. through systematic connections of different parts

Who was responsible for the theory of functionalism? A. E. B. Tylor B. Alfred Kroeber C. Bronislaw Malinowski D. Franz Boas

C. Bronislaw Malinowski

The most enduring and ritualized aspects of culture are referred to as A. values B. symbols C. traditions D. norms

C. traditions

The theory of culture that proposes that cultural practices, beliefs, and institutions fulfill the psychological and physical needs of society is called A. historical particularism B. cultural materialism C. social evolution D. functionalism

D. functionalism

T/F: Culture can be transmitted virtually through the Internet in addition to face-to-face interaction.

true