Module 3 Quiz

The American anthropologist responsible for the concept of historical particularism was named

Franz Boas

Examples of social institutions are

kinship marriage farming

Culture is

learned and shared

Activities that are biologically based, such as eating and sleeping, are universally the same for all humans

False

Anthropologists believe that a _____ approach, analyzing human societies' phenomena by comparing the phenomena with different societies, is necessary to appreciate how artificial our beliefs and actions are

cross cultural

If you wanted to understand the norms of a society, you would be most likely to focus on

everyday interactions

The theory of culture that proposes that cultural practices, beliefs, and institutions fulfill the psychological and physical needs of society is called

functionalism

A symbol

is a common means of reinforcing of human behavior is something that conventionally stands for something else includes numbers and the alphabet

How would a critical relativist explain Native American criticisms of cultural appropriation?

it is important to understand Native American claims from their point of view though it doesn't necessarily mean we should accept them as the only way to view the issue

Why is culture one of the most complex words to define in the English language?

it is used for multiple concepts in different intellectual disciplines and in distinct systems of thought