Anthropology Chapter 2

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

Alfred Kroeber

Ethnocentrism

Presents a major problem for anthropologists, means you think your culture is superior to others, is a common feature of culture

Who was responsible for the theory of functionalism

Bronislaw Malinowski

Collective definitions of proper and improper behavior that "build" meanings through common experiences and negotiations are cultural ?

Constructs

The process of learning culture from a very young age is called

Enculturation

The experience of feeling that the way your culture does things is the right way and any different way of doing things is wrong is called ?

Ethnocentrism

The theory that posits that cultural practices and beliefs serve purposes for society is called ?

Functionalism

The perspective that aims to identify and understand cultures in the entirety is called

Holistic Perspective

Culture is

Learned and Shared

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

Social Evolutionism


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