Anthropology quiz 1 questions

The scientific method is a central part of anthropology. Order the steps below to reflect the approach that one would take to follow this method.

1. observation of a fact 2. conduct a hypothesis 3. hypothesis is tested thru experiments 4. Other scientists attempt to reproduce results of previous experiements with the goal of disproving them.

The U.S. Government hired anthropologists as part of their Human Terrain System in Iraq and Afghanistan. The American Anthropology Association accepted the use of anthropologists in conflict since "one anthropologist can be much more effective than a B2 bomber--not winning a war, but creating a peace one Afghan at a time."

false

The movement away from farming toward factory economies only produced limited cultural impact on people's daily lives.

false

Renato Rosaldo's research among the Ilongot only made sense after the his wife passed away, and he came to realize the force and importance of emotions in social life.

true

To establish effective trade and alliances between groups it is important that individuals understand human differences across cultures and groups. In other words trade and peace can be more effective if we better understand human variation.

true

The process of an anthropologist living in a community, learning a local language, studying aspects of a community, and recording information about the people is called ___________.

anthropological fieldwork

__________________ is the study of human beings, their biology, their prehistory and histories, and their changing languages, cultures, and social institutions.

anthropology

The subfield of anthropology that studies human evolution, including human geneticsand human nutrition, is called:

biological anthropology

The historical practice of more powerful countries claiming possession of less powerful ones is called __________ and was a driving force in anthropology.

colonialism

A key feature of the _________concept is that it refers to the taken-for-granted notions, rules, moralities, and behaviors within a social group that feel natural.

culture

__________, which are moral questions of right and wrong, are important to anthropologists.

ethics

_______________ is the form of bias where one assumes that his or her way of doing things is the best while dismissing others.

ethnocentrism

____________ refers to the adaptive changes organisms make across generations.

evolution

Since Coca-Cola, Levi's jeans, McDonalds, and CNN are fairly global business, human diversity is in dramatic decline. This means that we will have far less cultural diversity in future generations.

false

Anthropologists tend to work across many disciplines including the four-fields of anthropology in order to more deeply understand a topic or a population of people. This notion of bringing together many areas of study to understand human experience is known as _____________.

holism

The practice of anthropologists explaining their research and being clear about the risks involved is called (two words):

informed consent

Interviews, intensive observation, and participation to produce detailed descriptions of social behaviors and beliefs are examples of the ___________ method.

qualitative

The primary ethical responsibility of anthropologists is to:

the people or species they study

Diversity, defined anthropologically, refers to both multiplicity and variety, which isnot the same thing as "difference."

true

Most anthropologists argue that one should withhold judgment about other populations in order to better understand them. The practice of remining unbiased or neutral is referred to as cultural relativism.

true