anthropology quizzes
a century ago, studies of objects were largely studies of material culture and the technology available to people living in small scale societies with simple technologies. the modern anthropological approach to objects has done which of the following
-caused anthropologist to challenge whether these museum collection were representative of the technologies of the time or if they were biased -led anthropologist to recognize that objects change meaning over time -pushed anthropologist to take a critical approach to the motives of the collectors of these early museum collections
which of the following is a contributing factor to the development of creoles, pidgins, and other hybrid forms of language
-colonialism -globalization -commerce -migration
the comparative method
-is a general approach -holds that no society or behavior should be seen in isolation -refers to the practice of comparing two or more cultures
cultural determinism is unproductive for cultural analysis because
-it denies the influence of factors like physical environment and biology on humans -it can justify atrocities -it explains all human action as the product of culture alone
according to 'our babies ourselves', the goal of a child-rearing in any society is to make the child
a culturally appropriate adult
chronometric dating techniques used by archaeologist help establish
a more specific age for a fossil or something organic
linguistic refer to mixed languages with a simplified grammar that people rarely learn as a mother tongue as
a pidgin language
in the 19th century Fijian objects were seen by most collectors as evidence of
a savage and bloodthirsty society
which project would likely require the assistance of a geomorphologist
a study of landscape change
research committed to making social change and improving the lives or marginalized people
action research
an evolutionary perspective on variations in physical traits reflects
adaptive changes
which of the following is not one of the ways that objects change over time
an object always becomes less valuable and less significant as it ages and deteriorates over long periods of time
in which of the following locations would you likely find an anthropologist doing fieldwork? -factory -mental institution -new york neighborhood -amazon rain forest
any of the above
which of the following would be considered a functionalist
bronislaw malinowski
a quantitative approach to studying the archaeological past would be most interested in:
building and testing hypotheses by collecting, classifying, and measuring the remains of past cultures
the thinker who developed evolutionary theory in the 19th century
charles darwin
a example of how modern humans differ from primates
cultural variation in mating patterns
according to the 'survival of the fittest' video, what trait of the rock pet mouse was best adapted to survival on the lava flow
dark fur
being able to communicate about things not currently present in space and time
displacement
the so-called cannibal forks of the fijans were of great interest to collectors in england because
english collectors interpreted fijians as savages and wanted example of their savagery for the collection they displayed in their homes
the study of how people classify things in the world
ethnoscience
NAGPRA as a solution to grave goods and cultural object ownership applies in all countries that are UNESCO members
false
countries find it relatively easy to decide what language its citizens will speak
false
in order to truly practice cultural relativism, one could never make a judgement on what is right and wrong (T/F)
false
shaking hands when you meet someone is an example of
folkway
uniformitarianism is the idea that change occurs
gradually and through the result of processes that are still observable today
in radio lab: why isnt the sky blue? how did guy deutshers daughter initially describe the sky
grey
what was the fate of Kennewick man
he has been buried by members of the columbian basin tribes
how would you describe Edwards tylors evolutionary theories
he studied the history of human society from simple to complex technology and social institutions
alfred russel wallace is known for
hitting upon the idea of natural selection at about the same time as darwin
which hominin was the first stone tool maker
homo habilis
the defining feature of historical particularism is
individual societies develop particular cultural traits and undergo a unique process of change
according to becoming human the most compelling hypothesis for why bipedalism developed in early hominins is
it conserved energy
how would critical relativist explain native american criticisms of culture appropriation
it is important to understand Native American claims from their point of view though it doesnt necessarily mean we should accept them as the only way to view the issue
besides fossilized skeletal remains, what other evidence indicates bipedalism in Australopithecus afarensis
laetoli footprints
the US government prohibition of native american children speaking their indigenous languages in indian schools has contributed most profoundly to
language death
the name most closely associated with the system traditionally used to classify living things is
linnaeus
for much of its early history, physical anthropology was associated with what methodology
measurement and classification of skills according to racial characters
anthropologist Sherry Ortner distinguished 3 kinds of culturally powerful symbols that include all of the following except
narrative symbols
the process by which inheritable traits are passed along to offspring because they are better suited to the environment
natural selection
the communication systems of nonhuman species consist of finite number of signals for finite specific meanings. such systems are said to be
open
if you wanted to understand very early non living humans beings, you would likely engage in
paleoanthropology
which of the following is not one of the four major sub-fields of anthropology
paleontology
the structuralist approach to culture theorizes what
people make sense of the world through binary oppositions
in archaeology, this is a division of prehistory based on gross changes in subsistence patterns, climatic changes, housing and burial styles
period
if you discovered an ancient hominin with megadontia and a dental grinding structure similar to Parathropus you might suggest that the diet of this hominin was
predominantly plant based
historic markers along american highways
present a simplified view of history, and usually one that is favorable to the current residents
according to "our babies ourselves' which of the following is not one of the 3 Rs of child rearing in dutch society
respect
the law of superposition
sedimentary layers are deposited in a time sequence with the oldest on the bottom and the youngest on the top
in anthropology, holism refers to:
seeking to understand how all aspects of our species are related
primates rely extensively on all the characteristics listed below except
sense of smell
if you wanted to have a consistent responses, what kind of interview would you use
survey interview
reading your textbook is an example of
symbolic learning
native american tribes using CRM differ from non-indian agencies in how they view heritage management, because the latter almost always see heritage resources as
tangible things that can be studied scientifically
according to the lecture, in order for an explanation to be defined as scientific it must be
testable
evolution as fact and theory: the article states scientific creationism is not scientific because it is not
testable
the mendelian genetics, a dominant allele is
the one that is expressed phenotypically over other alleles
the primary ethical responsibility of anthropologist is to
the people or the species they study
the power dimension of an object reveals the underlying nature of
the relationship between the source of the object and its holder
what is the strongest evidence that neanderthals had rich symbolic lives
their use of non-functional material goods such as jewelry
why isnt the sky blue: what conclusion did prime minister william gladstone make about how the greeks saw color
they were colorblind
one of the most important ways that genetic material is moved between different populations, such as through gene flow is
through choice of sexual partner
a consequence of larger brain size in early humans is that they require larger amounts of energy
true
gene flow is the movement of genetic material across different population
true
mutation is the only source of new genetic material
true
the physical characteristics of any organism that can be seen are known as the phenotype
true
the stereotype that Tahitian women were sexually promiscuous emerged almost overnight after the arrival of captain samuel wallis in 1767, when Tahitians recognized that the british had steel that the crew would exchange for sexual favors (T/F)
true
there is rarely any guessing involved in the development of theories because they are tested repeatedly (T?F)
true
a word that best describes participant observation
unstructured
the comparative method
uses data from many different sources
