Cultural Anthropology FINAL Part 2

An anthropologist might consider doing "anthropology at a distance" because... A. he or she has no research funding to go into the field B. there is conflict or violence in the field site C. there is a rich body of data about the field site procured by others D. all of the above E. none of the above

D. all of the above

A cross-cultural perspective on eating insect larvae would reveal... A.the artificiality of taste B.the cultural constructions of insects as food C.that eating insects can be adaptive D.all of the above

D.all of the above

The affects and feelings we experience as humans...

may not have an exact equivalent description in another culture

Cultural anthropologists do research by... A.building trusting relationships with people over a long period of time B.gathering data to produce statistical models C.focusing on single dimensions of people's lives D.none of the above

A.building trusting relationships with people over a long period of time

Ethical issues facing ethnographers include all of the following except... A.ensuring informant confidentiality B.protecting informants' blood samples and other biological information C.controlling and protecting access to field notes D.being open about their research E.none of the above

B.protecting informants' blood samples and other biological information

Negative or unfair treatment of a person because of his or her group membership identity is... A. stereotyping B. prejudice C. discrimination D. violence

C. discrimination

The "natural" order represented in social hierarchies of any society is supported by... A.biology B.genetics C.social institutions D.historical facts

C.social institutions

The comparative method... A.compares cognate wards in different languages B.focuses on one society over a long period of time C.uses data from many societies D.all of the above

C.uses data from many societies

All biological approaches to race are problematic because.. A. they rarely describe an actual individual or characterize whole groups of people B. the sampling is too specific and focuses only on visible traits C. one trait tends to be representative of other characteristics like intelligence and personal character D. all of the above

D. all of the above

Ethnocentrism... A.presents a major problem for anthropologists B.means you think your culture is superior to others C.is a common feature of culture D.all of the above

D.all of the above

Anthropologists do not consider unstructured, casual conversations data.

False

Archaeologists never excavate sites where written historical documentation exists; that documentation provides a complete and accurate description of the way the people actually lived.

False

Cultural anthropology is one the the most quantitative of the social sciences.

False

Culture consists of the collective processes that make the artificial seem natural.

True

Nature and nurture are not opposed but intertwined.

True

Which of the following is the most significant aspect of the salvage paradigm?

anthropologists need to collect information from societies before they die out

the subfield of anthropology that studies the material remains of past cultures, often focusing on the rise of cities, is called

archaeology

The people anthropologists gather data from are called...

consultants

the moral and intellectual principle that one should withhold judgement about seemingly strange or exotic beliefs and practices is

cultural relativism

Which of the following is the defining methodology to the discipline of anthropology?

fieldwork

diversity defined anthropologically is...

focused on multiplicity and variety

Because our values and beliefs include many elements of life such as clothes, food, and language means that culture is...

integrated

During fieldwork cultural anthropologists...

learn local language, record people's economic transactions, and study how environmental changes affect agriculture (all of the above)

The flexibility of the brain is called

neural plasticity

This type of interactions may include playing basketball, cooking, dining, or having coffee with informants:

participant observation

Culture models help us make sense of the world because...

they provide a pattern for one's own behavior and interpreting others' actions

the most enduring and ritualized aspects of culture are referred to as...

traditions

Using life history interviews, researchers are able to...

understand how a person's age affects his or her role in the community

Ethnopsychology is largely concerned with...

understanding how other societies make sense of selves, persons, and emotions

Intelligence is... A.not genetically influenced B.not marked by a single fixed gene C.not affected by cultural influences D.all of the above

B.not marked by a single fixed gene

Anthropologists believe that our behavior is influenced by... A.nature B.nurture C.both D.neither

C.both

Which of the following groups were considered nonwhte racial groups? A.Jews B.Italians C.Finns D.all of the above

D.all of the above

In which of the following locations would you find an anthropologist doing fieldwork? A.a factory B.a mental institution C.a New York City neighborhood D.the Amazon rain forest E.all of the above

E.all of the above

All humans are born with culture; culture is NOT learned.

False

Anthropologists are deeply skeptical of grandiose claims about biological destiny and the belief that nature explains all of our behavior.

True

Anthropologists generally believe in one unified theory of culture.

True

Anthropologists of the 1880s are referred to as "armchair anthropologists" because they never traveled abroad and they gathered data from other people's reports.

True

A paradigm that emphasizes humans that are made up of complex biological, cultural, and psychological processes is...

biocultural