Cultural anthropology
Chop sticks are an example of __ culture
Material
Archaeologists use ___to construct models of past societies in order to understand them.
Material culture
Environmental adaptation and technologies and methods of acquiring food are emphasized in
Materialists perspective
Complex culture change based on industrialism and a transnational market economy is called
Modernization
which of the following scenarios illustrates the result of ethnocentrism?
The last seizure of native american land by wealthy railroad ownwes.
Which of the following is an example of cultural relativism
Trying to understand a widespread female infanticide
Which statement about cultural relativism is not true
it requires that anthropologists abandon their own ethical standards
The organization that formulated the code of ethics to which many anthropologist adhere
American anthropological association
An area of study using the theories & techniques of anthropology to solve real world problems.
Applied anthropology
Attempt to learn the rules for entering and residing in chosen country of study in which stage.
Conducting preliminary research
__ understand society and culture to be derived from its economic foundation
Cultural materialism
An approach that stresses the importance of analyzing cultures in their own terms not yours
Cultural relativism
Culture is the means by which people survive in their particular environment(phrase meaning)
Culture is adaptive
Is the process of learning ones culture through informal observation and formal instruction
Enculturation
The most basic rule of anthropological research is
Ethical obligations are more important than gathering knowledge
The hallmark of modern Anthropological methods since the early 20th century has been
Fieldwork
A common form of taboo found in every culture is __taboos.
Food
___ can be described as the study of the social functions of cultural traits
Functionalism
Gathering data through participant observation might mean
Having conversations with people
A perspective in anthropology that views culture as an integrated whole
Holistic perspective
Anthropology is the study of
Humanity
Although sometimes necessary interpreters are less desirable than knowing the language because
Many of the nuances and meaning could be lost in translation.
The full disclosure of research goals, methods, types of analysis, and reporting procedures
Informed consent
An advantage to obtaining residence in a native household when conducting field work
It allows for close proximity to people through family networks
The study of language and communication and the relationship between language and aspects of culture.
Linguistic anthropology
In anthropology, fieldwork means__
Living and interacting with the people under study
Which of the following is an example of qualitative data?
Relationships between members of households within a community
All definitions of culture include reference to__
Selectively shared knowledge, attitudes, values, and beliefs
Which of the following is not a sub filed of anthropology?
Social psychology
Which of the following is an example of quantitative data?
Sources of income
Which of the following is classified as an unethical practice?
Staging ethnographic film footage
Hasidic families in America who are distinguished through ethnic background and religious beliefs
Subculture
Often, anthropological research in urban areas focuses on __ and/or particular topics
Subculture or small groups
Which of the following is not a characteristic of anthropology
That is focused only on prehistoric societies and fossils
According to __ culture is a unique system of symbols with multiple layers of meaning
interpretive anthropology
