CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2023 TEST BANK
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◉Widely known as the founder of American anthropology, Franz Boas
insisted that . Answer: while cultures differ, they are not superior to nor
inferior than one another.
◉Which subfield of anthropology aims to solve specific practical
problems in collaboration with governmental, non-profit, and
community organizations? . Answer: Applied anthropology
◉Anthropologist Bob Myers argues that:
a.
anthropology seeks to demonstrate that the way of doing things we know
best is neither normal nor necessarily right.
b.
anthropology does not seek to exoticize those who live differently from
us.
c.
,anthropology seeks to illustrate the potential for human life.
d.
all of the answer choices are correct. . Answer: d.
all of the answer choices are correct.
◉What is ethnocentrism? . Answer: It is the belief that one's own culture
is better than others.
◉Cultural relativism argues that we should seek to . Answer: understand
another person's beliefs and behaviors from the perspective of their
culture rather than our own.
◉What is the term for the process of participant-observation fieldwork
in cultural anthropology? . Answer: Ethnography
◉In cultural anthropology, the term "belief" refers to . Answer: all
mental aspects of culture.
◉What do paleoanthropologists study? . Answer: Ancient human
relatives
,◉Henry Morgan's argument that all societies "progress" through the
same stages of development (savagery, barbarism, civilization) is an
example of what type of thinking? . Answer: Ethnocentric
◉What does the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis propose? . Answer: The
language you speak allows you to think about some things and not
others.
◉Which of the following is NOT a major subfield of anthropology in
the United States?
a.
Archaeology
b.
Biological anthropology
c.
Cultural anthropology
d.
Sociopolitical anthropology . Answer: d.
Sociopolitical anthropology
, ◉To which of the following does ethnography NOT refer?
a.
Fieldwork
b.
Descriptive accounts of culture
c.
The research method of cultural anthropologists
d.
Novels written by cultural anthropologists . Answer: d.
Novels written by cultural anthropologists
◉In order to study the similarities and differences among living
societies and cultural groups, what must cultural anthropologists do? .
Answer: Immersive fieldwork
◉What term is used to refer to the immersive, long-term research that
cultural anthropologists undertake? . Answer: Participant-observation
fieldwork
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◉Widely known as the founder of American anthropology, Franz Boas
insisted that . Answer: while cultures differ, they are not superior to nor
inferior than one another.
◉Which subfield of anthropology aims to solve specific practical
problems in collaboration with governmental, non-profit, and
community organizations? . Answer: Applied anthropology
◉Anthropologist Bob Myers argues that:
a.
anthropology seeks to demonstrate that the way of doing things we know
best is neither normal nor necessarily right.
b.
anthropology does not seek to exoticize those who live differently from
us.
c.
,anthropology seeks to illustrate the potential for human life.
d.
all of the answer choices are correct. . Answer: d.
all of the answer choices are correct.
◉What is ethnocentrism? . Answer: It is the belief that one's own culture
is better than others.
◉Cultural relativism argues that we should seek to . Answer: understand
another person's beliefs and behaviors from the perspective of their
culture rather than our own.
◉What is the term for the process of participant-observation fieldwork
in cultural anthropology? . Answer: Ethnography
◉In cultural anthropology, the term "belief" refers to . Answer: all
mental aspects of culture.
◉What do paleoanthropologists study? . Answer: Ancient human
relatives
,◉Henry Morgan's argument that all societies "progress" through the
same stages of development (savagery, barbarism, civilization) is an
example of what type of thinking? . Answer: Ethnocentric
◉What does the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis propose? . Answer: The
language you speak allows you to think about some things and not
others.
◉Which of the following is NOT a major subfield of anthropology in
the United States?
a.
Archaeology
b.
Biological anthropology
c.
Cultural anthropology
d.
Sociopolitical anthropology . Answer: d.
Sociopolitical anthropology
, ◉To which of the following does ethnography NOT refer?
a.
Fieldwork
b.
Descriptive accounts of culture
c.
The research method of cultural anthropologists
d.
Novels written by cultural anthropologists . Answer: d.
Novels written by cultural anthropologists
◉In order to study the similarities and differences among living
societies and cultural groups, what must cultural anthropologists do? .
Answer: Immersive fieldwork
◉What term is used to refer to the immersive, long-term research that
cultural anthropologists undertake? . Answer: Participant-observation
fieldwork
