Chapter 1: The Essence of Anthropology
(Haviland) fourth edition
Questions And Answers
2025/ 2026
Anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of mankind in all times and places
holistic perspective - CORRECT ANSWER-A fundamental principle of anthropology
that the various parts of human culture and biology must be viewed in the
broadest possible context in order to understand their interconnections and
interdependence.
Ethnocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER-The belief that the ways of one's own culture
are the only proper ones.
culture-bound theory - CORRECT ANSWER-Theories about the world and reality
based on the assumptions and values of one's own culture
Applied anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER-The use of anthropological knowledge
to solve practical problems, often for a specific client
, Cultural anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of customary patterns in
human behavior, thought, and feelings.
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER-A society's shared and socially transmitted ideas,
values, and perceptions that are used to make sense of experience and generate
behavior, and are reflected in behavior
Ethnography - CORRECT ANSWER-A detailed description of a particular culture
primarily based on fieldwork
Ethnology - CORRECT ANSWER-The study and analysis of different cultures from a
comparative or historical point of view, utilizing ethnographic accounts and
developing anthropological theories that explain why certain important
differences or similarities occur among groups.
Fieldwork - CORRECT ANSWER-On-location research; practical work conducted by
a researcher in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office
Participant observation - CORRECT ANSWER-In ethnography, the technique of
learning a culture through social participation and personal observation within
the community being studied, as well as interviews and discussion with individual
members of the group over and extended period of time
Linguistic anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER-The branch of anthropology that
studies human languages
(Haviland) fourth edition
Questions And Answers
2025/ 2026
Anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of mankind in all times and places
holistic perspective - CORRECT ANSWER-A fundamental principle of anthropology
that the various parts of human culture and biology must be viewed in the
broadest possible context in order to understand their interconnections and
interdependence.
Ethnocentrism - CORRECT ANSWER-The belief that the ways of one's own culture
are the only proper ones.
culture-bound theory - CORRECT ANSWER-Theories about the world and reality
based on the assumptions and values of one's own culture
Applied anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER-The use of anthropological knowledge
to solve practical problems, often for a specific client
, Cultural anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of customary patterns in
human behavior, thought, and feelings.
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER-A society's shared and socially transmitted ideas,
values, and perceptions that are used to make sense of experience and generate
behavior, and are reflected in behavior
Ethnography - CORRECT ANSWER-A detailed description of a particular culture
primarily based on fieldwork
Ethnology - CORRECT ANSWER-The study and analysis of different cultures from a
comparative or historical point of view, utilizing ethnographic accounts and
developing anthropological theories that explain why certain important
differences or similarities occur among groups.
Fieldwork - CORRECT ANSWER-On-location research; practical work conducted by
a researcher in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office
Participant observation - CORRECT ANSWER-In ethnography, the technique of
learning a culture through social participation and personal observation within
the community being studied, as well as interviews and discussion with individual
members of the group over and extended period of time
Linguistic anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER-The branch of anthropology that
studies human languages
