Anthropology Test #1 Questions and
Answers | New One | Grade A+
Anthropology
Ans: the study of the human condition; "the study of the human experience"
What sets anthropology apart from other social and "hard" sciences? (1)
Ans: - Anthropologists study both ancient and modern, simple and complex societies, as well
as individuals in society
- Comparative approach
What sets anthropology apart from other social and "hard" sciences? (2)
Ans: The Culture Concept
- Explains human adaptation
to life situations
- Cultures are the creations
of groups who have adapted
to life's particular circumstances
- Culture is the single most important factor organizing collective human behavior
,What sets anthropology apart from other social and "hard" sciences? (3)
Ans: Methodology
- Ethnographic research
- Qualitative and quantitative
- Native practitioners
The Goals of Cultural Anthropology
Ans: (1) To systematically study and observe:
- The overarching patterns that govern human behavior
- The ways human beings living in societies adapt to - different environments
- How people understand their world and their place (role/s) in it
- The dynamic processes and affects of culture change
(2) To disseminate information (ethnography)
(3) To collaborate with research participants
(4) To bring about change! (applied anthropology)
Why "do" anthropology?
Ans: - Intercultural mobility: "time-space compression"
- Sensitivity to diversity
, - Learn about ourselves
What are the 5 subfields of anthropology?
Ans: 1) Physical or Biological Anthropology
2) Archaeological Anthropology
3) Linguistic Anthropology
4) Socio-cultural Anthropology
5) Applied Anthropology
Physical or Biological Anthropology
Ans: study of the human biological variation over time and space
(physical adaptation to particular environments, evolution of human species, human growth
and development, forensic science)
Archaeological Anthropology
Ans: Archaeology: study of material culture in an attempt to reconstruct, describe, and
interpret extinct (past) cultures
Cultural Anthropology
Answers | New One | Grade A+
Anthropology
Ans: the study of the human condition; "the study of the human experience"
What sets anthropology apart from other social and "hard" sciences? (1)
Ans: - Anthropologists study both ancient and modern, simple and complex societies, as well
as individuals in society
- Comparative approach
What sets anthropology apart from other social and "hard" sciences? (2)
Ans: The Culture Concept
- Explains human adaptation
to life situations
- Cultures are the creations
of groups who have adapted
to life's particular circumstances
- Culture is the single most important factor organizing collective human behavior
,What sets anthropology apart from other social and "hard" sciences? (3)
Ans: Methodology
- Ethnographic research
- Qualitative and quantitative
- Native practitioners
The Goals of Cultural Anthropology
Ans: (1) To systematically study and observe:
- The overarching patterns that govern human behavior
- The ways human beings living in societies adapt to - different environments
- How people understand their world and their place (role/s) in it
- The dynamic processes and affects of culture change
(2) To disseminate information (ethnography)
(3) To collaborate with research participants
(4) To bring about change! (applied anthropology)
Why "do" anthropology?
Ans: - Intercultural mobility: "time-space compression"
- Sensitivity to diversity
, - Learn about ourselves
What are the 5 subfields of anthropology?
Ans: 1) Physical or Biological Anthropology
2) Archaeological Anthropology
3) Linguistic Anthropology
4) Socio-cultural Anthropology
5) Applied Anthropology
Physical or Biological Anthropology
Ans: study of the human biological variation over time and space
(physical adaptation to particular environments, evolution of human species, human growth
and development, forensic science)
Archaeological Anthropology
Ans: Archaeology: study of material culture in an attempt to reconstruct, describe, and
interpret extinct (past) cultures
Cultural Anthropology
