ANTH 230 MIDTERM STUDY
GUIDE 2025/2026
FOUR FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY: - ANSWER cultural, archaeological,
biological, linguistic
HANDMAIDEN TO COLONIALISM: - ANSWER The idea that colonialism
"made" anthropology.
POSITIONALITY: - ANSWER The position of the researcher, male/female.
REFLEXIVITY: - ANSWER researchers reflect back on their
positionality/position
Reflexive about being a woman and material shared
Who you are as a researcher, influences the result of your research.
UNILINEAL CULTURAL EVOLUTION: - ANSWER We all evolve from a
certain path and all cultures must be understood in their own context.
ETHNOGRAPHY: - ANSWER "Deep hanging out" Intense interpersonal
interaction over a long period of time.
CULTURE AND ITS FOUR MAJOR ATTRIBUTES: - ANSWER Learned
and taught
Symbolic material
Shared
Contested
ENTHNOCENTRISM: - ANSWER Notion that your culture is superior to
others.
, CULTURAL RELATIVITY: - ANSWER Not to demonize parents or medical
establishment who intervene on intersex children. Most feel they do what is best
for children out of love.
SEX: - ANSWER refers to biology- the physical body. (male, female, intersex)
GENDER: - ANSWER refers to social roles, identity, behavior. (man, woman,
boy, girl, cis, trans etc)
SEXUALITY: - ANSWER sexual orientation.
5 MARKERS OF BIOLOGICAL SEX: - ANSWER 1. Chromosomes
2. Hormones
3. Inner genitalia
4. Outer genitalia
5. Secondary sexual features
CULTURAL NARRATIVES OF THE BODY: - ANSWER our cultural beliefs
about differences and similarity influence how we see the body and how we
understand sex.
SEXING THE BODY AND GENDER IDEOLOGY: - ANSWER GENDER
IDEOLOGY: set of cultural ideas about the essential character of different
genders. Shapes concepts of biological sex.
Popular and medical notions reflect our beliefs.
HORMONES AND THE LIFE COURSE: - ANSWER Changes over the life
course.
Endocrine system influences body and brain functioning.
Influenced by external factors- environmental, diet, social roles.
BIOPOWER: - ANSWER The process by which the regimes of authority
(medical/legal institutions) produce knowledge on human life and the power
these systems of knowledge have.
-Science, medicalization, law and the normalization of the body.
GUIDE 2025/2026
FOUR FIELDS OF ANTHROPOLOGY: - ANSWER cultural, archaeological,
biological, linguistic
HANDMAIDEN TO COLONIALISM: - ANSWER The idea that colonialism
"made" anthropology.
POSITIONALITY: - ANSWER The position of the researcher, male/female.
REFLEXIVITY: - ANSWER researchers reflect back on their
positionality/position
Reflexive about being a woman and material shared
Who you are as a researcher, influences the result of your research.
UNILINEAL CULTURAL EVOLUTION: - ANSWER We all evolve from a
certain path and all cultures must be understood in their own context.
ETHNOGRAPHY: - ANSWER "Deep hanging out" Intense interpersonal
interaction over a long period of time.
CULTURE AND ITS FOUR MAJOR ATTRIBUTES: - ANSWER Learned
and taught
Symbolic material
Shared
Contested
ENTHNOCENTRISM: - ANSWER Notion that your culture is superior to
others.
, CULTURAL RELATIVITY: - ANSWER Not to demonize parents or medical
establishment who intervene on intersex children. Most feel they do what is best
for children out of love.
SEX: - ANSWER refers to biology- the physical body. (male, female, intersex)
GENDER: - ANSWER refers to social roles, identity, behavior. (man, woman,
boy, girl, cis, trans etc)
SEXUALITY: - ANSWER sexual orientation.
5 MARKERS OF BIOLOGICAL SEX: - ANSWER 1. Chromosomes
2. Hormones
3. Inner genitalia
4. Outer genitalia
5. Secondary sexual features
CULTURAL NARRATIVES OF THE BODY: - ANSWER our cultural beliefs
about differences and similarity influence how we see the body and how we
understand sex.
SEXING THE BODY AND GENDER IDEOLOGY: - ANSWER GENDER
IDEOLOGY: set of cultural ideas about the essential character of different
genders. Shapes concepts of biological sex.
Popular and medical notions reflect our beliefs.
HORMONES AND THE LIFE COURSE: - ANSWER Changes over the life
course.
Endocrine system influences body and brain functioning.
Influenced by external factors- environmental, diet, social roles.
BIOPOWER: - ANSWER The process by which the regimes of authority
(medical/legal institutions) produce knowledge on human life and the power
these systems of knowledge have.
-Science, medicalization, law and the normalization of the body.
