ANT-210 Final Exam Prep Questions and
Answers
The earliest form of cultural relativism was developed by anthropologists in the 1850s
who used defined categories with trait lists for each to describe traditional societies.
British anthropologist Edward Tyler developed a simple three phase system that
cultures would pass through on their way to modernization. From your readings and the
PowerPoint, which was not a part of Tyler's unilinear system? - answer
Confederation, a state of joining many regional entities into a larger political power. The
division of labor was between tradesman (who manufactured goods in a traditional way)
and merchant.
True or False: The concept of cultural relativism developed by Franz Boas centered
around understanding the behaviors of another cultural group within the context of that
cultural group. - answer True
Which of the following is not a trait of culture? - answer Culture is static.
What is the practice of ethnocentrism? - answer we judge other cultures solely in
terms of our own culture
True or False: While Boas believed that one should not judge cultural behaviors, only to
observe and document them. In modern anthropology, it is considered acceptable if an
anthropologists wants to change an aspect of harmful behavior in a society. - answer
True
What methods did George Gmelch use to learn how his American study abroad college
students who lived in small village communities in Barbados learned as much about
their own culture as they did the Bajan culture? - answer A questionnaire, interviews,
and an analysis of their field notes and journals
What are the dominant concerns of the Nacirema culture that they spend the most ritual
time addressing? - answer Their health and appearance
True or False: Modern anthropologist use a universal standard of morality in studying
behaviors in a foreign society. - answer False
Be it through watching or participant observation, what is the main goal? - answer To
define the normative cultural behavior of a society
What causes individuals to experience "culture shock"? - answer a temporary
physiological and psychological show when a person encounters a new and different
culture
, _____ consists of giving and taking without the use of money. - answer Reciprocity
In general, which type of society's food-getting activities provides the most leisure time
to its participants? - answer Hunters and Gatherers
_____ societies have economic systems. - answer All
Of the following economic activities, which finds the individual ownership of land most
important? - answer intensive agriculturalism
The most common mode of production in traditional societies is the _____ mode of
production. - answer domestic
Goods and services are distributed by _____. - answer all of the above:
reciprocity
redistribution
markets
Which of the following is a key factor that distinguishes agriculturalists from
horticulturalists? - answer Agriculturalists use their land intensively and continuously.
In which region are hunter-gatherers least likely to be found today? - answer
temperate climates
_____ have the lowest population density. - answer Foragers (Hunter-Gatherers)
As a general rule, which of the following groups exhibit the beginnings of social
differentiation? - answer Horticulturalists
In egalitarian societies, there are as many prestigous positions as_____. - answer
there are people to fill them.
True or False: Comedian Sam Adams used paint swatches from a hardware store to
determine his "true" skin color. - answer True
Ethnic groups are composed of people who usually share a common _____. - answer
all of the above:
language
religion
history
In _____ societies, social groups have roughly equal access to economic sources or
power, but they have unequal access to prestige. - answer rank
Answers
The earliest form of cultural relativism was developed by anthropologists in the 1850s
who used defined categories with trait lists for each to describe traditional societies.
British anthropologist Edward Tyler developed a simple three phase system that
cultures would pass through on their way to modernization. From your readings and the
PowerPoint, which was not a part of Tyler's unilinear system? - answer
Confederation, a state of joining many regional entities into a larger political power. The
division of labor was between tradesman (who manufactured goods in a traditional way)
and merchant.
True or False: The concept of cultural relativism developed by Franz Boas centered
around understanding the behaviors of another cultural group within the context of that
cultural group. - answer True
Which of the following is not a trait of culture? - answer Culture is static.
What is the practice of ethnocentrism? - answer we judge other cultures solely in
terms of our own culture
True or False: While Boas believed that one should not judge cultural behaviors, only to
observe and document them. In modern anthropology, it is considered acceptable if an
anthropologists wants to change an aspect of harmful behavior in a society. - answer
True
What methods did George Gmelch use to learn how his American study abroad college
students who lived in small village communities in Barbados learned as much about
their own culture as they did the Bajan culture? - answer A questionnaire, interviews,
and an analysis of their field notes and journals
What are the dominant concerns of the Nacirema culture that they spend the most ritual
time addressing? - answer Their health and appearance
True or False: Modern anthropologist use a universal standard of morality in studying
behaviors in a foreign society. - answer False
Be it through watching or participant observation, what is the main goal? - answer To
define the normative cultural behavior of a society
What causes individuals to experience "culture shock"? - answer a temporary
physiological and psychological show when a person encounters a new and different
culture
, _____ consists of giving and taking without the use of money. - answer Reciprocity
In general, which type of society's food-getting activities provides the most leisure time
to its participants? - answer Hunters and Gatherers
_____ societies have economic systems. - answer All
Of the following economic activities, which finds the individual ownership of land most
important? - answer intensive agriculturalism
The most common mode of production in traditional societies is the _____ mode of
production. - answer domestic
Goods and services are distributed by _____. - answer all of the above:
reciprocity
redistribution
markets
Which of the following is a key factor that distinguishes agriculturalists from
horticulturalists? - answer Agriculturalists use their land intensively and continuously.
In which region are hunter-gatherers least likely to be found today? - answer
temperate climates
_____ have the lowest population density. - answer Foragers (Hunter-Gatherers)
As a general rule, which of the following groups exhibit the beginnings of social
differentiation? - answer Horticulturalists
In egalitarian societies, there are as many prestigous positions as_____. - answer
there are people to fill them.
True or False: Comedian Sam Adams used paint swatches from a hardware store to
determine his "true" skin color. - answer True
Ethnic groups are composed of people who usually share a common _____. - answer
all of the above:
language
religion
history
In _____ societies, social groups have roughly equal access to economic sources or
power, but they have unequal access to prestige. - answer rank
