ANTH 111 Final Binghamton University Dr. Langlie
Exam #1 Question with verified answers
Antrhopology - √√studies of the whole of the human condition
What are the 4 field of anthropology? - √√Cultural, Linguistic, Biological, Archeological
Cultural Anthropology - √√study of human societies in a cross-cultural perspective
Linguistic Anthropology - √√function, form and social context of language
Biological Anthropology - √√study of the human bio. within the framework of evolution (ex.
body modifications)
Sir Francis Bacon - √√came up with the scientific method, famous author of Novum Organum
Creation Stories - √√faith based rather than scientific explanations for creation
Science's creation story - √√big band, evolution
Ongka's Big Moka: With no $ how do you make a living? - √√raising pigs, growing sweet
potatoes, gifting mokas
Ongka's Big Moka: how do people gain status without $? - √√Giving the biggest Moka, being
"big man"
Ongka's Big Moka: what is the role of kinship in this community? - √√respect to the big man,
women take care of pigs
,Ongka's Big Moka: What are the gender roles? - √√Men plan and arrange mokas; women take
care of pigs and grow sweet potatoes
Religion - √√belief with supernatural beings, power, forces
Animism - √√belief that animals have soles
Polytheism - √√Belief in many gods
Monotheism - √√Belief in one God
Magic - √√supernatural techniques intended to accomplish specific aims
Rituals - √√A prescribed set of actions that have symbolic meaning and are considered sacred
and are connected to a desired end
Taboo - √√A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom; opposite of rituals
Rites of passage - √√rituals which mark and facilitate a person's movement from one social
state to another
Rites of Passage Steps - √√1. Separation: withdraws from one group
2. Liminality: period between states
3. Incorporation: participants reenters society with a new status
Sex - √√biological differences
Intersex - √√between sexes, genitalia looks one way but chromosomes are a different way
, Sexual dimorphism - √√physiological differences between males and females (bones, height,
muscles)
Sexual orientation - √√one's identity in relation to who they are sexually attracted to
Gender - √√cultural construct of masculine and feminine characteristics than may or may not
correlate with their sex
T/F: Gender roles are never changing - √√False
T/F: Men are more biologically equipped to hunt - √√False
What distinguishes different species - √√If A&B cannot produce a viable offspring they are
different species
What causes speciation to occur - √√Reproductive isolation
Race - √√any group which humans can be divided into according to physical characteristics
(pheotype)
T/F: Humans have separate biological races - √√False, they have never been reproductively
isolated long enough
Ethnic Group - √√group of people distinguishes by cultural similarities
T/F: Race=Ethnicity - √√False, race is socially constructed
Social Construct - √√category created and developed by society
Exam #1 Question with verified answers
Antrhopology - √√studies of the whole of the human condition
What are the 4 field of anthropology? - √√Cultural, Linguistic, Biological, Archeological
Cultural Anthropology - √√study of human societies in a cross-cultural perspective
Linguistic Anthropology - √√function, form and social context of language
Biological Anthropology - √√study of the human bio. within the framework of evolution (ex.
body modifications)
Sir Francis Bacon - √√came up with the scientific method, famous author of Novum Organum
Creation Stories - √√faith based rather than scientific explanations for creation
Science's creation story - √√big band, evolution
Ongka's Big Moka: With no $ how do you make a living? - √√raising pigs, growing sweet
potatoes, gifting mokas
Ongka's Big Moka: how do people gain status without $? - √√Giving the biggest Moka, being
"big man"
Ongka's Big Moka: what is the role of kinship in this community? - √√respect to the big man,
women take care of pigs
,Ongka's Big Moka: What are the gender roles? - √√Men plan and arrange mokas; women take
care of pigs and grow sweet potatoes
Religion - √√belief with supernatural beings, power, forces
Animism - √√belief that animals have soles
Polytheism - √√Belief in many gods
Monotheism - √√Belief in one God
Magic - √√supernatural techniques intended to accomplish specific aims
Rituals - √√A prescribed set of actions that have symbolic meaning and are considered sacred
and are connected to a desired end
Taboo - √√A restriction on behavior imposed by social custom; opposite of rituals
Rites of passage - √√rituals which mark and facilitate a person's movement from one social
state to another
Rites of Passage Steps - √√1. Separation: withdraws from one group
2. Liminality: period between states
3. Incorporation: participants reenters society with a new status
Sex - √√biological differences
Intersex - √√between sexes, genitalia looks one way but chromosomes are a different way
, Sexual dimorphism - √√physiological differences between males and females (bones, height,
muscles)
Sexual orientation - √√one's identity in relation to who they are sexually attracted to
Gender - √√cultural construct of masculine and feminine characteristics than may or may not
correlate with their sex
T/F: Gender roles are never changing - √√False
T/F: Men are more biologically equipped to hunt - √√False
What distinguishes different species - √√If A&B cannot produce a viable offspring they are
different species
What causes speciation to occur - √√Reproductive isolation
Race - √√any group which humans can be divided into according to physical characteristics
(pheotype)
T/F: Humans have separate biological races - √√False, they have never been reproductively
isolated long enough
Ethnic Group - √√group of people distinguishes by cultural similarities
T/F: Race=Ethnicity - √√False, race is socially constructed
Social Construct - √√category created and developed by society
