soch, psych, Anthro final exam
questions & answers 2024/2025
What was Europe experiencing pre 1700's? - ANSWERSThe dark ages, believed to be a time of
backwardness and ignorance
What were explanations a matter of at this time? - ANSWERSfaith and religion
what are the 6 major schools of sociological thought? - ANSWERSstructural functionalism, symbolic
interactionism, queer theory, conflict theory, feminist theory, postmodernist theory
What was philosophy used for? - ANSWERSto make sense out of the world in a non-religious way
What did philosophy deal with? - ANSWERSastronomy, math, political philosophy, ethics, metaphysics
List the three most famous greek philosophers on modern Western thinking - ANSWERSAristotle, Plato,
Socrates
What is hippocrates often referred to as? - ANSWERSfather of medicine
what did he do? - ANSWERSrevolutionized medicine in ancient Greece, establishing it as a distinct
discipline district
what was medicine previously associated with? - ANSWERStheurgy and philosophy
what did this do? - ANSWERSestablished medicine as a profession
What also happened during this time? - ANSWERSSciences begin to separate from theology/religion and
seek alternative explanations for natural phenomena
, what is knowledge? - ANSWERSrational thought
what are the two branches in the development of knowledge? - ANSWERSphysical science and pre-social
science
Newton (1643-1727) discovers Law of Gravity using reason and experiment - what is this an example of?
- ANSWERSphysical science
What gives us the origins of social science? - ANSWERSAsking questions about human behaviour and
studying humans using reason and scientific method
social science = - ANSWERSphysical science + philosophy (pre-social science)
15the century = - ANSWERSage of discovery
Philosophers concentrated on criticizing ignorance, intolerance, and superstition. INSTEAD, they asked
questions on human behaviour - what is this an example of? - ANSWERSPre social science
another name for philosophy - ANSWERSpre social science
What happends during the age of discovery? - ANSWERSas people begin to explore new, already
populated worlds, colonizers discuss the habits and customs of people in conquered lands using a biased
approach (french colonizers to indigenous)
What is modern anthropology an outgrowth of? - ANSWERSthe age of enlightenment
What happens during the age of enlightenment? - ANSWERSEuropeans attempt to study human
behavior systematically and without bias
when did programs of ethnotopic study originate? - ANSWERSage of enlightenment
questions & answers 2024/2025
What was Europe experiencing pre 1700's? - ANSWERSThe dark ages, believed to be a time of
backwardness and ignorance
What were explanations a matter of at this time? - ANSWERSfaith and religion
what are the 6 major schools of sociological thought? - ANSWERSstructural functionalism, symbolic
interactionism, queer theory, conflict theory, feminist theory, postmodernist theory
What was philosophy used for? - ANSWERSto make sense out of the world in a non-religious way
What did philosophy deal with? - ANSWERSastronomy, math, political philosophy, ethics, metaphysics
List the three most famous greek philosophers on modern Western thinking - ANSWERSAristotle, Plato,
Socrates
What is hippocrates often referred to as? - ANSWERSfather of medicine
what did he do? - ANSWERSrevolutionized medicine in ancient Greece, establishing it as a distinct
discipline district
what was medicine previously associated with? - ANSWERStheurgy and philosophy
what did this do? - ANSWERSestablished medicine as a profession
What also happened during this time? - ANSWERSSciences begin to separate from theology/religion and
seek alternative explanations for natural phenomena
, what is knowledge? - ANSWERSrational thought
what are the two branches in the development of knowledge? - ANSWERSphysical science and pre-social
science
Newton (1643-1727) discovers Law of Gravity using reason and experiment - what is this an example of?
- ANSWERSphysical science
What gives us the origins of social science? - ANSWERSAsking questions about human behaviour and
studying humans using reason and scientific method
social science = - ANSWERSphysical science + philosophy (pre-social science)
15the century = - ANSWERSage of discovery
Philosophers concentrated on criticizing ignorance, intolerance, and superstition. INSTEAD, they asked
questions on human behaviour - what is this an example of? - ANSWERSPre social science
another name for philosophy - ANSWERSpre social science
What happends during the age of discovery? - ANSWERSas people begin to explore new, already
populated worlds, colonizers discuss the habits and customs of people in conquered lands using a biased
approach (french colonizers to indigenous)
What is modern anthropology an outgrowth of? - ANSWERSthe age of enlightenment
What happens during the age of enlightenment? - ANSWERSEuropeans attempt to study human
behavior systematically and without bias
when did programs of ethnotopic study originate? - ANSWERSage of enlightenment
