Anthropology 411 Final Exam
Anthropologists argue that each culture should be seen as a monolithic whole,
with little variation or diversity within it.
-true
-false - correct answer ✔false
Anthropology is a holistic science, which means:
-All of these answers
-We study both the biological and cultural aspects of humanity
-We study people everywhere that they live
-We study people in the past and present - correct answer ✔all these
answers
Anthropologists primarily study individuals and their unique characteristics
rather than the shared characteristics of the entire group.
-True
-False - correct answer ✔false
The process of sharing and passing on culture across generations and
between populations is called:
-cultual relativism
-"psychic unity of mankind"
-"progress"
-enculturation - correct answer ✔enculturation
Which of the following statements is false?
,-Culture is both learned and taught.
-Culture commonly emerges out of the blue and remains fixed over time (it's
static).
-Culture is highly symbolic.
-Culture is humanity's most adaptive mechanism - correct answer ✔culture
commonly emerges out of the blue and remains fixed over time (it's static)
Bronislaw Malinowski - correct answer ✔Long-term fieldwork where the
native's point of view is gained by living among the people, learning the
language, and talking with them
Claire Sterk - correct answer ✔Faced multiple barriers to entering the field,
but eventually gained the trust of the community. Experienced culture shock
Dr. Paul Farmer - correct answer ✔Brings medical care and cheap drugs to
underserved parts of the world where people regularly die of treatable
diseases
Richard Lee - correct answer ✔Built trusting relationships with his informants
despite having to refrain from sharing his modern goods with them
"I just don't understand why any woman would agree with or support the idea
of female genital modification—of whatever kind, I don't even want to hear any
more about it," said Maureen. "The practice is barbaric, and not to mention it's
often dangerous to the health of the woman!" Her friend Fred just looked at
her, and responded, "I know it's hard to really wrap your mind around, but it
might be easier to understand if you took the time to listen to why the practice
still exists based on the explanations given by the people from within that
culture." "Some parts of our culture are just as odd, no? Just think of all of the
things that probably seem strange to outsiders about our own culture—what
about plastic surgery, tanning, wearing makeup, etc.?" he finished. Fred is
advocating that Maureen practice:
, -social darwinism
-cultural relativism
-pluralism
-ethnocentrism - correct answer ✔cultural relativism
Early anthropologists, like Louis Henry Morgan, suggested that all cultures
would naturally evolve through the same sequence of stages, a concept
known as:
-structural functionalism
-bilateral cultural evolution
-American cultural evolution
-unilineal cultural evolution - correct answer ✔unilineal cultural evolution
In class, as part of our discussion of globalization and culture change, we
discussed how John Bodley proposed an alternative tool of analysis for
measuring the impact of culture change on native communities. In his mind,
what was the difference between "standard of living" vs. "quality of life"
measurements?"
-All of these answers are correct.
-Standard of living measurements were more easily quantifiable, but often
didn't provide a complete picture of the impact of culture change on a local
community.
-Standard of living measurements made sense in the "western" world, but
often did not for non-western cultures.
-Quality of life measurements were more open-ended and culturally relevant
than standard of living measurements. - correct answer ✔all of these
answers
Every morning Henry sat in his study, pouring over the latest journals, letters,
and reports sent back to London from faraway places around the world. Some
Anthropologists argue that each culture should be seen as a monolithic whole,
with little variation or diversity within it.
-true
-false - correct answer ✔false
Anthropology is a holistic science, which means:
-All of these answers
-We study both the biological and cultural aspects of humanity
-We study people everywhere that they live
-We study people in the past and present - correct answer ✔all these
answers
Anthropologists primarily study individuals and their unique characteristics
rather than the shared characteristics of the entire group.
-True
-False - correct answer ✔false
The process of sharing and passing on culture across generations and
between populations is called:
-cultual relativism
-"psychic unity of mankind"
-"progress"
-enculturation - correct answer ✔enculturation
Which of the following statements is false?
,-Culture is both learned and taught.
-Culture commonly emerges out of the blue and remains fixed over time (it's
static).
-Culture is highly symbolic.
-Culture is humanity's most adaptive mechanism - correct answer ✔culture
commonly emerges out of the blue and remains fixed over time (it's static)
Bronislaw Malinowski - correct answer ✔Long-term fieldwork where the
native's point of view is gained by living among the people, learning the
language, and talking with them
Claire Sterk - correct answer ✔Faced multiple barriers to entering the field,
but eventually gained the trust of the community. Experienced culture shock
Dr. Paul Farmer - correct answer ✔Brings medical care and cheap drugs to
underserved parts of the world where people regularly die of treatable
diseases
Richard Lee - correct answer ✔Built trusting relationships with his informants
despite having to refrain from sharing his modern goods with them
"I just don't understand why any woman would agree with or support the idea
of female genital modification—of whatever kind, I don't even want to hear any
more about it," said Maureen. "The practice is barbaric, and not to mention it's
often dangerous to the health of the woman!" Her friend Fred just looked at
her, and responded, "I know it's hard to really wrap your mind around, but it
might be easier to understand if you took the time to listen to why the practice
still exists based on the explanations given by the people from within that
culture." "Some parts of our culture are just as odd, no? Just think of all of the
things that probably seem strange to outsiders about our own culture—what
about plastic surgery, tanning, wearing makeup, etc.?" he finished. Fred is
advocating that Maureen practice:
, -social darwinism
-cultural relativism
-pluralism
-ethnocentrism - correct answer ✔cultural relativism
Early anthropologists, like Louis Henry Morgan, suggested that all cultures
would naturally evolve through the same sequence of stages, a concept
known as:
-structural functionalism
-bilateral cultural evolution
-American cultural evolution
-unilineal cultural evolution - correct answer ✔unilineal cultural evolution
In class, as part of our discussion of globalization and culture change, we
discussed how John Bodley proposed an alternative tool of analysis for
measuring the impact of culture change on native communities. In his mind,
what was the difference between "standard of living" vs. "quality of life"
measurements?"
-All of these answers are correct.
-Standard of living measurements were more easily quantifiable, but often
didn't provide a complete picture of the impact of culture change on a local
community.
-Standard of living measurements made sense in the "western" world, but
often did not for non-western cultures.
-Quality of life measurements were more open-ended and culturally relevant
than standard of living measurements. - correct answer ✔all of these
answers
Every morning Henry sat in his study, pouring over the latest journals, letters,
and reports sent back to London from faraway places around the world. Some
