ANTH MIDTERM EXAM AND ANSWERS.
Holism - Answers-A cultural anthropologist studying the meaning of marriage in a small
village in India might consider local gender norms, existing family networks, laws
regarding marriage, religious rules, and economic factors. This is an example of
The increasing number of razor blades - Answers-Anthony Kwame Harrison argues that
anthropology places taken-for-granted notions of progress within the broader context of
human culture. What example does he give of a taken-for-granted notion of progress?
why pockets of extreme poverty persist in the United States. - Answers-Anthropologist
Philippe Bourgois lived with Puerto Rican crack dealers in East Harlem in order to find
out
Deductive - Answers-Biological anthropology and archaeology use what kind of
approach when conducting research?
All mental aspects of culture - Answers-In cultural anthropology, the term "belief" refers
to
Immersive Fieldwork - Answers-In order to study the similarities and differences among
living societies and cultural groups, what must cultural anthropologists do?
Their own societies and subgroups within them - Answers-Instead of studying social
groups that differ from their own, to where are cultural anthropologists increasingly
turning their focus?
A. explore the environmental, social, and cultural conditions that impact the experience
of illness.
B. draw on all four subdisciplines of anthropology.
C. undertake both applied and theoretical anthropology
D. all of the answer choices are correct.
D is correct - Answers-Medical anthropologists
Of the following, which is the LEAST likely position for an applied anthropologist to
hold? - Answers-Professor at a research university
Paul Farmer, working as both a __________ and a __________, demonstrates the
applied potential of anthropology. - Answers-physician/medical anthropologist
The Garbage Project and "African Burial Ground" are examples of which branch of
anthropology? - Answers-Paleoanthropology
The study of human origins, evolution, and variation is known as - Answers-biological
anthropology.
, To which of the following does ethnography NOT refer? - Answers-Novels written by
cultural anthropologists
What is ethnocentrism? - Answers-It is the belief that one's own culture is better than
others.
What term is used to refer to the immersive, long-term research that cultural
anthropologists undertake? - Answers-Participant-observation fieldwork
Which of the following is NOT a major subfield of anthropology in the United States? -
Answers-Sociopolitical anthropology
Which of the following does NOT describe culture? - Answers-It is the genetic range of
a society or subgroup.
Which subfield of anthropology aims to solve specific practical problems in collaboration
with governmental, non-profit, and community organizations? - Answers-Applied
anthropology
Who was Zhang Qian? - Answers-A. One of the first people to systematically study and
document cultural differences
B. A military officer born in the second century BCE
C. A traveler who discovered many of the trade routes used in the Silk Road
D. All of the answer choices are correct
D is correct
Widely known as the founder of American anthropology, Franz Boas insisted that -
Answers-while cultures differ, they are not superior to nor inferior than one another.
Going native" means that an anthropologist - Answers-participates more fully in local life
than an observer, potentially becoming romantically involved with Native people
How do anthropologists understand the concept of The Other? - Answers-It is a term
that describes people whose customs, beliefs, or behaviors are different from one's
own; an outsider or stranger.
In anthropology, the process of learning culture as it is transmitted by others is called -
Answers-enculturation
Margaret Mead's book, Coming of Age in Samoa (1925), was an important contribution
to the nature-nurture debate, arguing that teenagers experience less stress in Samoa
than in the United States. Her fieldwork provided evidence that - Answers-learned
cultural roles are more important than biology in most types of behavior.
Holism - Answers-A cultural anthropologist studying the meaning of marriage in a small
village in India might consider local gender norms, existing family networks, laws
regarding marriage, religious rules, and economic factors. This is an example of
The increasing number of razor blades - Answers-Anthony Kwame Harrison argues that
anthropology places taken-for-granted notions of progress within the broader context of
human culture. What example does he give of a taken-for-granted notion of progress?
why pockets of extreme poverty persist in the United States. - Answers-Anthropologist
Philippe Bourgois lived with Puerto Rican crack dealers in East Harlem in order to find
out
Deductive - Answers-Biological anthropology and archaeology use what kind of
approach when conducting research?
All mental aspects of culture - Answers-In cultural anthropology, the term "belief" refers
to
Immersive Fieldwork - Answers-In order to study the similarities and differences among
living societies and cultural groups, what must cultural anthropologists do?
Their own societies and subgroups within them - Answers-Instead of studying social
groups that differ from their own, to where are cultural anthropologists increasingly
turning their focus?
A. explore the environmental, social, and cultural conditions that impact the experience
of illness.
B. draw on all four subdisciplines of anthropology.
C. undertake both applied and theoretical anthropology
D. all of the answer choices are correct.
D is correct - Answers-Medical anthropologists
Of the following, which is the LEAST likely position for an applied anthropologist to
hold? - Answers-Professor at a research university
Paul Farmer, working as both a __________ and a __________, demonstrates the
applied potential of anthropology. - Answers-physician/medical anthropologist
The Garbage Project and "African Burial Ground" are examples of which branch of
anthropology? - Answers-Paleoanthropology
The study of human origins, evolution, and variation is known as - Answers-biological
anthropology.
, To which of the following does ethnography NOT refer? - Answers-Novels written by
cultural anthropologists
What is ethnocentrism? - Answers-It is the belief that one's own culture is better than
others.
What term is used to refer to the immersive, long-term research that cultural
anthropologists undertake? - Answers-Participant-observation fieldwork
Which of the following is NOT a major subfield of anthropology in the United States? -
Answers-Sociopolitical anthropology
Which of the following does NOT describe culture? - Answers-It is the genetic range of
a society or subgroup.
Which subfield of anthropology aims to solve specific practical problems in collaboration
with governmental, non-profit, and community organizations? - Answers-Applied
anthropology
Who was Zhang Qian? - Answers-A. One of the first people to systematically study and
document cultural differences
B. A military officer born in the second century BCE
C. A traveler who discovered many of the trade routes used in the Silk Road
D. All of the answer choices are correct
D is correct
Widely known as the founder of American anthropology, Franz Boas insisted that -
Answers-while cultures differ, they are not superior to nor inferior than one another.
Going native" means that an anthropologist - Answers-participates more fully in local life
than an observer, potentially becoming romantically involved with Native people
How do anthropologists understand the concept of The Other? - Answers-It is a term
that describes people whose customs, beliefs, or behaviors are different from one's
own; an outsider or stranger.
In anthropology, the process of learning culture as it is transmitted by others is called -
Answers-enculturation
Margaret Mead's book, Coming of Age in Samoa (1925), was an important contribution
to the nature-nurture debate, arguing that teenagers experience less stress in Samoa
than in the United States. Her fieldwork provided evidence that - Answers-learned
cultural roles are more important than biology in most types of behavior.
