Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Exam
1 ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of humanity, including prehistoric
origins and contemporary human diversity
subfields: biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology
Biological anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - (aka physical anthropology) the study
of humans as biological organisms, including evolution and contemporary variation
subfields: primatology, paleoanthropology, contemporary human biological variation
Primatology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of nonhuman members of the order of
mammals called primates
Paleoanthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of human evolution on the basis of
the fossil record
Contemporary human biological variation - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of DNA
within and across populations to seek and explain differences in the biological makeup and
behavior of contemporary humans
Archaeology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of past human cultures through their
material remains
subfields: prehistoric archaeology, historical archaeology
also: underwater archaeology, industrial archaeology, archaeology of contemporary life (i.e.
Garbage Project)
Prehistoric archaeology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the human past before
written records
, Historical archaeology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the human past in societies
that have written documents
Linguistic anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of (mostly) human
communication, including its origins, history, and contemporary variation and change
subfields: historical linguistics, descriptive linguistics, sociolinguistics
Historical linguistics - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of language change over time and
how languages are related
Descriptive linguistics - CORRECT ANSWER - (aka structural linguistics) the study of
how contemporary languages differ in terms of their formal structure
Sociolinguistics - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the relationships among social
variation, social context, and linguistic variation, including nonverbal communication
Cultural anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of contemporary people and
their cultures
specializations: economic, psychological, medical, political, international development
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER - people's learned and shared behaviors and beliefs
- learned: through social interactions
-integrated
-themes manifest into dif. aspects of culture
-not the same as nature
-adopted babies
- variation even related to biological functions (eat, sleep)
-based on symbols
-capable of interaction and change
1 ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
Answers
Anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of humanity, including prehistoric
origins and contemporary human diversity
subfields: biological anthropology, archaeology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology
Biological anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - (aka physical anthropology) the study
of humans as biological organisms, including evolution and contemporary variation
subfields: primatology, paleoanthropology, contemporary human biological variation
Primatology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of nonhuman members of the order of
mammals called primates
Paleoanthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of human evolution on the basis of
the fossil record
Contemporary human biological variation - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of DNA
within and across populations to seek and explain differences in the biological makeup and
behavior of contemporary humans
Archaeology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of past human cultures through their
material remains
subfields: prehistoric archaeology, historical archaeology
also: underwater archaeology, industrial archaeology, archaeology of contemporary life (i.e.
Garbage Project)
Prehistoric archaeology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the human past before
written records
, Historical archaeology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the human past in societies
that have written documents
Linguistic anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of (mostly) human
communication, including its origins, history, and contemporary variation and change
subfields: historical linguistics, descriptive linguistics, sociolinguistics
Historical linguistics - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of language change over time and
how languages are related
Descriptive linguistics - CORRECT ANSWER - (aka structural linguistics) the study of
how contemporary languages differ in terms of their formal structure
Sociolinguistics - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of the relationships among social
variation, social context, and linguistic variation, including nonverbal communication
Cultural anthropology - CORRECT ANSWER - the study of contemporary people and
their cultures
specializations: economic, psychological, medical, political, international development
Culture - CORRECT ANSWER - people's learned and shared behaviors and beliefs
- learned: through social interactions
-integrated
-themes manifest into dif. aspects of culture
-not the same as nature
-adopted babies
- variation even related to biological functions (eat, sleep)
-based on symbols
-capable of interaction and change
