ANTH D002 FINAL 2025/2026.
WEEK 2
This sub-field of anthropology focuses on the study of the diverse ways of life of humans and how
they make sense of and organize the world, adapt to its challenges, and give life meaning.
cultural anthropology
This sub-field of anthropology focuses on the study of human communication and the relationship
between language and culture.
linguistic anthropology
This sub-field of anthropology studies societies, often those that existed in the past, by examining
the remains of their material culture (a.k.a. artifacts).
archaeology
All Human cultures change over time.
True
Culture exists in different forms. These include:
the practices of everyday life
symbols and ideas
none of these choices
how we use, modify, move, and think about our bodies
human made objects, structures, and landscapes
This anthropological term specifically refers to the process through which people learn culture via
immersion and participation in the communities they live in such that they not only learn the
symbols, beliefs, and practices of those communities, but they also internalize them (i.e. come to
believe in them).
enculturation
Culture provides humans with a broad range of tools for dealing with the challenges of surviving in a
dynamic world that is always changing. As a result we can say that culture _____.
has adaptive value
Which of the following is IS NOT a characteristic of human culture:
it is genetically transmitted
While discussing stories as a reflection of culture in The Culture Concept, Cowall and Medeiros
explain the anthropological concept of "_____" as a term that refers to people whose customs,
, beliefs, and behaviors we perceive as being fundamentally culturally or socially different from our
own. In other words, people who we view as strangers or outsiders.
the Other
According to Cowell and Medeiros in The Culture Concept early anthropologists mainly learned
about other cultures using information gathered by others. This approach is today known as _____
anthropology and is no longer used.
armchair
This sub-field of anthropology focuses on the study of topics like human evolution and genetic
variation.
biological anthropology
In cultural anthropology the term agency refers to:
the ability of humans to reshape the world in ways they find meaningful
WEEK 3
Select three traits listed below that were associated with "modern" societies by 19th century
anthropologists.
Note: Selecting an incorrect answer will result in a partial loss of credit on this question. This means
that you should only select the three items as selecting more than three will result in a loss of credit.
industrial production
organized as nation-states
monotheistic religions
This early 20th century theory was first proposed by Franz Boas. The theory argued that all societies
are the products of unique historical circumstances, influences, and environmental factors. Societies
don't all develop in the same way and they don't represent more "primitive" or "modern" versions of
each other. This theory is closely associated with cultural relativism.
The theory of Historical Particularism
This 19th century anthropological theory argued that all societies "evolve" through similar, linear,
stages of cultural development culminating in "modern" societies.
The theory of Unilineal Cultural Evolutionism
This term refers to the tendency among people to believe that their own cultural beliefs and
practices are universal, the most natural, and/or are innately better to those of others.
ethnocentrism
Who is Miner actually describing in Body Ritual Among the Nacirema?
American society
WEEK 2
This sub-field of anthropology focuses on the study of the diverse ways of life of humans and how
they make sense of and organize the world, adapt to its challenges, and give life meaning.
cultural anthropology
This sub-field of anthropology focuses on the study of human communication and the relationship
between language and culture.
linguistic anthropology
This sub-field of anthropology studies societies, often those that existed in the past, by examining
the remains of their material culture (a.k.a. artifacts).
archaeology
All Human cultures change over time.
True
Culture exists in different forms. These include:
the practices of everyday life
symbols and ideas
none of these choices
how we use, modify, move, and think about our bodies
human made objects, structures, and landscapes
This anthropological term specifically refers to the process through which people learn culture via
immersion and participation in the communities they live in such that they not only learn the
symbols, beliefs, and practices of those communities, but they also internalize them (i.e. come to
believe in them).
enculturation
Culture provides humans with a broad range of tools for dealing with the challenges of surviving in a
dynamic world that is always changing. As a result we can say that culture _____.
has adaptive value
Which of the following is IS NOT a characteristic of human culture:
it is genetically transmitted
While discussing stories as a reflection of culture in The Culture Concept, Cowall and Medeiros
explain the anthropological concept of "_____" as a term that refers to people whose customs,
, beliefs, and behaviors we perceive as being fundamentally culturally or socially different from our
own. In other words, people who we view as strangers or outsiders.
the Other
According to Cowell and Medeiros in The Culture Concept early anthropologists mainly learned
about other cultures using information gathered by others. This approach is today known as _____
anthropology and is no longer used.
armchair
This sub-field of anthropology focuses on the study of topics like human evolution and genetic
variation.
biological anthropology
In cultural anthropology the term agency refers to:
the ability of humans to reshape the world in ways they find meaningful
WEEK 3
Select three traits listed below that were associated with "modern" societies by 19th century
anthropologists.
Note: Selecting an incorrect answer will result in a partial loss of credit on this question. This means
that you should only select the three items as selecting more than three will result in a loss of credit.
industrial production
organized as nation-states
monotheistic religions
This early 20th century theory was first proposed by Franz Boas. The theory argued that all societies
are the products of unique historical circumstances, influences, and environmental factors. Societies
don't all develop in the same way and they don't represent more "primitive" or "modern" versions of
each other. This theory is closely associated with cultural relativism.
The theory of Historical Particularism
This 19th century anthropological theory argued that all societies "evolve" through similar, linear,
stages of cultural development culminating in "modern" societies.
The theory of Unilineal Cultural Evolutionism
This term refers to the tendency among people to believe that their own cultural beliefs and
practices are universal, the most natural, and/or are innately better to those of others.
ethnocentrism
Who is Miner actually describing in Body Ritual Among the Nacirema?
American society
