ANT-102 Exam 1 Study Guide With
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Anthropology CORRECT ANSWERS Study of human field/experience in the broadest
sense
4 Fields of Anthropology CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Physical Anthropology
2. Linguistics
3. Archaeology
4. Cultural
Anthropology
Physical Anthropology CORRECT ANSWERS Concerned with the study of human
biological and physiological characteristics and their development
Linguistics CORRECT ANSWERS The study of language and how it influences social
life
Archaeology CORRECT ANSWERS The study of human history and prehistory through
the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains
Cultural Anthropology CORRECT ANSWERS The study of human societies and
cultures and their development; Principal discipline of anthropology
Culture CORRECT ANSWERS Meaning embedded with/by symbols; The rules and
behaviors of society
Rules and Behaviors of Culture CORRECT ANSWERS - Taught informally through
socialization
- Various things that people should/shouldn't do
- Determined by culture
- One has an implicit understanding of their culture's "rules" (naturalized)
Symbols CORRECT ANSWERS Anything that stands for something else
> Abstract in general, precise within a culture
> Have both implicit and explicit meaning
> Symbols will vary both between and within cultures
Characteristics of Culture CORRECT ANSWERS 1. All culture(s) involve
power relations
2. All cultures are
artificial
3. All cultures are
, transmitted
4. No culture is
static/unchanging
5. All cultures have
history; No culture
exists in a vacuum
6. Culture is shared
Enculturation CORRECT ANSWERS The learning of culture
> Learned through many ways, esp. rote
> Family and society teach you culture
> Transmitted through generations
Inequality is determined by... CORRECT ANSWERS - Sex
- Age
- Skill/Ability
Ethnocentrism CORRECT ANSWERS The notion of cultural superiority
Myth CORRECT ANSWERS A 'story/stories' that reinforces some or many aspects of
culture; Solidifies the world-view
*Doesn't matter if it's true or not*
Participant Observation CORRECT ANSWERS Field work/being involved; Living with
the people being studied
> Key part of
anthropology
> Helps reduce bias
Ethnography CORRECT ANSWERS Output of research (book, film, essays, etc.);
Concerns one (1) culture
Ethnology CORRECT ANSWERS Output of research concerning 2 or more cultures;
Inherently comparative
Incommensurability CORRECT ANSWERS Some cultural feature that contrasts with
that of another culture, causing friction between the two
Etic CORRECT ANSWERS Outsider
Emic CORRECT ANSWERS Insider
Cultural Relativism CORRECT ANSWERS Attempt to understand other cultures from
the insider point of view; Flip-side of ethnocentrism
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Anthropology CORRECT ANSWERS Study of human field/experience in the broadest
sense
4 Fields of Anthropology CORRECT ANSWERS 1. Physical Anthropology
2. Linguistics
3. Archaeology
4. Cultural
Anthropology
Physical Anthropology CORRECT ANSWERS Concerned with the study of human
biological and physiological characteristics and their development
Linguistics CORRECT ANSWERS The study of language and how it influences social
life
Archaeology CORRECT ANSWERS The study of human history and prehistory through
the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains
Cultural Anthropology CORRECT ANSWERS The study of human societies and
cultures and their development; Principal discipline of anthropology
Culture CORRECT ANSWERS Meaning embedded with/by symbols; The rules and
behaviors of society
Rules and Behaviors of Culture CORRECT ANSWERS - Taught informally through
socialization
- Various things that people should/shouldn't do
- Determined by culture
- One has an implicit understanding of their culture's "rules" (naturalized)
Symbols CORRECT ANSWERS Anything that stands for something else
> Abstract in general, precise within a culture
> Have both implicit and explicit meaning
> Symbols will vary both between and within cultures
Characteristics of Culture CORRECT ANSWERS 1. All culture(s) involve
power relations
2. All cultures are
artificial
3. All cultures are
, transmitted
4. No culture is
static/unchanging
5. All cultures have
history; No culture
exists in a vacuum
6. Culture is shared
Enculturation CORRECT ANSWERS The learning of culture
> Learned through many ways, esp. rote
> Family and society teach you culture
> Transmitted through generations
Inequality is determined by... CORRECT ANSWERS - Sex
- Age
- Skill/Ability
Ethnocentrism CORRECT ANSWERS The notion of cultural superiority
Myth CORRECT ANSWERS A 'story/stories' that reinforces some or many aspects of
culture; Solidifies the world-view
*Doesn't matter if it's true or not*
Participant Observation CORRECT ANSWERS Field work/being involved; Living with
the people being studied
> Key part of
anthropology
> Helps reduce bias
Ethnography CORRECT ANSWERS Output of research (book, film, essays, etc.);
Concerns one (1) culture
Ethnology CORRECT ANSWERS Output of research concerning 2 or more cultures;
Inherently comparative
Incommensurability CORRECT ANSWERS Some cultural feature that contrasts with
that of another culture, causing friction between the two
Etic CORRECT ANSWERS Outsider
Emic CORRECT ANSWERS Insider
Cultural Relativism CORRECT ANSWERS Attempt to understand other cultures from
the insider point of view; Flip-side of ethnocentrism
