Anth 101 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

UNC Anthropology 101, Exam 1Anthropology - correct answer The study of human nature, human society and the human past. Holism - correct answer A characteristic of the anthropological perspective that describes, at the the highest and most inclusive level, how anthropology tries to integrate all that is known about human beings and their activities. Comparison - correct answer A characteristic of the anthropological perspective that requires anthropologists to consider similarities in diffe...

Cultural Anthropology 101 Culture - correct answer Is that complex whole which includes shared/accepted patterns of behavior, belief, symbols, knowledge, and system which is characterized of a group but reflected in individual culture interprets experience and transmitted from generations to generations. It binds people together and is in a state of slow but steady change Ethnocentrism - correct answer Belief in the superiority of one's nation or ethnic group. Indigenous - correct answer...

Anthropology - the study of humans across space and time, or the study of human species and their immediate ancestors Sociology is: -Interpretive: meaning-centered explanation -Qualitative: theory from the "ground up" -Humanistic: emphasis on the subjective experience of others Holistic Approach - Taking everything into account, or the whole of the human condition. Past, present, and future are all considered. Biology, society, language, and culture Biocultural - Use of b...

Which of the following statements about shifting cultivation is true? Select one: a. It typically involves the use of draft animals. b. It cannot support pennanent villages. c. It requires irrigation. • d. It requires cultivators to let exhausted plots of land lie fallow for several years.� e. It relies extensively on chemical fertilizers. The correct answer is: It requires cultivators to let exhausted plots of land lie fallow for several years. The anthropological term for a socia...

anthropology - The study of humanity, from its evolutionary origins millions of years ago to its current worldwide diversity. societies - Populations of people living in organized groups with social institutions and expectations of behavior. culture - The learned values, beliefs, and rules of conduct that are shared to some extent by the members of a society, and that govern their behavior with one another. symbolic culture - The ideas people have about themselves, others, a...

Four-field anthropology does not claim ________ as a distinctive feature. Select one: a. its holistic approach b. broad cross-cultural comparisons c. the study of human biology, culture, and language d. both scientific and humanistic dimensions e. an exclusive focus on contemporary cultures The correct answer is: an exclusive focus on contemporary cultures Graded Exam #1 Page 1 of 15 Graded Exam #1 Question 2 Correct 5.00 points out of 5.00 Question 3 Correct 5.00 points out ...

Anthropology 101 Inquisitive Chapter 9 Match each hypothesis about the evolution of unique primate traits to the scientist(s) who proposed it. - correct answer -Sir Grafton Elliot Smith and Frederic Wood Jones: arboreal hypothesis -Matt Cartmill: visual predation hypothesis -Robert Susan: angiosperm radiation hypothesis Match each taxonomic group of early haplorhine primates to its description. - correct answer -Propliopithecids: This is a somewhat diverse group of fossil primates. Alt...

Anthropology 101 - EconomicsEconomics - correct answer - Reflective of western economies - focus on captialism/market exchange - Actions of individuals under a condition of scarcity - Utility and maximization - Rational actors Anthropology of Economics - correct answer - Materials realities of day to day existence - Various ways to meet challenges - How are needs defined and met by culture? Original Affluent Society - correct answer - Basic human needs may be met with little work -Ot...

Question 1 Incorrect 0.00 points out of 4.00 Question 2 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Question 3 Correct 4.00 points out of 4.00 Started on Thursday, December 7, 2017, 9:29 AM State Finished Completed on Thursday, December 7, 2017, 9:54 AM Time taken 25 mins 24 secs Grade 192.00 out of 200.00 (96%) Four-field anthropology does not claim ________ as a distinctive feature. Select one: a. its holistic approach b. broad cross-cultural comparisons c. the study of human biolo...