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Test Bank for Anthropology What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Second Canadian Edition
By Robert H. Lavenda
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY? ....................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2 WHY IS THE CONCEPT OF CULTURE IMPORTANT? .................................................................. 21
CHAPTER 3 WHY IS EVOLUTION IMPORTANT TO ANTHROPOLOGISTS? .................................................... 39
CHAPTER 4 WHAT CAN THE STUDY OF PRIMATES TELL US ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS? ............................... 57
CHAPTER 5 WHAT CAN THE FOSSIL RECORD TELL US ABOUT HUMAN ORIGINS? ..................................... 69
CHAPTER 6 HOW DID HOMO SAPIENS EVOLVE? ........................................................................................ 84
CHAPTER 7 WHAT CAN EVOLUTIONARY THEORY TELL US ABOUT HUMAN VARIATION? .......................... 94
CHAPTER 8 HOW DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE HUMAN PAST? .................................................................. 109
CHAPTER 9 WHY DID HUMANS SETTLE DOWN, BUILD CITIES, AND ESTABLISH STATES? ........................ 124
CHAPTER 10 WHY DO ANTHROPOLOGISTS STUDY ECONOMIC RELATIONS? ........................................... 139
CHAPTER 11 WHAT CAN ANTHROPOLOGY TEACH US ABOUT SEX, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY? .............. 153
CHAPTER 12 WHERE DO OUR RELATIVES COME FROM AND WHY DO THEY MATTER?........................... 165
CHAPTER 13 HOW DO ANTHROPOLOGISTS STUDY POLITICAL RELATIONS? ............................................ 178
CHAPTER 14 WHAT CAN ANTHROPOLOGY TELL US ABOUT SOCIAL GROUPS AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY?
.................................................................................................................................................................. 196
CHAPTER 15 WHY IS UNDERSTANDING HUMAN LANGUAGE IMPORTANT? ............................................ 209
CHAPTER 16 HOW DO WE MAKE MEANING? ........................................................................................... 222
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Answer Keys at the End of Each Chapter
CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. In the textbook, "anthropology" is defined as the study of .
a) human nature, human society, human language, and the human past
b) the remains of earlier societies and peoples
c) the ways of life of contemporary peoples
d) the physical and mental capacities of human beings
2. The authors define "holism" as .
a) trying to study everything possible about a group of people
b) integrating what is known about human beings and their activities
c) studying human biology and culture at the same time
d) fitting together economics, political science, religious studies, and biology
3. To say that anthropology is comparative means that .
a) each anthropologist studies many different societies during his or her career
b) anthropological generalizations draw on evidence from the widest possible range of
societies
c) anthropologists use data from many different academic disciplines
d) there is no one way for the anthropologist to do research
4. is NOT listed in the text as an element of the anthropological perspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
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d) Culturalism
5. A study examines how economics, politics, religion, and kinship shape one another in
a specific society.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
6. An anthropologist studying a social group observes that people shake hands when greeting
one another and concludes that handshaking is universal among humans. This study is faulty
because it was not .
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
7. When we say that anthropology is a field-based discipline, we mean that .
a) information about particular social groups comes through direct contact with them
b) anthropologists working in universities intersperse teaching and other tasks with field
research
c) research connects anthropologists directly with the lived experiences of other people and to
the material evidence that people have left
d) All of the above
8. According to the text, culture consists of .
a) sets of learned behaviours and ideas that humans acquire as members of society
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Test Bank for Anthropology What Does It Mean To Be Human?
Second Canadian Edition
By Robert H. Lavenda
All Chapters (1-16) | Expert Verified Answers | Graded A+
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY? ....................................................................................................... 3
CHAPTER 2 WHY IS THE CONCEPT OF CULTURE IMPORTANT? .................................................................. 21
CHAPTER 3 WHY IS EVOLUTION IMPORTANT TO ANTHROPOLOGISTS? .................................................... 39
CHAPTER 4 WHAT CAN THE STUDY OF PRIMATES TELL US ABOUT HUMAN BEINGS? ............................... 57
CHAPTER 5 WHAT CAN THE FOSSIL RECORD TELL US ABOUT HUMAN ORIGINS? ..................................... 69
CHAPTER 6 HOW DID HOMO SAPIENS EVOLVE? ........................................................................................ 84
CHAPTER 7 WHAT CAN EVOLUTIONARY THEORY TELL US ABOUT HUMAN VARIATION? .......................... 94
CHAPTER 8 HOW DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE HUMAN PAST? .................................................................. 109
CHAPTER 9 WHY DID HUMANS SETTLE DOWN, BUILD CITIES, AND ESTABLISH STATES? ........................ 124
CHAPTER 10 WHY DO ANTHROPOLOGISTS STUDY ECONOMIC RELATIONS? ........................................... 139
CHAPTER 11 WHAT CAN ANTHROPOLOGY TEACH US ABOUT SEX, GENDER, AND SEXUALITY? .............. 153
CHAPTER 12 WHERE DO OUR RELATIVES COME FROM AND WHY DO THEY MATTER?........................... 165
CHAPTER 13 HOW DO ANTHROPOLOGISTS STUDY POLITICAL RELATIONS? ............................................ 178
CHAPTER 14 WHAT CAN ANTHROPOLOGY TELL US ABOUT SOCIAL GROUPS AND SOCIAL INEQUALITY?
.................................................................................................................................................................. 196
CHAPTER 15 WHY IS UNDERSTANDING HUMAN LANGUAGE IMPORTANT? ............................................ 209
CHAPTER 16 HOW DO WE MAKE MEANING? ........................................................................................... 222
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Answer Keys at the End of Each Chapter
CHAPTER 1 WHAT IS ANTHROPOLOGY?
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTIONS
1. In the textbook, "anthropology" is defined as the study of .
a) human nature, human society, human language, and the human past
b) the remains of earlier societies and peoples
c) the ways of life of contemporary peoples
d) the physical and mental capacities of human beings
2. The authors define "holism" as .
a) trying to study everything possible about a group of people
b) integrating what is known about human beings and their activities
c) studying human biology and culture at the same time
d) fitting together economics, political science, religious studies, and biology
3. To say that anthropology is comparative means that .
a) each anthropologist studies many different societies during his or her career
b) anthropological generalizations draw on evidence from the widest possible range of
societies
c) anthropologists use data from many different academic disciplines
d) there is no one way for the anthropologist to do research
4. is NOT listed in the text as an element of the anthropological perspective.
a) Holism
b) Comparison
c) Evolution
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d) Culturalism
5. A study examines how economics, politics, religion, and kinship shape one another in
a specific society.
a) detailed
b) cultural
c) holistic
d) comparative
6. An anthropologist studying a social group observes that people shake hands when greeting
one another and concludes that handshaking is universal among humans. This study is faulty
because it was not .
a) holistic
b) evolutionary
c) ethnocentric
d) comparative
7. When we say that anthropology is a field-based discipline, we mean that .
a) information about particular social groups comes through direct contact with them
b) anthropologists working in universities intersperse teaching and other tasks with field
research
c) research connects anthropologists directly with the lived experiences of other people and to
the material evidence that people have left
d) All of the above
8. According to the text, culture consists of .
a) sets of learned behaviours and ideas that humans acquire as members of society
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