TAMU ANTH 205 Exam 1 Questions With
correct answers
anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |humans
Holistic/Holism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-studies |the |past, |present, |and |future |(of |the |human |
condition)
Ethnocentrism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |common |assumption |that |one's |own |culture |is |the
|best, |most |sensible, |natural, |normal, |or |desirable, |while |cultures |or |practices |that |differ |f |rom |
it |are |inferior, |abdnormal, |unnaturaa, |irrational, |or |the |result |of |ignorance |or |superstition
Ethnography |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-field |work |in |a |different |culture; |description |of |a |culture,
|society, |or |community; |also |a |written |account |of |participant |observation
Participant |observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-learning |about |a |culture |by |living |with |a |
group |of |people |and |participation |in |their |activities, |while |also |specifically |paying |attention, |
recording, |and |identifying |patterns |of |behavior
Material |remains |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-includes |artifacts, |garbage, |burials, |and |the |remains
|of |structures; |is |NOT |restricted |to |prehistoric |societies
Applied |anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |application |of |any |anthropological |data, |
perspective, |theory, |and |techniques |to |identify |and |asses |contemporary |social |problems
Medical |anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-studies |health |conditions |from |a |cross |cultural |
perspective
, Forensic |anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-application |of |archaeology |and |osteology |
within |a |legal |context. |Identifies |skeletal |remains |and |cause |of |death.
Academic |anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-directed |at |collecting |data |to |test |hypothesis |
and |models |that |were |created |to |advance |the |field |of |anthropology; |generally |carried |out |at |
academic |institutions
Salvage |anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-collection/"salvage" |of |cultural |artifacts |and |
human |remains |as |opposed |to |collection |of |data |or |information
Genealogical |method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-developing |notation |and |symbols |to |study |
kinship, |descent, |and |marraige
Key |informants |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-individuals |with |useful |knowledge |who |can |teach |the |
ethnographer |about |their |culture |from |an |emic |(inside) |perspective
Emic |perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-local-oriented; |insider's |perspective
etic |perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-scientist-oriented; |outsider's |perspective
Informed |consent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-agreement |to |take |part |in |the |research, |after |being
|informed |about |procedures, |risks, |and |what |will |be |done. |Can |be |written |or |verbal
Cultural |relativism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |anthropological |attitude |that |a |society's |
customs |and |ideas |should |be |described |OBJECTIVELY |and |understood |in |the |CONTEXT |of |that |
society's |problems |and |opportunities; |behaviors |in |one |culture |should |not |be |judged |by |the |
standards |of |another |culture
correct answers
anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |humans
Holistic/Holism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-studies |the |past, |present, |and |future |(of |the |human |
condition)
Ethnocentrism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |common |assumption |that |one's |own |culture |is |the
|best, |most |sensible, |natural, |normal, |or |desirable, |while |cultures |or |practices |that |differ |f |rom |
it |are |inferior, |abdnormal, |unnaturaa, |irrational, |or |the |result |of |ignorance |or |superstition
Ethnography |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-field |work |in |a |different |culture; |description |of |a |culture,
|society, |or |community; |also |a |written |account |of |participant |observation
Participant |observation |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-learning |about |a |culture |by |living |with |a |
group |of |people |and |participation |in |their |activities, |while |also |specifically |paying |attention, |
recording, |and |identifying |patterns |of |behavior
Material |remains |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-includes |artifacts, |garbage, |burials, |and |the |remains
|of |structures; |is |NOT |restricted |to |prehistoric |societies
Applied |anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |application |of |any |anthropological |data, |
perspective, |theory, |and |techniques |to |identify |and |asses |contemporary |social |problems
Medical |anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-studies |health |conditions |from |a |cross |cultural |
perspective
, Forensic |anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-application |of |archaeology |and |osteology |
within |a |legal |context. |Identifies |skeletal |remains |and |cause |of |death.
Academic |anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-directed |at |collecting |data |to |test |hypothesis |
and |models |that |were |created |to |advance |the |field |of |anthropology; |generally |carried |out |at |
academic |institutions
Salvage |anthropology |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-collection/"salvage" |of |cultural |artifacts |and |
human |remains |as |opposed |to |collection |of |data |or |information
Genealogical |method |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-developing |notation |and |symbols |to |study |
kinship, |descent, |and |marraige
Key |informants |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-individuals |with |useful |knowledge |who |can |teach |the |
ethnographer |about |their |culture |from |an |emic |(inside) |perspective
Emic |perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-local-oriented; |insider's |perspective
etic |perspective |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-scientist-oriented; |outsider's |perspective
Informed |consent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-agreement |to |take |part |in |the |research, |after |being
|informed |about |procedures, |risks, |and |what |will |be |done. |Can |be |written |or |verbal
Cultural |relativism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |anthropological |attitude |that |a |society's |
customs |and |ideas |should |be |described |OBJECTIVELY |and |understood |in |the |CONTEXT |of |that |
society's |problems |and |opportunities; |behaviors |in |one |culture |should |not |be |judged |by |the |
standards |of |another |culture
