ANTH 2 exam 1 Study Guide
What is anthropology? How is it different from other disciplines? - correct
answer ✔Anthro is a discipline that studies all of the humanities. It differs
from other disciplines because it is a subject that covers all areas of
humanities and has different subfields.
What are the major sub fields of anthropology? - correct answer ✔1.
Biological (physical) anthropology
2. Archaeology
3. Cultural Anthropology
4. Anthropological Linguistics
What is the primary area of interest of each subfields of anthropology? -
correct answer ✔1. Biological (physical) -studies biological dimensions of
humans and other primates
2. Archaeology- investigation of past cultures through the excavation of
material remains
3. Cultural Anthropology- studies the way of life of contemporary and
historically recent peoples
4. Anthropological Linguistics- focuses on the interrelationships between
language and other aspects of a people's culture
What is culturally relativistic perspective? - correct answer ✔it means that no
culture -taken as a whole- is inherently superior or inferior to any other
What is anthropology? How is it different from other disciplines? - correct
answer ✔Anthro is a discipline that studies all of the humanities. It differs
from other disciplines because it is a subject that covers all areas of
humanities and has different subfields.
What are the major sub fields of anthropology? - correct answer ✔1.
Biological (physical) anthropology
2. Archaeology
3. Cultural Anthropology
4. Anthropological Linguistics
What is the primary area of interest of each subfields of anthropology? -
correct answer ✔1. Biological (physical) -studies biological dimensions of
humans and other primates
2. Archaeology- investigation of past cultures through the excavation of
material remains
3. Cultural Anthropology- studies the way of life of contemporary and
historically recent peoples
4. Anthropological Linguistics- focuses on the interrelationships between
language and other aspects of a people's culture
What is culturally relativistic perspective? - correct answer ✔it means that no
culture -taken as a whole- is inherently superior or inferior to any other
