A history of anthropological theory Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 1 SET A MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read and analyze carefully the question in each number and choose the letter of your best choice. 1. Which of the following features represents the new paradigm shift in education? a. traditional pedagogies c. constant subject matter boundaries b. lifelong education for all d. rigid selection of students based on single and fixed criteria 2. What is the concern of Multi- Cultural Education? a. gender equality and harnessing of the role o...

Cultural Anthropology Chapter 1-4 Latest Update Graded A+ Ethnography A detailed description of a particular culture primarily based on fieldwork. Ethnology Study & Analysis of different cultures from a comparative/historical point of view that help explain why certain important differences or similarities occur among groups. Anthropology It is the study of all aspects of human kind, biological, cultural, and linguistic, past and present, throughout the world, using a holistic approach. Cultu...

Intro of Anthropology midterm quiz, questions and answers |graded A+ Which of the following is NOT a major subfield of anthropology in the United States? Sociopolitical anthropology Which subfield of anthropology aims to solve specific practical problems in collaboration with governmental, non-profit, and community organizations? Applied anthropology In order to study the similarities and differences among living societies and cultural groups, what must cultural anthropologists ...

Anthropology Chapter 1-4 Latest Update Graded A physical anthropology the scientific study of humans from a biological perspective paleoanthropology asking questions about the emergence of of humans and how humans evolved up to the present time primatology the study of the evolutionary fossil record of our nearest living relatives (ie apes, monkeys, and prosimians) and the behavior of living populations in their natural habitats human variation deals with how and why the physical traits of co...

The Anthropology of Religion, Magic, and Witchcraft QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Test Bank for Essentials of Cultural Anthro- pology 3rd Edition by Bailey CULTURE LEARNING OBJECTIVES After reading Chapter 2, the student should be able to: 1. Describe the anthropological meaning of culture and its complexities. 2. Explain why it is usually mistaken to equate “culture” with “nation” or “society.” 3. Discuss the nonobvious components of cultural know...

PLS1502The African Philosophy Reader 2nd edition. The African Philosophy Reader Second edition A text with readings EDITED BY P.H.COETZEE AND A.P.J.ROUX First published in Great Britain in 1998 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane London EC4P 4EE Second edition published in 2003 by Routledge 29 West 35th Street New York, NY 1001 Second edition published in Great Britain in 2003 by Routledge 11 New Fetter Lane London EC4P 4EE Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Gro...

ANTHROPOLOGY MID-TERM 1, QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A+ Understand what anthropology does and what the focus of research is. The study of humans around the world and through time, Comparative science that examines all societies (ancient & modern, simple & complex, local & global) Know the four subfields of anthropology. Archaeological (human past, all cultural behavior) Linguistic (connection between language and culture) Cultural (current social behaviors) Biological (biological ch...

Anthro Inquisitive Exam 1, questions and answers 100% correct Identify the statements that describe anthropology - Anthropology is the study of past and present human diversity and the application of that knowledge - Eighteenth and nineteenth century colonialism gave rise to the discipline types of anthropologists in order starting with who studies the oldest material to who studies the newest material 1. Paleoanthropologists 2. Prehistoric archaeologists 3. Historic archaeologists ...

PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION 1 SET A MULTIPLE CHOICE. Read and analyze carefully the question in each number and choose the letter of your best choice. 1. Which of the following features represents the new paradigm shift in education? a. traditional pedagogies c. constant subject matter boundaries b. lifelong education for all d. rigid selection of students based on single and fixed criteria 2. What is the concern of Multi- Cultural Education? a. gender equality and harnessing of the role o...

Cultural Anthropology Exam 1, questions and answers graded A+ What is anthropology? The study of the human species and its immediate ancestors anthropos means human logos means study the art of map making -The skill began in the 13th century in Europe with its development being related to expansion of Europeans. Cartography Is cartography eurocentric? Yes The two major problems in early cartography: 1. Technical one of how to depict three-dimensional sp...