Chapter 1 Flashcards
Q:Employing anthropology’s holistic perspective can offer a better understanding of which of the following?
A) how all living things are connected with one another and the environment
B) how to apply indigenous knowledge to develop better pharmaceuticals
C) how gender expectations are connected to economic patterns
D) how humans and chimpanzees revolved from a common ancestor
How gender expectations are connected to economic patterns
Which of the following best summarizes what is meant by globalization
A) in today’s world, economic and political values are always exclusively though entertainment and media
B) people are joined though networks of power, communication, and exchange across many geographical areas
C) people participate in a uniform world culture
People are joined though networks of power, communication and exchange acrosss many geographical areas
Which of the following approaches to studying balinese basketry would Marcus take to acknowledge the integration of symbolic and material culture?
A) documenting the physical properties of the basket, including its shape, material competition and design motifs
B) researching how basket making techniques and tools have changed overtime
C)examining how the basket is used and constructed in relation to local forums of exchange, food production, and gender expectations
examining how the basket is used and constructed in relation to local forums of exchange, food production, and gender expectations
Which of the following statements about anthropology’s competitive perspective is true?
A) it produces theories that are applicable to all culture throughout time and space
B) it facilitates a better understanding of ones own culture as well as culture changed over time
C) it reinforces our cultural assumptions about human nature
D) it allows the application of a holistic approach to understanding cultural phenomena
It facilitates a better understanding of ones own culture as well as culture changed over time
Why is the work of linguistic anthropologists who are documented indigenous languages considered critical?
A) many indigenous languages are on the verge of extinction
B) global entrepreneurs need to learn indigenous languages in order to take advantage of new consumer markets
C) indigenous languages are better able to communicate concerns of the current era of globalization and will soon dominate the worlds linguistic landscape
D) indigenous languages are similar to the original language spoken by our earliest ancestors
Many indigenous languages are on the verge of extinction
Why are lactase-deficiency, skin colour, and lung capacity of interest to biological anthropologists?
A) they are examples of human biological diversity related to the intersection of biology, the environment, and culture
B) they are connected to health issues that affected ancient human populations
C) they are biological variations that humans share with other primates and offer insights into human evolution
D) they are connected to the spread of cancer and other fatal diseases amount contemporary populations
They are examples of human biological diversity related to the intersection of biology, the environment and culture
Which of the following statements accepts cultural relativism while rejecting ethical relativism?
A) cultures with harmful practices should be notified to comply with a universal code of ethics
B) all cultures are equally valid, and there is no ethical reason to judge cultural practices
C) cultures should be understood on their own terms, it not used to excuse violence and other harmful practices
D) all ethical systems are equally valid, just as all culturally are equally valid
Cultures should be understood on their own terms, if not used to excuse violence and other harmful practices
Which of the following summarizes the basic differences between the methods used by archaeologists and cultural anthropologists?
A) archaeologists draw on historical data in order to study how cultures change over time, while cultural anthropologist a conduct fieldwork exclusively
B) archaeologists use techniques that have scientific validity, while cultural anthropologists use interpretive methods that are more subjective
C) archaeologists collect data on fossils and skeet all remains, while cultural anthropologists combine written and oral sources in their research
D) archaeologists rely on an analysis of material cultural and physical remains, while cultural anthropologists conduct primary research with living people
archaeologists rely on an analysis of material cultural and physical remains, while cultural anthropologists conduct primary research with living people
A good example of applying anthropological understanding and perspectives in a non academic setting is which of the following?
A) a cultural anthropologist conducting ethnographic research in an urban area
B) a primatologist attempting to teach American Sign Language to a chimpanzee he/she has raised at home
C) a biological anthropologists using the methods of forensic anthropology to assist a police department in solving a crime
D) a biological anthropologist tracing population movements based on the distribution of physical adaptations to the environment
a biological anthropologists using the methods of forensic anthropology to assist a police department in solving a crime
Which of the following correctly matches the type of applied anthropologist which an appropriate sector of employment?
A) forensic anthropologist and community health clinic
B) cultural anthropologist and business corporation
C) contract archaeologist and university museum
D) linguistic anthropologist and a public works construction company
Cultural anthropologist and buoy was corporation
Which of the following would be an example of how an applied cultural anthropologist might be invoked in a legal dispute between a government and an indigenous community over land rights?
A) the anthropologist might offer court testimony concerning the social importance of ancestral lands to the indigenous community
B) the anthropologist might assist university students in staging a protest against government encroachment
C) the anthropologist might conduct a DNA analysis of the indigenous inhabitants to ascertain how long they had been living in the region
D) the anthropologist might document and analyze indigenous religious beliefs and ceremonies connected to improving the lands fertility
The anthropology might offer court testimony concerning the social importance of ancestral lands to the indigenous community
Which of the following differentiates the work of anthropologists from that of sociologists?
A) an emphasis on the way culture influences behaviour
B) an interest in how relationships are organized within a society
C) a focus on the material aspects of people’s lives
D) a concern with power and authority
An emphasis on the way culture influences behaviour
Which of the following best describes what “fieldwork” encompasses for a cultural anthropologist?
A) conducting background research at university libraries and public archives
B) living for an extended period of time amount a group of people in order to document their belief and behaviours
C) administering question are over a two week period in order to collect demographic data
D) surveying an area in order to determine the geophysics and political boundaries of a cultural group
Living for an extended period of time amoung a group of people in order to document their beliefs and behaviours
Which of the following assumptions made by early cultural anthropologists has been descaled by contemporary researchers?
A) anthropologists should conduct research in populations that live in urban areas as well as in rural areas in order to create a richer comparative perspective
B) anthropologists should focus their research on small societies that have been isolated from western influences because they serve as a “natural laboratory” for investigating the human condition
C) anthropologists should collect objective data rather than record subjective impressions in order to arrive at a more scientific understanding of social behaviour
D) anthropologists should attempt to learn about their own cultural biases in order to develop better understanding of their own cultures
anthropologists should focus their research on small societies that have been isolated from western influences because they serve as a “natural laboratory” for investigating the human condition
How does linguistic anthropology differ from the general field of linguistics?
A) it recognizes the importance of linguistic diversity
B) it focuses on the analysis of the grammars and vocabularies of languages
C) it includes the study of how languages change over time
D) it focuses on the social and cultural dimensions of language
It focuses on the social and cultural dimensions of language
