Chapter 1: Culture Shock

Question 1

archaeology

Question 2

comparative method

Question 3

cultural relativism

Question 4

culture

Question 5

culture shock

Question 6

ethnocentrism

Question 7

ethnography

Question 8

holistic approach

Question 9

inductive approach

Question 10

linguistic anthropology

Question 11

participant observation

Question 12

physical anthropology

Question 13

reflexive thinking

Question 14

socio-cultural anthropology

Question 15

Identify and describe the four sub-fields of anthropology.

Question 16

Describe the discipline of cultural anthropology and identify three ways in which it differs from other areas of social and scientific research.

Question 17

Explain the purpose of reflexive thinking in the field.

Question 18

Explain the terms culture shock, ethnocentrism, and cultural relativism using examples from the work of Fernea.

Question 19

Compare and contrast the inductive approach as used by Geertz in Bali and Gluckman in South Africa.

Question 20

How does Small’s work at AnyU differ from that of Malinowski in the Trobrian Islands and Fernea in Iraq? Outline the ethical implications of this difference.

Question 21

Define the term native anthropologist. Outline the origins of this term and the limitations it places on so-called native researchers.

Question 22

Describe the concepts of unity and diversity and use examples to explain how they can coexist within the same context.