Chapter 1: Intro To Anth

Question 1

Anthropology

Answer 1

The study of human kind in all times and places

Interested in all aspects of humanity

Question 2

Colonialism

Answer 2

When 1 nation dominates another

Colonies, military presence, control of resources

Creates a dependency

Question 3

Cultural imperialism

Answer 3

Promoting 1 nation’s values, beliefs, behaviour as superior

Synonymous with colonialism

Question 4

3 major influences in the development of Canadian anthropology

Answer 4

Museums
Academic departments
Applied research

Question 5

Biological anthropology

Answer 5

Study of humans as biological organisms.

Question 6

Paleoanthropology

Answer 6

Study of fossil remains

Goal: reconstruction of human biological evolution

Question 7

Primatology

Answer 7

Study of non human primates

Biology, adaptation, social Behaviour

Question 7

Forensic anthropology

Answer 7

Field of applied biological anthropology and archaeology

Identifies human skeletal remains for legal purposes

BONES!!!

Question 8

Archaeology

Answer 8

Study of material remains to reconstruct the lives of people who lived in the past

Question 9

Prehistoric/pre-contact archaeology

Answer 9

Study of ancient cultures

Didn’t have writing systems to record their history.

Question 10

Historic archaeology

Answer 10

Study of past cultures

Had written records of their history

Question 11

Linguistic anthropology

Answer 11

Study of how people use language to relate to one another.

How they develop and transmit culture.

Question 12

Descriptive linguistics

Answer 12

Study of patterns and structure in language

How the sentence is formed or a verb is conjugated.

Question 13

Historical linguistics

Answer 13

Study of language origins, language change and the relationships between languages.

Question 14

Sociolinguistics

Answer 14

Study of language in its social setting.

Question 15

Sociocultural anthropology

Answer 15

Study of human behaviour in contemporary cultures

Question 16

Culture bound

Answer 16

Theories about the world and reality based on the assumptions and values of one’s own culture.

Question 17

Ethnography

Answer 17

The collection of descriptive material on a culture

Question 18

Ethnology

Answer 18

The comparative study of cultures to explain human behaviour.

Question 19

Ethnohistory

Answer 19

Study of cultures from recent past

Uses oral histories, archaeological sites, and written accounts left by explorers, missionaries, and traders.

Question 20

Participant observation

Answer 20

Method of learning a people’s culture through direct observations and participation in their every day life,

Question 21

Culture shock

Answer 21

The difficulty anthropologists have in adapting to a new culture that differs a lot from their own.

Question 22

Holistic perspective

Answer 22

Fundamental principle of anthropology

Various parts of culture must be viewed in the broadest context to
Understand their interconnections and interdependence.

Question 23

Key informants/ respondents

Answer 23

Members of a culture who help the ethnographer interpret what he/she observes.

Informants = bad connotation
Respondents/subjects - preferred.

Question 24

Popular culture

Answer 24

The culture of our everyday lives.

T.V, sports, fashion, arts, crafts, fiction, and music.

Question 25

Cross-cultural comparison

Answer 25

Comparing one particular aspect of a culture with that same aspect in others.

Question 26

Gender

Answer 26

Set of standards and behaviours attached to individuals.

Usually but not always based on biological sex.

Question 27

Feminist anthropology

Answer 27

A subfield of anthropology

Investigates gender and gender relations

Critically analyzes gender roles, positions, and experiences

Question 28

Androcentrism

Answer 28

Male-centredness

Question 29

Qualitative research

Answer 29

Gathering of data based on interviews, documents, and participant observations to understand human social behaviour

Question 30

Quantitative research

Answer 30

Gathering of statistical and measurable data.