Chapter 22 Flashcards
What is the term for the study of the music of the world and of music as an aspect of culture?
ethnomusicology
Because music is a cultural universal and musical abilities seem to run in families,
it has been suggested that the predisposition for music may have a genetic basis.
Found in a cave in Slovenia, the oldest known musical instrument, the “Divje babe flute,” dates back more than
43,000 years.
Folk art, folk music, and folklore refer to the
expressive cultures of ordinary people.
For the women of Planinica, a Muslim village in prewar Bosnia, singing signaled
a series of transitions between life stages.
Actors, musicians, and dancers (who are artisans themselves)
function as intermediaries who translate the works and ideas of other artists.
Art can often lead to an intense emotional release, also referred to as
catharsis.
________ is synonymous with the arts.
Expressive culture
Appreciation for the arts must be learned, this being part of the process of
enculturation.
In nonindustrial societies, artists
tend to be part-time.
In a study assessing the effects of television on behavior, attitudes, and values, Conrad Kottak and a team of researchers found that
Brazilian people’s ideas about proper family size are influenced as they see, day after day, nuclear families smaller than the traditional ones in their town.
Anthropologists have an interest in sports because, as the media’s illustrations of U.S. football suggest,
sports can symbolize certain key aspects of the culture in which they are highly popular.
Susan Montague and Robert Morais (1981) argue that Americans appreciate football because it presents a miniaturized and simplified version of modern organizations. These researchers
link football’s values, particularly teamwork, to those associated with business.
Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between art and religion?
Art is produced for religious purposes as well as for its aesthetic value.
What kind of society most likely has buildings dedicated to the arts?
state
In Western societies, the standards for artistic completeness and mastery are maintained in large part by critics, specialists, and experts.
true
Music is one of the most social kinds of artistic expression.
true
Winning in team sports is more highly prized as a cultural value in Brazil than in the United States.
true
The media offer a rich web of external connections—through cable, satellite, the Internet, television, movies, radio, telephones, print, and other sources—that can provide contact, information, entertainment, and potential social validation.
true
In an example of how definitions of art change through time and space, this chapter describes how French impressionism, currently widely esteemed as exceptional art, was initially
criticized for being too sketchy and spontaneous to be considered art.
