Culture, Cultural Change and Globalization Flashcards
Understand what culture is and what its place in anthropology is. Understand the processes that bring about cultural and social change. Understand the premises and the effects of colonization. Understand the principles of globalization and its effects on the cultures of the world.
In addition to the four traditional fields of anthropology, which of the following has been proposed as a fifth field of anthropology?
a) applied b) forensic c) social d) evolutionary e) paleolithic
a) applied
True or False
Symbols are arbitrary, conventional and prescribed, but some people are also emotionally attached to them.
True
The “Garbage Project” conducted by archaeologists excavating a landfill can be applied by policy makers as the research:
Demonstrated to the dismay of planners that paper by its sheer volume was a major culprit in the filling up of landfills.
Descriptive linguistics is:
The study of the structure of languages
What was the purpose of Miner’s description of the Nacirema culture?
He wanted to make the familiar strange.
Which of the following pairings is not correct?
a) Franz Boas, personality and culture b) Sir Edward Tylor, armchair anthropology c) Bronislaw Malinowski, participant observation d) Marvin Harris, cultural materialism e) Claude Lévi-Strauss, structuralism
a) Franz Boas, personality and culture
Franz Boas →
Cultural relativism, historical particularism, advocacy
Franz Boas promoted the detailed study of individual cultures within their own historical contexts. This approach is called:
Structural functionalism
What does Franz Boas’ research on the height, weight and head size of 17,000 immigrants demonstrated ?
Franz Boas’ research conclusively showed that body size and shape can change quickly.
How would cultural materialists analyze the practice of elimination in villages in India?
They would study the ecological advantages that village practices provide and how social norms enforce advantageous practices.
Hybridization is also called:
Cultural crossover
People who do not share all life-style characteristics with the rest of society are said to be in a:
Sub culture
Sir Edward Tylordefined culture as consisting of patterns of acting as well as patterns of:
Thought
Failure to comprehend the role enculturation plays in maintaining each group’s patterns of behavior and thought lies at the heart ofthe phenomenon known as:
Ethocentrism
Which is not an example of diffusion?
a) Cereal eating in the United States of America b) The use of paper on which to write c) The invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison d) The use of the English language in Australia
c) The invention of the light bulb by Thomas Edison
The method which involves living for extended periods among a peopole and participating in their daily round of activities is named:
Participant observation
