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Which of the following is NOT a view held by functional theory
- Formal schools are an integral part of all cultures, as they perform the function of education
- Cultural systems or behaviours only exist as long as they continue to serve the culture
3.The purpose of cultural practices or institutions are to ensure the long term survival of a culture - Everything that exists in a culture serves a purpose for the culture
- Formal schools are an integral part of all cultures, as they perform the function of education
Which is NOT a field of study in cultural anthropology?
- Ethnology
- Primatology
- Archaeology
- Linguistic Anthropology
- Primatology
What cultural influence doe the following statement best reflect?
It’s normal to see two men holding hands as they walk in the market, it means they’re good friends
1. Environment
2. behaviour
3. Values and attitudes
4. Assumptions and beliefs
- Assumptions and beleifs
Which example best fits a patrilineal culture?
- A society where both parents display family name and connections through their children (male and female)
- A society where both sexes have equal power
- A society where males own all property
- A society where males pass on their family name and connections through having male children
- A society where males pass on their family name and connections through having male children
What is archaeology focused on?
- the study of past cultures
- Finding and carefully excavating human remains and artifacts to reconstruct the past
- Doing research to better understand the history of a people or a place
- All of these options are correct
- Only the second and third are correct
- All of thee options are correct
What cultural influence does the following statement best reflect?
W live near the ocean, most of our economy is based on fishing and boat building- we even have songs about those two things!
- Assumptions and beliefs
- Values and attitudes
- Environment
- Behaviour
- Environment
What cultural influence does the following statement best reflect?
When you enter someone’s home, please remove your shoes. It’s considered rude to not remove your shoes in a persons home.
- Behaviour
- Environment
- Assumptions and beliefs
- Values and attitudes
- Behaviour
Which of the following is not a stage in a rite of passage?
- Segregation
- Transition
- Preparation
- Incorporation
- Preparation
Which of the following is NOT a part of feminism?
- Empowering women in all cultures to be equal to or greater than their male counterparts
- Examining marginalized people within a society (gender, ethnicity, class)
- Examining wether or not women have control or power in their own lives
- Examining gender roles in cultures and how they are constructed
- Empowering women in all cultures to be equal to r greater than their male counterparts
Which of the following best defines ethnography?
- A general way of classifying people into their ethnicity
- A systematic way of studying individual cultures
- A way of grouping ethnicities into climate regions of the Earth
- A perspective on people of colour that is largely regarded as racist
- A systematic way of studying individual cultures
What cultural influence does the following statement best reflect?
I choose to live close to my family in order to provide care for them as they grow older. It does notmatter what jobs are available in other cities, family comes first
1.Environment
2. Behaviour
3. Assumptions and beliefs
4. Values and attitudes
- Values and attitudes
What is structural linguistics used for?
To examine the structure of languages
Is the following statement Etic or Emic?
I’ve been living with a family in Afghanistan for the last two months, and been able to live like they do
Emic
Is the following statement etic or Emic?
I’ve been watching a lot of Anime as a way of understanding Japanese culture
Etic
Is the following statement Emic or etic?
I’ve been hanging out with my friends from China, who are telling me about their Lunar New Year traditions
Etic
Is the following statement etic or Emic?
I’ve been working on understanding the roles of women in Vietnamese society, so I’ve asked several Vietnamese women about what they do on a daily basis
Emic
How does culture influence children?
- By determining what values parents pass on to their children
- By exposing children to habits, customs, or rituals
- By establishing rules that govern a child’s place in society
- All of these responses are true
- Only the second and third are true
- All of these responses are true
What artifacts would be valuable to a prehistoric archaeologist?
- Fossils of animals
- Human remains
- Seeds
- Tools
- All of these artifacts would be valuable to a prehistoric archaeologist
- Only human remains and tools would be valuable
- All of these would be valuable
Rise of passage often demonstrate
- An individual’s maturity
- An individual’s commitment to society / community
- An individual’s achievement of wisdom / bravery / mastery
- A person’s position in society / their community
- All of these examples are true
- Only the first and fourth are true
- All are true
How does culture influence babies?
- By governing the rules of childbearing (when, who, how)
- By forming the cultural norms parents teach to their children
- By ensuring all babies are formally educated
- All of these responses are true
- Only the first and second responses are true
- Only the first and second are true
Which of the following is NOT a view held by cultural relativism?
- Each cultural perspective is valid and acceptable
- Each culture has it’s own set of rules
- Cultures shape the worldviews of their members
- Each culture descended from a single ancient culture
- Each culture descended from a single ancient culture
Sociolinguistics is used to…
Understand how language is used based on social status
What is included in the group of hominids?
- Only immediate ancestors of humans
- Only Homo Erectus
- All ancient ancestors of humans
- All humans and their immediate, extinct ancestors
- All humans are their immediate extinct ancestors
Is the following a kinship or fictive kinship relationship?
Brothers-in-arms
Fictive kinship