List Questions Review Sheet 1 & 2 Flashcards
What are the three fundamental questions asked by an anthropologist?
- What are our origins?
- How do we explain human behavior?
- How will the decisions made today change who we are tomorrow?
What are the three reasons why the study of culture is fascinating and frustrating?
- Culture is complex
- Always changing
- invisible
What are the four main contributions that culture makes to our lives?
- Foundation of social identity
- Goals to pursue
- Explanations of reality
- The meaning of life is…
What are the three main ways in which we are enculturated? What is it’s the main purpose?
- Ethics
- Laws AND customs
- Symbolic Communication
The MAIN PURPOSE to reproduce culture.
What are sanctions? Give an example of external and internal sanctions.
Punishment for violation of appropriate behavior or beliefs.
- External sanctions - meant to take things away from you, from your wealth, freedom, and even life
- Internal sanctions - Guilt, Shame, embarrassment, making you feel you do not belong to the group
What are four ways that symbolic thinking contributed to human survival?
- Remember the past.
- Control the present.
- Plan for the future.
- Recognize patterns in nature.
What are the three main forms of symbolic Communication?
- Communication
- Gestures.
- Objects
What are 4 kinds of symbols that universities use to create identity?
- Colors
- Mascots
- Iconic Buildings
- Seals
What are the two main categories of symbols?
- Explicit symbols
2. Implicit symbols
What are the two ways that the swastika might be interpreted?
- For Good luck and peace
2. Nazis
What are the three kinds of cultures represented by the confederate flag?
- Southern Culture
- Outlaw Culture
- Terrorist Culture
Four themes of cultural analysis
- Adaptation and change
- Similarities and differences
- Specificity and holism
- Connect local/regional and global
Explain the four critical issues addressed by Anthropology in the 1970s.
- Informants
- Ethnographic
- Power
- The “Savages” learn to read
