Midterm

Question 1

Emic perspective

Answer 1

from the perspective of the subject

Question 2

Etic perspective

Answer 2

from the perspective of the outsider

Question 3

ethnography

Answer 3

the study of a group of people from the field.

Question 4

ethnology

Answer 4

the study and comparison of cultures based on other persons

Question 5

participant observation

Answer 5

to gain a close and intimate familiarity with a given group of individuals and their practices through an intensive involvement with people in their cultural environment, usually over an extended period of time.

Question 6

ethnocentrism

Answer 6

evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one’s own culture.

Question 7

cultural relativism

Answer 7

he principle that an individual’s beliefs and activities should be understood by others in terms of that individual’s own culture

Question 8

difference between sex and gender

Answer 8

sex” refers to the biological differences between males and females. gender refers to the to the role of a male or female in society (gender role), or an individual’s concept of themselves (gender identity).

Question 9

Consanguineal relations

Answer 9

relationships based on blood

Question 10

affinal relations

Answer 10

relations based on law

Question 11

what are the four parts of anthro

Answer 11

biological anthropology, cultural anthropology, linguistic anthropology, and archaeology.

Question 12

biological anthropology

Answer 12

scientific discipline concerned with the biological and behavioral aspects of human beings

Question 13

cultural anthropology

Answer 13

focused on the study of cultural variation among humans

Question 14

linguistic anthropology

Answer 14

how language influences social life

Question 15

archeology

Answer 15

the study of human history and prehistory through the excavation of sites and the analysis of artifacts and other physical remains

Question 16

what is the arbitrariness of language?

Answer 16

the absence of any natural or necessary connection between a word’s meaning and its sound or form

Question 17

who was the father of american anthropology?

Answer 17

franz boas

Question 18

what is transhumance

Answer 18

the action or practice of moving livestock from one grazing ground to another in a seasonal cycle

Question 19

what is Neolocality

Answer 19

of post-marital residence when a newly married couple resides separately from both the husband’s natal household and the wife’s natal household

Question 20

what does cultural universalness mean

Answer 20

elements, patterns, traits, or institutions that are common to all human cultures worldwide

Question 21

what is displacement with respect to human language?

Answer 21

the capability of language to communicate about things that are not immediately present

Question 22

what is colonialism?

Answer 22

the policy or practice of acquiring full or partial political control over another country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.

Question 23

what are the four key features of participant observation

Answer 23

Long term stay with community for fieldwork.

• Learning the language of the community.
• Participating in activities.
• Taking notes of daily events.

Question 24

what are the five adaptive stratigies

Answer 24

Foraging
horticulture
agriculture
pastoralism
industrialism

Question 25

what is pastoralism

Answer 25

is the branch of agriculture concerned with the raising of livestock

Question 26

what is industrialism

Answer 26

Capitalism and use of machinery

Question 27

what is british social anthropology?

Answer 27

Focused on social interaction

Comparative