Section 1

Question 1

Anthropology

Answer 1

the study of people- their origins, changes over time, and contemporary variations.

Question 2

Cultural

Answer 2

• study of cultural similarities and differences wherever an in whatever form they may be found.

Question 3

Physical or biological

Answer 3

the study of biological features of people now and in the past.

Question 4

Archaeology

Answer 4

the study of human past through material remains

Question 5

Linguistic

Answer 5

the study of language and its relation to culture

Question 6

Ethnography

Answer 6

Description of a culture

Question 7

Ethnology

Answer 7

Comparison of cultures to find regularities or shared patterns

Question 8

Emic

Answer 8

insider’s (or native’s)

Question 9

Etic

Answer 9

outsider’s view

Question 10

Cultural Relativism

Answer 10

cultural traits best understood when viewed w/ in a cultural context of which they are a part. No culture is superior or “right”. There is no “cultural yardstick” by which to measure/ compare.

Question 11

Norms

Answer 11

• Shared ideas about the way things should be done.

* Rules about behavior

Question 12

Values

Answer 12

Sets of ideas about what is true, right and beautiful

Question 13

National Culture

Answer 13

• Language
• History
• Religion
• Ancestry
• Territory

Question 14

Subcultures

Answer 14

Subgroups within a national culture shares some features with the larger group, but differ in ways

Question 15

Dominant Culture

Answer 15

• More able to impose values & norms on subcultures
• Controls greater wealth and power
• Institutions key to this power

Question 16

International Culture

Answer 16

Cultural groups that extend beyond confines of nation

Question 17

Enculturation

Answer 17

process by which humans learn culture- much not explicitly taught. Ongoing. Culture taken for granted.

Question 18

Culture and Adaptation

Answer 18

Major (& unique) way humans adapt to habitat in order to thrive as a species.