Week 1

Question 1

What is the official definition of anthropology?

Answer 1

the study of humanity, from its evolutionary origins millions of years ago to its present worldwide distribution and diversity

Question 2

The goal of archaeologists is to study __________ in order to reconstruct the daily life of humans throughout history.

Answer 2

material culture

Question 3

What do cultural anthropologists study?

Answer 3

all of the different ways people organize experience, the world, and their social interactions and how they adapt to their varied environments

Question 4

what is the primary method for understanding cultural variation and processes?

Answer 4

ethnographic fieldwork

Question 5

the English and French signs in Canada is an example of what?

Answer 5

language revitalization

Question 6

what is language socialization?

Answer 6

the ways in which we bring up our speakers; how children are taught communicative norms (not just grammar + dictionary alone_

Question 7

________ involves months to decades of observation, interviews, and participation in people’s everyday lives.

Answer 7

participant observation