Final (Culture and General Anth - Ch 1 and 8)

Question 1

agency

Answer 1

• control of own life
• capacity to think and make choices

Question 2

anthropological perspective (7 components)

Answer 2

• holistic
• evolutionary
• qualitative
• based on fieldwork
• comparative
• focused on linkages
• focused on change

Question 3

holistic (anthropological perspective)

Answer 3

all aspects of human bio and culture are interrelated

Question 4

evolutionary (anthropological perspective)

Answer 4

a good understanding of biological and cultural traits is best considered in regard to long-term evolutionary changes

Question 5

comparative (anthropological perspective)

Answer 5

research is compared

Question 6

qualitative (anthropological perspective)

Answer 6

focus on descriptive research

Question 7

focused on linkages (anthropological perspective)

Answer 7

• human bio and culture
• links in human body
• links in culture

Question 8

based on fieldwork (anthropological perspective)

Answer 8

anthropologists collect their own data

Question 9

focused on change (anthropological perspective)

Answer 9

human bio and culture are undergoing constant change

Question 10

applied anthropology

Answer 10

use or application of anthropological knowledge to help solve social problems

Question 11

cultural adaptation

Answer 11

• adapting through cultural knowledge
• not always beneficial

Question 12

cultural relativism

Answer 12

all cultures are equally valid

Question 13

ethnocentrism

Answer 13

belief that others are wrong/abnormal because they’re different

Question 14

emic

Answer 14

cultural insider’s view

Question 15

etic

Answer 15

cultural outsider’s view

Question 16

enculturation

Answer 16

process by which children learn culture

Question 17

ethnicity

Answer 17

• heritage
• language
• geography

Question 18

race

Answer 18

biological race doesn’t exist