Chapter 1

Question 1

Culture methods

Answer 1

Studying/observe living cultures and present observations in an ethnography

Question 2

Culture

Answer 2

A system of knowledge, beliefs, patterns of behaviors, artifacts, and institutions that are created, learned, and shared by a group of people

Question 3

Language

Answer 3

A set of written or spoken symbols that refer to things (people, places, concepts) other than themselves

Question 4

Ethnocentrism

Answer 4

The belief that one’s own culture or way of life is normal and natural

Using one’s own culture to evaluate and judge the practices and ideals of others

Question 5

Holism

Answer 5

The anthropological commitment to consider the full scope of human life, including culture, biology, history, and language, across space and time

Question 6

Franz Boas

Answer 6

United the study of culture, language, and biology and laid the foundation for American anthropology

Question 7

Globalization

Answer 7

The worldwide intensification of interactions and increased movement of money, people, goods, and ideas within an across national borders

Question 8

Participant observation

Answer 8

A key anthropological research strategy involving both participation in and observation of the daily life of the people being studied

Question 9

World view?

Answer 9

the flight of animals from humans seemed natural and (male) aggression became normal, frequent, easy to learn, rewarded, and enjoyable

Question 10

Binary vs non binary

Answer 10

Binary: dualistic model of gender (only two genders)

Non-binary: more than one gender