Intro to Anthropology 1

Question 1

List 4 questions asked by Social scientists

Answer 1

Who are we
Why do we do what we do
What is the impact of our dicsion
What makes us human

Question 2

The study of social science allows insight into questions about…

Answer 2

Human nature

Question 3

What is Social Science?

Answer 3

Social science is the scientific study of human society and social relationships.

Question 4

What do social sciences use to examine human behaviour?

Answer 4

Research and Analysis

Question 5

what is tribalism

Answer 5

Strong loyalty to one group

Question 6

What is anthropology

Answer 6

The scientific study of humans, including their origins, behaviour, and physical and cultural development.

Question 7

What is psychology

Answer 7

The scientific study of the human mind, mental states and human behaviour.

Question 8

What is Sociology?

Answer 8

The scientific study of human social behaviours, including societies, groups, and individuals.

Question 9

How are anthropology and Psychology Similar?

Answer 9

Both study human culture but look at it differently.

Question 10

What are Norms?

Answer 10

An essential Characteristic of group life is that which regulate the behaviour of individual member- aka. what is accepted as common behaviour?

Question 11

What are values?

Answer 11

Cultural standards and beliefs about what is desirable for organised social life- for example, honesty for democracy.

Question 12

What is culture?

Answer 12

The way of life for a particular group, especially the aspects of life that people learn such as languages, beliefs, food, music, dress, art preference.

Question 13

Anthropology or sociology?

“The science of humanity”

Answer 13

Anthropology

Question 14

Anthropology or sociology?

“The Science of Social behaviour”

Answer 14

Sociology

Question 15

Anthropology or sociology?

Why have we evolved physically (natural selection)

Answer 15

Anthropology

Question 16

Anthropology or sociology?

Usually focused on modern trends

Answer 16

Sociology

Question 17

Anthropology or sociology?

Typically looks at pre-literate society

Answer 17

Anthropology

Question 18

Anthropology or sociology?

Studies both pre-literate and literate society

Answer 18

Anthropology

Question 19

Anthropology or Sociology? 
Mainly qualitative (observation) research methods

Answer 19

Anthropology

Question 20

Anthropology or Sociology?

Quantitative (stats + graphs) and qualitative (observations) research methods

Answer 20

Sociology

Question 21

What is Quantitative

Answer 21

(stats + graphs)- Numerical or statistical.

Question 22

What is Qualitative?

Answer 22

Observations

Question 23

What is the Hawthorn effect

Answer 23

The tendency of individuals to adjust their behaviour when they know they are being observed

Question 24

What is subjective

Answer 24

Knowledge that is subject to an opinion- reflects a person’s opinion.

Question 25

What is an Objective

Answer 25

Stats facts and details with as little interpretation as possible- free from bias emotions

Question 26

What is an independent variable

Answer 26

You can control how much or how little of a variable is present.- For example varying amounts of cellphones

Question 27

What is a dependent variable

Answer 27

The outcome of changes to the independent variable - for example, student grades may change depending on their use of a cellphone

Question 28

Why do we use control groups and what is it?

Answer 28

To accurately measure the results of an experiment | The Control group serves as a comparison to the group being studied.

Question 29

What is Methodology

Answer 29

Making a plan to collect data- making questions and observations.

Question 30

What does Anthro mean

Answer 30

Human or man

Question 31

What is Logos

Answer 31

The reason, or thinking. study of

Question 32

List 3 subjects of Cultural Anthropology

Answer 32

Ethnology Linguistic Anthropology Archaeology

Question 33

List 4 physical Anthropology

Answer 33

Primatology Human Variation Paleoanthropology Forensic anthropology

Question 34

What is Cultural Anthropology

Answer 34

The study of past and present elements of human culture: how people live and communicate, and what they leave behind

Question 35

What do Ethologist do

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They immerse themselves in culture for months or years while keeping records.

Question 36

What is Archeology

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They study the physical remains of past cultures through excavation and reconstruction.

Question 37

What is Physical Anthropology

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The study of where humans as a species come from, how our bodies evolved. And what makes us unique.

Question 38

what do Paleoanthropologists do

Answer 38

They study the bone and stone remains of our ancient ancestors.

Question 39

What do Primatologist do

Answer 39

They study primates including, humans chimpanzees.

Question 40

What are folkways

Answer 40

Everyday manners and etiquette

Question 41

What are Mores

Answer 41

Strongly held norms that reflect the values and morals of a culture.

Question 42

What is a kinship

Answer 42

Culturally defined relationships between individuals who are commonly thought of as having family ties

Question 43

What is Consanguinity

Answer 43

Relationship by blood

Question 44

What is Affinity

Answer 44

Relationship-based on the social event- marriage and adoption.

Question 45

What is Exogamy and what is the opposite?

Answer 45

Marrying outside of one's kinship- the opposite is endogamy.

Question 46

What is Unlinial in the family chart

Answer 46

Kinship traced along either male or female line of descent.

Question 47

What is Bilineial in the family chart

Answer 47

Kinship traced along both male and female lines of doesn't.

Question 48

What is Egalitarianism

Answer 48

Equal distribution of power among adults.

Question 49

What are rites of passage

Answer 49

ceremonies that mark important transitional periods in a person's life.

Question 50

What are the three stages of rites of passage?

Answer 50

1. Separation 2. Transition 3. Incorporation