Question 1

Recalling Chapter 2,on culture,and after reading this brief historical account of anthropological theory,what do you think is the relationship between individuals and culture?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Recalling Chapter 2,on culture,and after reading this...

Question 2

Briefly describe the nine characteristic field techniques of the ethnographer.How do they compare with the research techniques you have learned about in courses or readings in other academic disciplines?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Briefly describe the nine characteristic field techniques...

Question 3

An agreement to take part in research after having the nature,procedures,and possible impacts of the research explained is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  a research protocol briefing. 
B)  the do no harm directive. 
C)  informed consent. 
D)  etic and emic protocols. 
E)  implied consent.

Question 4

What is Project Minerva? What about the Human Terrain System? What concerns have these Pentagon programs raised among anthropologists? In your view,what role (if any)should academics play in national security?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What is Project Minerva? What about the...

Question 5

Lewis Henry Morgan is well known for his work The League of the Iroquois,considered anthropology's earliest ethnography.This and others of his works illustrate his view of unilinear evolutionism,which is that

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural diversity was actually a sign of the slowing down of cultural evolution. 
B)  only the better and more civilized societies could survive. 
C)  all societies are on some path toward civilization, but the exact paths vary. 
D)  natural selection acts simultaneously on the biological and cultural aspects of human life. 
E)  there is one line or path through which all societies have to evolve, and this path involves specific stages that cannot be skipped, ending at the final stage of civilization.

Question 6

The etic perspective refers to a non-scientific perspective.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Despite the differences among theoretical paradigms of practitioners as varied as Harris (cultural materialism),White (neoevolutionism),Steward (cultural ecology),and Mead (configurationalism),all of them have what in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  a strong sense of determinism, leaving very little (if any) room for the exercise of individual human agency 
B)  a well-founded suspicion of the claims of science 
C)  an embrace of reflexive anthropology 
D)  a sense of moral duty to help the people they studied to accelerate their path to civilization 
E)  a strong concern for the future of anthropological education

Question 8

The work of which of the following anthropologists illustrated a renewed interest in cultural change and even evolution (although of a very different sort than Tylor and Morgan had in mind)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ruth Benedict 
B)  Max Gluckman 
C)  Victor Turner 
D)  Julian Steward 
E)  Margaret Mead

Question 9

Given the realities of the contemporary world,anthropologists need to apply methods that protect their analyses from biases caused by external forces.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Franz Boas's famous biological studies of European immigrants to the United States revealed and measured phenotypical plasticity,showing that the environment and cultural forces could change human biology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Despite the variety of research techniques the ethnographer may utilize in the field,in the best studies the hallmark of ethnography remains

Accepted Answer

A)  collaborating with the community to construct a cohesive image of local culture. 
B)  entering the community and getting to know its people. 
C)  gathering large quantities of data on a limited budget. 
D)  defining the local culture in such a way as to highlight what makes the particular culture so unlike any other. 
E)  providing detailed descriptions of "the imponderabilia of native life and of typical behavior."

Question 12

Survey research studies a small sample of a larger population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The actions individuals take,both alone and in groups,in forming and transforming cultural identities are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological individualism. 
B)  dynamic structuralism. 
C)  free will. 
D)  agency. 
E)  volition.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT an example of participant observation?

Accepted Answer

A)  administering interviews according to an interview schedule over the phone 
B)  helping out at harvest time 
C)  dancing at a ceremony 
D)  buying a shroud for a village ancestor 
E)  engaging in informal chit-chat

Question 15

The characteristic field techniques of the ethnographer are participant observation,the genealogical method,and in-depth interviewing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The view that each element of culture,such as the culture trait or trait complex,has its own distinctive history,and that social forms (such as totemism in different societies)that might look similar are not comparable because of their different histories,is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  historical particularism. 
B)  cultural generalism. 
C)  the Boasian approach. 
D)  structural functionalism. 
E)  comparative functionalism.

Question 17

What do you think is the relation between theory and methods in anthropology,if they relate at all?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What do you think is the relation...

Question 18

In survey research,a sample should

Accepted Answer

A)  include the entire population in question. 
B)  include anyone who will be interviewed by the ethnographer. 
C)  target only one social, cultural, or environmental factor that influences behavior. 
D)  be constituted so as to allow inferences about the larger population. 
E)  be invariant.

Question 19

In survey research,what is sampling?

Accepted Answer

A)  the collection of a study group from a larger population 
B)  the interviewing of a small number of key cultural consultants 
C)  a form of participant observation 
D)  the collection of life histories of every member in a community 
E)  a collection reflecting the emic perspective

Question 20

As investigators who illustrated the functionalist approach in anthropology,both Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown performed ethnographic research focused on

Accepted Answer

A)  myth and ritual and the ways these aspects of culture created social cohesion. 
B)  the evolutionary history of present-day cultural patterns. 
C)  the role of cultural traits and practices in contemporary society. 
D)  the symbolic value that cultural traits and practices held with members of contemporary society. 
E)  the role of cultural traits and practices aimed at conflict resolution.

Exam 13: Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Recalling Chapter 2,on culture,and after reading this brief historical account of anthropological theory,what do you think is the relationship between individuals and culture?

Briefly describe the nine characteristic field techniques of the ethnographer.How do they compare with the research techniques you have learned about in courses or readings in other academic disciplines?

An agreement to take part in research after having the nature,procedures,and possible impacts of the research explained is known as

What is Project Minerva? What about the Human Terrain System? What concerns have these Pentagon programs raised among anthropologists? In your view,what role (if any)should academics play in national security?

Lewis Henry Morgan is well known for his work The League of the Iroquois,considered anthropology's earliest ethnography.This and others of his works illustrate his view of unilinear evolutionism,which is that

The etic perspective refers to a non-scientific perspective.

Despite the differences among theoretical paradigms of practitioners as varied as Harris (cultural materialism) ,White (neoevolutionism) ,Steward (cultural ecology) ,and Mead (configurationalism) ,all of them have what in common?

The work of which of the following anthropologists illustrated a renewed interest in cultural change and even evolution (although of a very different sort than Tylor and Morgan had in mind) ?

Given the realities of the contemporary world,anthropologists need to apply methods that protect their analyses from biases caused by external forces.

Franz Boas's famous biological studies of European immigrants to the United States revealed and measured phenotypical plasticity,showing that the environment and cultural forces could change human biology.

Despite the variety of research techniques the ethnographer may utilize in the field,in the best studies the hallmark of ethnography remains

Survey research studies a small sample of a larger population.

The actions individuals take,both alone and in groups,in forming and transforming cultural identities are referred to as

Which of the following is NOT an example of participant observation?

The characteristic field techniques of the ethnographer are participant observation,the genealogical method,and in-depth interviewing.

The view that each element of culture,such as the culture trait or trait complex,has its own distinctive history,and that social forms (such as totemism in different societies) that might look similar are not comparable because of their different histories,is known as

What do you think is the relation between theory and methods in anthropology,if they relate at all?

In survey research,a sample should

In survey research,what is sampling?

As investigators who illustrated the functionalist approach in anthropology,both Malinowski and Radcliffe-Brown performed ethnographic research focused on