Cultural Anthropology Test 1 Questions
With Correct Answers 2023 Update
What does the term anthropology mean? - Correct Answer-derived from the Greek
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words 'anthropos' for 'human' and 'logos' for 'study'- Anthropology is the study of peopletheir origins, their development, and contemporary variations, wherever and whenever
they have been found. (understanding of biological and cultural origins and evolutionary
development of species)
What are 4 scientific fields of anthropology? - Correct Answer-Physical Anthropologyhumans as biological organisms
Archaeology-attempts to reconstruct cultures of the past
Cultural Anthropology-examines similarities and differences among contemporary
cultures of the world
Anthropological Linguistics-study of language in historical, structural, and social
contexts
What is cultural relativism? - Correct Answer-The notion that any part of a culture (such
as an idea, a thing, or a behavior pattern) must be viewed in its proper cultural context
rather that from the viewpoint of the observer's culture. This is a cognitive tool that helps
us understand why people think and act the way they do.
In anthropology, what is the "emic" approach? - Correct Answer-The emic approach
(derived from the work phonemic) refers to the insider view, which seeks to describe
another culture in term of the categories, concepts, and perceptions of the people being
studied.
Where as etic refers to outsiders view, in which anthropologists use their own
categories and concepts to describe the culture under analysis.
Describe the four-field approach to anthropology. - Correct Answer-The subject matter
in anthropology is wide-ranging, including fossil remains, non-human primate anatomy
and behavior, artifacts from past cultures, past and present languages, and all of the
prehistoric, historic, and contemporary cultures of the world.
List the principal concerns linguistic anthropologists. - Correct Answer-Linguistic
Anthropology: historical linguistics (studying the emergence and divergence of
languages over time), descriptive linguistics (analyzing the structure of phonetic and
grammar systems in contemporary languages), ethnolinguistics (exploring the
relationship between language and culture, and sociolinguistics (understanding how
social relation affect language).
What is the difference between applied and basic research in anthropology?... [Show Less]