Anthropology Quizzes 13-24 Final
Reflecting today's world, in which people, images, and information move about as
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never before, fieldwork must be more flexible and done on a larger scale. The result
of such fieldwork is often an ethnography that - -is increasingly multisited and
multitimed, integrating analyses of external organizations and forces to understand
local phenomena.
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Despite the variety of research techniques the ethnographer may utilize in the field,
in the best studies the hallmark of ethnography remains - -entering the
community and getting to know its people.
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Which of the following research methods is a distinctive strategy within
anthropology? - -ethnography
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Franz Boas is the undisputed father of four-field U.S. anthropology. One of his most
important and enduring contributions to anthropology was - -showing that
human biology is plastic, and that biology (including race) does not determine
culture.
Characteristic field techniques of the ethnographer include detailed work with key
consultants, direct, firsthand observation of behavior, including participant
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observation, in-depth interviewing, often leading to the collection of life histories, and
problem-oriented research. - -True
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"What right do ethnographers have to represent a people or culture to which they
don't belong?" This question illustrates - -anthropology's crisis in
representation—questions about the role of the ethnographer and the nature of
ethnographic authority.
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An agreement to take part in research after having the nature, procedures, and
possible impacts of the research explained is known as - -informed consent.
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Traditionally, ethnographers have tried to understand the whole of a particular
culture. - -true
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The emic perspective focuses on local explanations of criteria and significance. -
-true
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An etic approach refers to a scientific perspective, it emphasizes the categories,
interpretations, and features that the anthropologist considers important - -true
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Longitudinal research is the long-term study of a community, region, society, culture,
or other unit, usually based on repeated visits. - -true
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In the field, ethnographers strive to establish rapport: a good, friendly working
relationship, based on personal contact, - -achieved in large part by engaging
in participant observation.
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Ethnographers typically combine emic and etic research strategies in their fieldwork.
This means they are interested in applying both - -local- and scientist-oriented
research approaches.
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The quest for ethnographic realism suggests that the goal the writer should be to
produce an accurate, objective, realistic, and scientific account. - -true
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In many nonindustrial societies that anthropologists have studied, family is not as
important as it is in North American society. - -False
A key cultural consultant is an expert on a particular aspect of local life. A person
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who will open up and share with you, helping you understand the inner workings of
their culture. - -true
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Life histories can reveal how particular people perceive, react to, and contribute to
the changes that affect their lives - -True
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Participating in local life means constantly talking to people and asking questions.
What is the - -listen
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Anthropologists strive to establish rapport with the people in their research culture.
Rapport means - -a friendly, harmonious relationship based on trust
The Genealogical Method - ✅✅ -uses diagrams and symbols to record the kin, or
kinship connections within a culture.
What is the study of the sounds used in speech? -✅✅-phonology
Which of the following was studied by Sapir and Whorf? - ✅✅-the influence of
language on thought
The linguist Noam Chomsky has argued that the human brain contains a limited set
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of rules for organizing language, so that all languages have a common structural
basis. He calls this set of rules - -the universal grammar.
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________ refers to the specialized set of terms and distinctions that are particularly
important to certain groups. - -Focal vocabulary
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Romance languages like French and Spanish are daughter languages of Latin,
which is their common - -protolanguage
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A key feature of language that helps explain anthropologists' continued interest in
studying it is that it - -is always changing.
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What is an example of what Bourdieu calls symbolic domination in the context of
language use? - -the fact that in a stratified society, even people who do not
speak the prestige dialect tend to accept it as standard or superior
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What term refers to languages that have descended from the same ancestral
language? - -daughter languages
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One aspect of linguistic history is language loss. When a language disappears, -
-cultural diversity is reduced as well.
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Recent genetic research suggests that a speech-friendly mutation took hold in
humans around 150,000 years ago. - -true
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Kinesics is the study of communication through body movements, stances, gestures,
and facial expressions. - -true
Phonology is the study of speech sounds. - ✅✅-true
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Syntax refers to the arrangement and order of words in phrases and sentences. -
-true
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Focal vocabularies are found only in non-Western societies like the Eskimo and the
Nuer. - -false
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All languages and dialects are equally effective as systems of communication. -
-true
African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is an incomplete linguistic system that
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is able only to express thoughts and ideas related to life in inner-city communities. -
-false
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Historical linguists use linguistic similarities and differences in the world today to
study long-term changes in language. - -true
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What is the term for the ability to create new expressions by combining other
expressions? - -productivity
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