Cultural Anthropology Chapter 3 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct
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Cultural Anthropology Chapter 3 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct
All of the following are true of Franz Boas EXCEPT:
a. he was a critic of evolution.
b. he was the first professor of anthropology at Columbia University.
c. he was a champion of human rights.
d. he did his fieldwork ...
Cultural Anthropology Chapter 3 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Correct
All of the following are true of Franz Boas EXCEPT:
a. he was a critic of evolution.
b. he was the first professor of anthropology at Columbia University.
c. he was a champion of human rights.
d. he did his fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands
e. he trained a generation of U.S. fieldworkers. - Answers d. he did his fieldwork in the Trobriand Islands
The study of general laws and principles that govern cultural phenomena is called:
a. ethnography.
b. ethnology.
c. ethnohistory.
d. ethnic universals.
e. ethnoscience. - Answers b. ethnology.
The term "key informant" is used to refer to individuals who are:
a. able to work with the anthropologist as research assistants, indicating whom they should interview
and how they should collect their data.
b. gossips who share information that is considered private and known by only a few people.
c. well informed and eager to talk with the anthropologist regarding material the anthropologist is
studying.
d. of the highest social status and often in charge of the community politically and socially.
e. in governmental positions in the host country and must approve of the anthropologist's work before
he or she leaves the country. - Answers c. well informed and eager to talk with the anthropologist
regarding material the anthropologist is studying.
, What specific precaution must anthropologists take when studying their own culture?
a. They must make sure they live in their own homes so they do not take advantage of other people.
b. They must not act as if they know the people they are interviewing so it is fresh and truthful.
c. They must explain the culture as if it were entirely foreign to them.
d. They must not assume they understand all identities within their own culture.
e. They must not let other work and social commitments intrude on their research. - Answers d. They
must not assume they understand all identities within their own culture.
Which of the following statements about anthropology and human rights is NOT correct?
a. There are sometimes difficulties in defining human rights in other cultures.
b. Involvement in human rights issues poses an ethical dilemma for anthropologists.
c. Human rights are universal rights that pertain to all individuals regardless of their culture of origin.
d. Human rights abuses are often a matter of life and death.
e. Other countries and cultures may see outside aid from the U.S. tied to conforming to U.S. policy on
human rights as unwarranted interference. - Answers c. Human rights are universal rights that pertain to
all individuals regardless of their culture of origin.
Which of the following was one of the core beliefs of Franz Boas?
a. Cultures are adapted to their own ecosystems.
b. All aspects of culture are symbolic and serve to create meaning.
c. Cultures are products of their own histories.
d. Cultures are composed of functional, interrelating parts.
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