Clifford geertz - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Holism - Anthropological perspective that integrates all that is known about human beings and their activities with the result that the whole is understood to be greater than the sum of its parts.. -makes the strange familiar -understanding the whole system of a culture 4 Subfields of Anthropology - -Physical/ Biological Anthropology -Archaeology -Linguistic Anthropology -Cultural Anthropology (* Applied Anthropology is argued as a 5th subfield) Applied Anthropology - -uses...

Ant 100 Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass A primary reason to study anthropology is to - Answer- learn more about our own culture and ask better questions about how to address cultural challenges In anthropology the "holistic," principal means: - Answer- integrating what is known about all aspects of human beings and cultures at an inclusive level. To say that anthropology is a "comparative discipline" means that: - Answer- anthropological generalizations must draw on evidence from ...

CMN 232 Midterm Question and aMartin and Nakayama - correct answer -6 imperatives of studying ICC -culture is core concept of ICC *learned patterns of behaviors and attitudes shared by group of ppl *social science *Interpretive *Critical Pillar - correct answer -critical approach to culture -think of culture as imagined communities, but not to discredit nationality and ethnicity as apart of culture **Stresses complexity, links culture to group membership **Argues that all...

CMN 232 Midterm Question aMartin and Nakayama - correct answer -6 imperatives of studying ICC -culture is core concept of ICC *learned patterns of behaviors and attitudes shared by group of ppl *social science *Interpretive *Critical Pillar - correct answer -critical approach to culture -think of culture as imagined communities, but not to discredit nationality and ethnicity as apart of culture **Stresses complexity, links culture to group membership **Argues that all com...

Anthropology: Appreciating Human Diversity, 18e (Kottak) Chapter 1 What is Anthropology? 1) What is anthropology? A) the art of ethnography B) the study of long-term physiological adaptation C) the study of the stages of social evolution D) the humanistic investigation of myths in nonindustrial societies E) the study of humans around the world and through time Answer: E Topic: Defining anthropology Learning Objective: Explain what is meant by the statement that anthropology is the holist...

GLST 290 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers (100% Pass) chapter 1 "the truth is that cultural anthropology is the ____(1)______, interpretation, and _____(2)_____ of similarities and differences in human cultures." - Answer️️ -(1)description (2)analysis what is definition of cultural anthropology? - Answer️️ -the truth is that cultural anthropology is the description, interpretation, and analysis of similarities and differences in human cultures. what are the 4 subfield of an...

CMN 232 Midterm Exam Questions & Answers.Martin and Nakayama - correct answer -6 imperatives of studying ICC -culture is core concept of ICC *learned patterns of behaviors and attitudes shared by group of ppl *social science *Interpretive *Critical Pillar - correct answer -critical approach to culture -think of culture as imagined communities, but not to discredit nationality and ethnicity as apart of culture **Stresses complexity, links culture to group membership **Argu...

Anthropology 101 Exam 1 Anthropology - correct answer It is the study of all aspects of human kind, biological, cultural, and linguistic, past and present, throughout the world, using a holistic approach. Archaeology - correct answer the scientific study of historic or prehistoric peoples and their cultures by analysis of their artifacts, inscriptions, monuments, and other such remains, especially those that have been excavated. Armchair approach - correct answer British anthropologists g...

Anthropology 101, Chapter 2 Clifford Geertz - correct answer ________argued that every cultural action is more than the action itself in that it is also a symbol of deeper meaning, which is considered an interpretivist approach in anthropology. Samoa - correct answer Anthropologist Margaret Mead () is best known for her research regarding the seeming sexual freedom and experimentation of young women in: Stratification - correct answer The uneven distribution of resources and privileges, o...

Anthropology Chapter 1-4 Latest Update Graded A physical anthropology the scientific study of humans from a biological perspective paleoanthropology asking questions about the emergence of of humans and how humans evolved up to the present time primatology the study of the evolutionary fossil record of our nearest living relatives (ie apes, monkeys, and prosimians) and the behavior of living populations in their natural habitats human variation deals with how and why the physical traits of co...