Nacirema - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CMHT 4750 Exam 1 - Questions and Answers Please match the term to its definition. A. Prejudice B. Stereotypes: C. Discrimination D. Privilege A. A preconceived evaluative attitude based on a person's social group membership. B. An overgeneralized belief that a category of people are alike. C. A behavior or action that occurs when we treat people differently because of their membership in some group. D. an unearned advantage that gives those who have it economic, social, or political power. Ma...

Test Bank For Down to Earth Sociology 14th Edition By James M. Henslin 6208, 5 . 8956, 1 1: Invitation to Sociology 2: What Is Sociology? Comparing Sociology and the Other Social Sciences 3: The Promise 4: How Sociologists Do Research 5: “Riding the Bull at Gilley’s”: Convicted Rapists Describe the Rewards of Rape 6: Would You Hire an Ex-Convict? 7: Doing Research with Streetcorner Crack Dealers 8: Body Ritual Among the Nacirema 9: Doing Fieldwork Among the Yanom...

Sociology- The Nacirema Body Rituals After reading Horace Miner’s “Body Ritual Among the Nacirema,” reflect upon the elements of both material and nonmaterial culture present in his study. Focus on a single-body issue that was presented and describe it. What are your thoughts about this cultural component within this context? Can you draw any parallels to our own culture? (Hint: It’s more enjoyable if you do not Google this) Link to the Book

ANTH 1120 Midterm Review Questions and Answers Terms: Nature: Inspired by Charles Darwin (theory of evolution): – the belief that behaviors including intelligence are biologically based. Nurture: • Margaret Mead’s research debunked that theory. • Identities are NOT biologically based but are learned and cultivated through socialization • Identity is always produced in the course of social interaction Anthropological Skills (toolkit) ; Our ability to conduct qualitative res...

Test Bank For Down to Earth Sociology 14th Edition By James M. Henslin 6208, 5 . 8956, 1 1: Invitation to Sociology 2: What Is Sociology? Comparing Sociology and the Other Social Sciences 3: The Promise 4: How Sociologists Do Research 5: “Riding the Bull at Gilley’s”: Convicted Rapists Describe the Rewards of Rape 6: Would You Hire an Ex-Convict? 7: Doing Research with Streetcorner Crack Dealers 8: Body Ritual Among the Nacirema 9: Doing Fieldwork Among the Yanom...

primary source A document or physical object which was written or created during the time under study. secondary source Information gathered by someone who did not take part in or witness an event Single Story Main story people hear in a dominant culture, tends to make a non-dominant culture look "less than" Dominant Narrative Dominant story everyone has heard of that is told by the perspective of the Dominators Counter narrative A narrative that goes against another narrative. Eurocentri...

Test Bank For Down to Earth Sociology 14th Edition By James M. Henslin 6208, 5 . 8956, 1 1: Invitation to Sociology 2: What Is Sociology? Comparing Sociology and the Other Social Sciences 3: The Promise 4: How Sociologists Do Research 5: “Riding the Bull at Gilley’s”: Convicted Rapists Describe the Rewards of Rape 6: Would You Hire an Ex-Convict? 7: Doing Research with Streetcorner Crack Dealers 8: Body Ritual Among the Nacirema 9: Doing Fieldwork Among the Yanom...

Charles Darwin - Answer-Origin of the Species Charles Darwin - Answer-suggested all humans have evolved from the simplest to most complex forms of life-- applied to cultural evolutionism Lewis Henry Morgan - Answer-Ancient societies went through 3 progressive stages (savage, barbaric, civilized) Lewis Henry Morgan - Answer-known for concepts: "psychic unity of mankind" and "unilineal evolutionary perspective" Franz Boas - Answer-father of American anthropology Franz Bo...

Anthropology - the study of humans around the world and through time holistic approach - refers to the study of the whole of the human condition: past, present, and future; biology, society, language, and culture comparative/cross-cultural - comparisons within subgroups or cross-culturally applied anthropology - The use of anthropological knowledge and methods to solve practical problems, often for a specific client, to solve contemporary problems biocultural - refers ...

ANT 102 CH 1: Anthropology in a Global Age Latest Version Graded A+ Identify the statements that best describe anthropology. 1. Anthropology is the study of past and present human diversity and the application of that knowledge. 2. 18th and 19th century colonialism gave rise to the discipline. Historic Linguists Study how languages change over time and how languages travel across cultures. Sociolinguists Study how socioeconomic contexts shape and affect language. Descriptive Linguists Analyze...