TEST BANK FOR CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 11TH EDITION BY NANDA, RICHARD L WARMS | ALL CHAPTERS 1-15 | COMPLETE LATEST GUIDE.

TEST BANK FOR CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 11TH EDITION BY NANDA, RICHARD L WARMS | ALL CHAPTERS 1-15 | COMPLETE LATEST GUIDE. Chapter 1: Anthropology and Human Diversity MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The critical factor that distinguishes anthropology from other fields of study is: a. Its emphasis on rigorous experimentation and analysis of data. b. Its exclusive focus on non-Western cultures. c. Its use of theories of biological evolution to explain human behavior. d. Its interest in describing humankind throughout time and in all parts of the world. e. Its focus on the discovery of a single human nature. ANS: D DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ: 1 MSC: Pickup 2. One of the most critical goals of cultural anthropology as an academic discipline is to: a. Describe, analyze, and explain different cultures. b. Increase the level of culture in particular human societies. c. Place large numbers of cultural anthropologists in political offices. d. Determine the direction of human evolution. e. Preserve world heritage for future generations. ANS: A DIF: Conceptual REF: 3 OBJ: 1 MSC: Pickup 3. To say that anthropology is holistic means that anthropologists are particularly interested in: a. Objects and acts regarded as holy by various peoples. b. The whole personality of any particular individual. c. The integration of biological, sociocultural, and environmental factors in explaining human behavior. d. Studying every culture in the world. e. The efforts to find holes in particular theories. ANS: C DIF: Applied REF: 4 OBJ: 1 MSC: Pickup 4. Which of the following correctly identifies the sub-disciplines of anthropology? a. Archaeology, Anthropometry, Cultural Anthropology, Paleontology, and Cultural Relativity. b. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Cognitive Anthropology, Ethno-history, and Linguistics. c. Archaeology, Ethno-history, Anthropometry, Structural Anthropology, and Cultural Anthropology. d. Archaeology, Cultural Anthropology, Physical Anthropology, Applied Anthropology and Linguistics. e. Archaeology, Phonology, Medical Anthropology, Development Studies, and Cultural Anthropology. ANS: D DIF: Factual REF: 4 OBJ: 2 MSC: Pickup 5. Anthropologists say that human adaptation is biocultural. Which of the following best represents what is meant by this statement? a. Human adaptation is both biological and cultural, and anthropologists cannot distinguish between the meanings of these concepts. b. Human adaptation involves both biological and cultural dimensions and each influences the other. c. Human adaptation is unique among all animals because it is based exclusively on physiological adaptations. d. Human adaptation is the same as that of all animal because culture plays a role in the adaptation of all forms of life. e. Human adaptation is based exclusively on culture. Biology is subsumed within the cultural dimension and does not exert an independent influence on humans. ANS: B DIF: Conceptual REF: 4 OBJ: 2 MSC: New 6. Which of the following studies how languages are related to each other? a. Biological anthropology b. Human variation c. Historical linguistics d. Paleo-linguistics e. Cultural linguistics ANS: C DIF: Factual REF: 5 OBJ: 2 MSC: New 7. Archaeologists are principally interested in: a. Excavating sites and developing museums to preserve ancient landforms. b. Collecting artifacts made by ancient peoples. c. Tracing the course of human evolution through an examination of the fossilized remains. d. Understanding and reconstructing the cultures of past societies. e. Tracing the early development of Western civilization. ANS: D DIF: Factual REF: 6 OBJ: 2 MSC: Pickup 8. A primary contribution of urban archaeologists is the development of: a. New architecture based on traditional designs. b. New methods of city governance. c. New knowledge about people who resided at the site. d. New insights into agriculture. e. New information about traditional Native American lifestyles. ANS: C DIF: Applied REF: 7 OBJ: 2 MSC: Pickup 9. All of the following statements about the understanding of culture in anthropology are correct except: a. Culture is biologically and genetically transmitted from person to person. b. Culture is the way of life of a particular human society. c. Culture is the learned behaviors and symbols that allow people to live in groups. d. Culture is the primary way that human adapt to their environments. ANS: A DIF: Conceptual REF: 7 OBJ: 2 MSC: New 10. What is ethnography? a. It is the reconstruction of past cultures based on material remains. b. It is the scientific study of the concept of culture and adaptation. c. It is the process of doing qualitative, fieldwork-based research. d. It is the protection and exhibition of cultural resources. e. It is the process of seeking laws and general principles that govern cultural phenomena. ANS: C DIF: Factual REF: 7 OBJ: 2 MSC: New 11. An emic approach to the study of culture is one that emphasizes: a. The description of a culture from the point of view of a member of the culture. b. The comparison of similar parts of different cultures. c. The study of the ecological adaptation of a culture. d. Ethnocentrism and cultural relativism. e. The search for general laws or principles that can be applied to all human cultures. ANS: A DIF: Factual REF: 8 OBJ: 2 MSC: Pickup 12. Which of the following problems would an applied anthropologist be most likely to study? a. The ways in which families are organized to carry out the basic tasks of farming in agricultural societies. b. The ways in which health care delivery to American minority communities might be improved. c. The ways in which a society's religious beliefs relate to its artwork. d. The relationship between the language members of a culture speak and the ways in which they understand the world. e. The percentage of goods and practices in a culture that have their origins in a different culture. ANS: B DIF: Applied REF: 9 OBJ: 3 MSC: Pickup 13. A critical insight of medical anthropology is that: a. Disease and medicine never exist independently from culture. b. Diseases are universal, biological entities and have little relation to culture. c. There is a single, universal medical model that is applicable to all cultures. d. Although diseases may have different names and different treatments in different cultures, the same diseases are present in all cultures. e. Traditional cultures have a greater number of diseases that modern medicine considers “psychological” than does modern culture. ANS: A DIF: Conceptual REF: 8 OBJ: 3 MSC: Pickup 14. Psychiatry has been a frequent subject of medical anthropology. One critical finding is: a. The Freudian model of psychoanalysis is appropriate to all cultures universally. b. People in all cultures experience universal psycho-sexual stages of development. c. Schizophrenics are considered ill in Western cultures but are considered religiously enlightened in other cultures. d. Doctors are most frequently trained to treat mental disease as a result of either biological dysfunction or psychosocial factors but not both. e. Mental illness is always caused by social factors, but because of the influence of drug companies, doctors are reluctant to believe this finding. ANS: D DIF: Applied REF: 9 OBJ: 3 MSC: Pickup 15. One important use of applied archaeology mentioned in the text is: a. To settle border disputes between modern nations. b. To prove the fundamental truths of evolution. c. To demonstrate the ancient presence of humans in the Americas and in China. d. To demonstrate that no Europeans were present in North America before Columbus. e. To increase agricultural yields by revitalizing ancient irrigation techniques. ANS: E DIF: Factual REF: 10 OBJ: 3 MSC: Pickup 16. Indigenous peoples involve all of the following except: a. Members of a society that have occupied a region for a long time. b. Members of groups recognized as original inhabitants. c. Members of any group who dress as indigenous peoples and participate in native pow-wows. d. Members of a group that is recognized as very ancient to a region. e. Members of a group that continues to live in a traditional manner. ANS: C DIF: Factual REF: 10 OBJ: 3 MSC: New 17. Which of the following best illustrates why applied anthropology is important today? a. It helps us understand which cultures are superior. b. It contributes to our understanding of the evolution of human beings. c. It provides new forms of technology and new ways of coordinating populations. d. It creates the basis for world peace. e. It opens up new perspectives and insights in understanding our human differences. ANS: E DIF: Conceptual REF: 11 OBJ: 3 MSC: New 18. Ethnocentrism is the tendency for: a. Every society to view itself as superior to others. b. Every society to want to exploit the wealth of other societies. c. Every individual to consider him/herself the equal of others. d. Every individual to want to see another's point of view. e. Every society to value the group above the individual. ANS: A DIF: Applied REF: 12 OBJ: 4 MSC: Pickup 19. One critical difference between Western ethnocentrism and the ethnocentrism of many other peoples is: a. Westerners are more ethnocentric than others. b. Westerners are less ethnocentric than others. c. Westerners have more often been in a position to impose their view of culture than have others. d. Western notions of ethnocentrism include religious superiority while others did not. e. Western notions of ethnocentrism were justified while others were not. ANS: C DIF: Conceptual REF: 12 OBJ: 4 MSC: Pickup 20. A positive value of ethnocentrism for a society is that it: a. Decreases the chance of war. b. Helps members of a society bond together as a social unit. c. Increases an individual's ability to act independently of others. d. Results in a higher standard of living because of an emphasis on progress. e. Increases equality between males and females within a society. ANS: B DIF: Applied REF: 12 OBJ: 4 MSC: Pickup 21. Cultural relativism requires that: a. All cultures be seen as equally good. b. All cultures be seen as equally self-serving. c. All cultures be measured against our own. d. An individual must give up his/her culture in order to understand another culture. e. Values and customs be understood in terms of the culture of which they are a part. ANS: E .