Test Bank For Humanity: An Introduction to Cultural
Anthropology 11th Edition By James Peoples; Garrick
Bailey
The moral and intellectual principle that one should withhold judgement about
seemingly strange or exotic beliefs and practices is - ANSWER: cultural relativism
The thinker who developed the evolutionary theory or natural selection in the 19th
century - ANSWER: Charles Darwin
Increasing, professional anthropologists are - ANSWER: all of the above
The 19th century British anthropologist who is credited with the development of the
concept of culture through an evolutionary perspective where the most evolved
societies resembled the British societies in which he lived was - ANSWER: E.B. Tylor
The primary ethical responsibility of anthropologists is to - ANSWER: the people or
species they study
Diversity defined anthropologically - ANSWER: focuses on multiplicity and variety
A key element of the scientific method, which both explains things and guide
research, is - ANSWER: theories
The comparative method - ANSWER: all of the above
Even though anthropologists use parts of the scientific method, some dont see what
they do as science because - ANSWER: the complexity of social behavior prevents
any completely objective analysis of human culture
There is rarely any guessing involved in the development of theories because they
are tested repeatedly T/F - ANSWER: True
What prompted intellectuals to start systematically explaining the differences among
people? - ANSWER: the Industrial Revolution
Western colonial powers understood the different customs and cultures of the
people they colonized as - ANSWER: proof of their primitive nature
Which of the following is the most significant aspect of the salvage paradigm? -
ANSWER: anthropologists need to collect information from societies before they die
out
During fieldwork cultural anthropologists - ANSWER: all of the above
Linguistic anthropologists traditionally sttudy - ANSWER: all of the above
, A realistic perspective on the meanings of Coca-cola in Tzotzil Maya communitites in
Chiapas, Mexico, would emphasize - ANSWER: that they, the Tzotzil, are dominated
by globalization
An ethical approach to anthropological research would emphasize - ANSWER: all of
the above
Contemporary cultural anthropologists still rank societies along an evolutionary scale
from "primitive" to "advanced" T/F - ANSWER: False
The main idea behind the holistic perspective is to study culture - ANSWER: through
systematic connections of different parts
Because our values and beliefs are reflected in many elements of life such as clothes,
food, and language means that culture is - ANSWER: intergrated
The most enduring and ritualized aspects of culture are refered to as - ANSWER:
traditions
The application of a holistic perspective to understand changes in everyday
practices, such as eating breakfast cereals, reveals - ANSWER: the processes of
cultural appropriation
A cross-cultural perspective on eating insect larvae would reveal - ANSWER: all of the
above
The defining feature of historical particularism is - ANSWER: individual societies
develop particular cultural traits and undergo a unique process of change
A symbol - ANSWER: all of the above
The controversy between Native Americans and NCAA schools using mascots
illustrates - ANSWER: the power of tradition
Who is responsible for the theory of social evolution - ANSWER: E.B. Tylor
The theory of culture that proposes that cultural practices, beliefs, and institutions
fulfill the psychological and physical needs of society is call - ANSWER: functionalism
The idea that embraces dynamic cultural processes and the idea that the observer of
cultural processes can never see culture completely objectively represent - ANSWER:
post-structuralism
Cultural determinism is unproductive for cultural analysis because - ANSWER: all of
the above
Anthropology 11th Edition By James Peoples; Garrick
Bailey
The moral and intellectual principle that one should withhold judgement about
seemingly strange or exotic beliefs and practices is - ANSWER: cultural relativism
The thinker who developed the evolutionary theory or natural selection in the 19th
century - ANSWER: Charles Darwin
Increasing, professional anthropologists are - ANSWER: all of the above
The 19th century British anthropologist who is credited with the development of the
concept of culture through an evolutionary perspective where the most evolved
societies resembled the British societies in which he lived was - ANSWER: E.B. Tylor
The primary ethical responsibility of anthropologists is to - ANSWER: the people or
species they study
Diversity defined anthropologically - ANSWER: focuses on multiplicity and variety
A key element of the scientific method, which both explains things and guide
research, is - ANSWER: theories
The comparative method - ANSWER: all of the above
Even though anthropologists use parts of the scientific method, some dont see what
they do as science because - ANSWER: the complexity of social behavior prevents
any completely objective analysis of human culture
There is rarely any guessing involved in the development of theories because they
are tested repeatedly T/F - ANSWER: True
What prompted intellectuals to start systematically explaining the differences among
people? - ANSWER: the Industrial Revolution
Western colonial powers understood the different customs and cultures of the
people they colonized as - ANSWER: proof of their primitive nature
Which of the following is the most significant aspect of the salvage paradigm? -
ANSWER: anthropologists need to collect information from societies before they die
out
During fieldwork cultural anthropologists - ANSWER: all of the above
Linguistic anthropologists traditionally sttudy - ANSWER: all of the above
, A realistic perspective on the meanings of Coca-cola in Tzotzil Maya communitites in
Chiapas, Mexico, would emphasize - ANSWER: that they, the Tzotzil, are dominated
by globalization
An ethical approach to anthropological research would emphasize - ANSWER: all of
the above
Contemporary cultural anthropologists still rank societies along an evolutionary scale
from "primitive" to "advanced" T/F - ANSWER: False
The main idea behind the holistic perspective is to study culture - ANSWER: through
systematic connections of different parts
Because our values and beliefs are reflected in many elements of life such as clothes,
food, and language means that culture is - ANSWER: intergrated
The most enduring and ritualized aspects of culture are refered to as - ANSWER:
traditions
The application of a holistic perspective to understand changes in everyday
practices, such as eating breakfast cereals, reveals - ANSWER: the processes of
cultural appropriation
A cross-cultural perspective on eating insect larvae would reveal - ANSWER: all of the
above
The defining feature of historical particularism is - ANSWER: individual societies
develop particular cultural traits and undergo a unique process of change
A symbol - ANSWER: all of the above
The controversy between Native Americans and NCAA schools using mascots
illustrates - ANSWER: the power of tradition
Who is responsible for the theory of social evolution - ANSWER: E.B. Tylor
The theory of culture that proposes that cultural practices, beliefs, and institutions
fulfill the psychological and physical needs of society is call - ANSWER: functionalism
The idea that embraces dynamic cultural processes and the idea that the observer of
cultural processes can never see culture completely objectively represent - ANSWER:
post-structuralism
Cultural determinism is unproductive for cultural analysis because - ANSWER: all of
the above
