Test Bank for Mirror for Humanity: A Concise Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 13th Edition by Conrad Phillip Kottak isbn-9781260729207 All Chapters Covered Latest Edition

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1) This chapter begins with a commonly heard opinion: "People are pretty much the same
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all over the world." Why is this assumption often wrong? How might your consideration of this
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understanding affect how you would design an anthropological study?
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2) What is culture? How do anthropologists define and study culture?
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3) What does holism refer to? Why is the concept central to anthropology? How does this
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concept relate to the "four-field" approach within the discipline? Have you encountered this
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concept in any of your other classes?
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4) This chapter provides an example of human adaptation to high altitude to illustrate the
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various forms of cultural and biological adaptation. Can you think of another example that
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illustrates the broad capacity of humans to adapt both biologically and culturally?
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,5) What doesbiocultural perspective refer to? If you are planning to major in the biological
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sciences or planning a career as a medical doctor or clinical researcher, how might a minor in
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anthropology complement your education? If you are thinking of majoring in the humanities,
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how might a minor in anthropology complement your education?
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6) This chapter considers differences and similarities between anthropology and other
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academic fields such as sociology. What about history?
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B) the psychological stages of human development.
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condition: the past, the present, and the future of
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9) As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to learn,
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think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products
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A) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture, which is not itself
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biological, possible.
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B) have made some human groups more cultured than others.
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C) are shared with other animals capable of organized group life—such as baboons,
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wolves, and even ants.
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D) prove that only fully developed adults have the capacity for culture; children lack the
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capacity for culture until they mature.
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E) rest on certain features of human biology that make culture itself a biological
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phenomenon.
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10) Which of the following statements about culture isfalse?
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A) Culture guides the beliefs and behavior of the people exposed to it.
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C) Cultural forces consistently mold and shape human biology and behavior.
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