ANT 102 Exam 1 Review Updated

Which is NOT a characteristic of culture?

• shared

• adaptive

• learned

• static (never changing)

What is the scientific use of Theory?

• A guess made without the support of evidence

• Observations of the world

• Set of hypotheses used logically to explain phenomena

believing one’s own group to be superior to other groups; judging others by the standards of one’s own group

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

• It's not this one

• Or this one

The ability to understand others’ ideas in the context of their society

• Ethnocentrism

• Cultural Relativism

• This is not the answer

• Don't choose this one

Who is considered the "Father of American Anthropology"?

• Edward Tylor

• Lewis Henry Morgan

• Franz Boas

• Karl Marx

Which is not one of the 4 sub-fields of Anthropology?

• Biological

• Cultural

• Sociology

• Archaeology

What is a morpheme?

• Sound(s) that make a difference in a language

• Smallest unit of language that has meaning

• Rules for how phrases/sentences are ordered

• Rules for proper use/relationship of terms in sentences

What does Cultural Ecology state

• Culture is the way people adapt to physical environment

• Cultures are the result of specific histories

• Culture shapes and is shaped by personalities

• Culture is that which you need to know to function in society

We say "the future is impossible to see," but Yoda says "Impossible to see, the future is." This an example of

• differences in syntax (rules for the ORDER of words)

  
  

• This one is wrong

• differences in grammar (rules for the proper use of terms/punctuation)

• I'm not sure, please go over this more

Political-Economy says that

• Culture is that which you need to know to function in society

• External forces explain how society changes and adapts

• Cultures are the result of specific histories

• Culture is the way people adapt to physical environment