AN15W0A (QUIZ)- INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL & CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY

Who is considered the father of modern anthropology?

• Franz Boas

• Claude Levi-Strauss

• Margaret Mead

• Bronislaw Malinowski

Which branch of anthropology studies the cultural and social behavior or contemporary societies?

• Archaelogy

• Biological anthropology

• Linguistic anthropology

• Cultural anthropology

Which anthropologist is known for their research on kinship and social structure in Polynesia?

• Clifford Geertz

• Ruth Benedict

• Max Gluckman

• Bronislaw Malinowski

What is the term for the set of rules and standards that structure and influence individual behavior within a society?

• Subsistence strategy

• Sociocultural system

• Norms and Values

• Cultural relativism

Which of the following subfields of anthropology focuses on the study of human language?

• Cultural anthropology

• Linguistic anthropology

• Biological anthropology

• Archaelogy

The term 'ethnography' refers to:

• The study of ancient civilizations

• recording and analysis of cultural behavior and customs

• excavation of archaeological sites

• analysis of primate behavior

The study of fossilized human remains falls under which subfield of anthropology?

• Biological anthropology

• Archaeology

• Linguistic anthropology

• Cultural anthropology

Which of the following is not a key component of culture?

• Language

• Genetics

• Beliefs

• Customs

Learned behavior that is transmitted from person to person

• Applied anthropology

• Culture

• Physical method

• Biological anthropology

Gender is culturally constructed

• True

• False