Understanding Culture, Society and Politics 1

What is the study, analysis, and description of humanity's past and present known as?

• Sociology

• Politics

• Anthropology

• Psychology

Which nature of anthropology involves humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences?

• historical perspective

• economic development

• human's evolution

• psychological perspective

Which of the following is not a goal of Anthropology?

• to find out about both the natural and social parts of humankind all throughout the planet and all through time.

• to comprehend the fossil record of early people and their precursors just as the archeological record of later ancient social orders.

• to comprehend the conduct of monkeys and gorillas in their regular settings.

• is to describe how various political systems function, and to find more effective political systems.

Which anthropological perspective involves comparing ideas, morals, practices, and systems within or between cultures?

• holism

• cultural relativism

• comparison

• legal force

What is the scientific investigation of human culture and social behavior known as?

• anthropology

• sociology

• political science

• paleon

What is the study of human evolution and prehistory called?

• archaeology

• psychology

• sociology

• anthropology

Which branch of anthropology focuses on the study of language?

• archaeology

• linguistic anthropology

• cultural anthropology

• physical anthropology

What is the term for the study of human biological and physiological characteristics?

• cultural anthropology

• physical anthropology

• linguistic anthropology

• archaeology

What is the study of human societies and cultures known as?

• anthropology

• sociology

• psychology

• archaeology

Which branch of anthropology focuses on the study of human physical characteristics?

• cultural anthropology

• physical anthropology

• linguistic anthropology

• archaeology