Anthropology Lessons 1.01 and 1.02

The concern with all things human is called:

• Functionalism

• Holism

• Structualism

Why did the Enlightenment help establish the discipline of anthropology?

• The discovery of ancient graves sparked an interest in past cultures.

• Cultures in Africa and Latin America asked Europeans to study them.

• The Enlightenment brought an increasing interest in how societies are ordered.

This early theory suggested that a few key societies spread their ideas out among other societies

• Unilinealism

• Diffusionism

• Functionalism

This theory states that each society had elements of culture that worked together to form it and these elements shaped the way the culture evolved.

• Unilinealism

• Diffusionism

• Functionalism

This early theory stated that each society passes through three stages: hunter-gatherer, settled agriculture, and urban

• Unilinealism

• Diffusionism

• Functionalism

Caesar's teenage sister has been acting out recently, rebelling against the wishes of his parents and exhibiting all the common signs of teen angst. Caesar's parents say that it's "just how teen girls get." Caesar has studied anthropology and the work of Margaret Mead, especially her research on Samoan teens. What does Caesar know about his sister's behavior?

• American culture is responsible for the stress, not nature.

• Her actions are a result of her body's biological changes.

• Teen rebellion is part of human nature, common to teenagers everywhere.

• It a result of the transition to adulthood, not being a certain age.

The city of New York is famous for representing the idea of America as a "melting pot" of people from different countries who speak different languages, have different religions, and have many different ways of life. What term would an anthropologist likely use to describe New York City?

• Multicultural

• Ethnocentric

• Globalized

• Cannibalized

Looking at another culture with the values, standards, and customs of one’s own culture & believing one's culture is better than another culture is

• Cultural relativism

• Ethnocentrism

• Individualism

• Globalism

What is an example of cultural relativism?

• Choosing a superior culture and judging all others by it.

• Approaching culture without any academic background in anthropology.

• Learning all about the beliefs and culture of a society before drawing conclusions