Test bank for culture 2nd edition by gezon

Page of This chapter has 36 questions Scroll down to see and select individual questions or narrow the list using the checkboxes below questions at random and keep in order  Multiple Choice Questions - (19) Odd Numbered - (18) True/False Questions - (12) Even Numbered - (18) Essay Questions - (5) The American Anthropological Association, or AAA, acknowledges the public service role provided by anthropology by recognition of which of the following dimensions of the field? cultural anthropology → applied anthropology biological anthropology general anthropology biocultural anthropology Multiple Choice Question According to the text, what can we appropriately conclude from geneticists' finding that someone of African ancestry may have more in common biologically with someone of native Australian, Asian, or northern European descent than with a fellow African? People of African descent have migrated to Australia, Asia, and northern Europe and mixed their genes with local populations People of Australian, Asian, and northern European descent have migrated to Africa and mixed their genes with local African populations You may have more genetic material in common with someone who looks totally different from you than with → someone considered your own "race" African populations are divided into a number of races, some of which have evolved to look like peoples of other Bank regionsfor of the world 2nd Edition by Gezon Test Culture Because Homo sapiens evolved in Africa, African peoples have much in common with peoples of all regions of the world Multiple Choice Question Ethnography is → the firsthand, personal study of local settings the process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations the study of interrelationships among all living things in an environment a policy aimed at removing groups that are culturally different from a country the cross-cultural comparison of cultural data Multiple Choice Question Anthropology's comparative, biocultural perspective allows the inclusion of both biological and cultural approaches to comment on or solve a particular issue or → problem is the reason anthropology has traditionally studied nonindustrialized societies is insignificant, since evolution is studied by biological anthropologists while culture is studied by cultural anthropologists is a product of the participant observation approach places anthropology in the humanities Multiple Choice Question Ethnology is the study of human speech sounds → the comparative, generalizing aspect of cultural anthropology the most important subfield of anthropology the study of ancient ethnic groups a synonym for ethnography Multiple Choice Question What are the four main subdisciplines of anthropology? Medical anthropology, ethnography, ethnology, and cultural anthropology Archaeology, biological anthropology, applied linguistics, and applied anthropology → Biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology Genetic anthropology, physical anthropology, psychological anthropology, and linguistic anthropology Primatology, ethnology, cultural anthropology, and paleopathology Multiple Choice Question What anthropological archaeologists study? Language Race Biological adaptation Modern cultural diversity → Material remains Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Culture-2nd-Edition-by-Gezon Page of Multiple Choice Question Which of the following is not a distinctive feature of four-field anthropology? It has a holistic approach It has a broad cross-cultural comparison It is the study of human biology, culture, and language It is a science and a humanity → It has an exclusive focus on contemporary cultures Multiple Choice Question Biological anthropologists study all of the following except → ancient languages human biological plasticity primates hominid evolution human genetics Multiple Choice Question 10 The study of interactions among past living things in a past environment is paleoanthropology → paleoecology garbology social archaeology adaptive anthropology Test Bank for Culture 2nd Edition by Gezon Multiple Choice Question 11 Which of the following statements about anthropology is not true? Anthropology is the exploration of human diversity in time and space Anthropology studies the whole of the human condition Anthropologists focus in part on the diversity that arises through human adaptability → Anthropology's biocultural approach entails finding evolutionary explanations for all human behaviors Anthropology offers a comparative, cross-cultural perspective to the study of the human condition Multiple Choice Question 12 What distinction Gezon and Kottak draw between culture and society? Culture is the result of higher education, whereas society is shared by all people → People share society―organized life in groups―with other animals, but culture is distinctly human Culture is genetically programmed, whereas society is transmitted through social learning People attain culture through international travel but society is the social environment of their native land Society rests more upon certain features of human biology than culture does Multiple Choice Question 13 What is the term for the processes by which organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses? Ethnology Ethnography Cultural resource management → Adaptation Phenotype Multiple Choice Question 14 The tendency of people living in the Peruvian Andes to develop a voluminous chest and lungs for life at very high altitudes provides an example of a(n) → genetic adaptation long-term physiological adaptation short-term physiological adaptation cultural adaptation archeological adaptation Multiple Choice Question 15 The pressurized cabin of an airplane flying at high altitude provides an example of a(n) genetic adaptation long-term physiological adaptation short-term physiological adaptation → cultural adaptation archeological adaptation Multiple Choice Question 16 The use of anthropological findings, concepts, and methods to accomplish a desired end is known as Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Culture-2nd-Edition-by-Gezon Page of → applied anthropology economic anthropology conceptual anthropology sociobiology participant observation Multiple Choice Question 17 Cultural resource management is an example of applied ethnology biological anthropology → archaeology linguistic anthropology ethnography Multiple Choice Question 18 Anthropology is a holistic discipline in that it has traditionally focused on nonindustrial societies deals with human culture does not attempt to make generalizations about humanity now focuses on industrial societies → studies human biological, cultural, and linguistic variation across both time and space Multiple Choice Question 19 An anthropologist is studying ethnic-religious conflict by in contemporary Sri Lanka She or he is most likely a(n) Test Bank for Culture 2nd Edition Gezon → cultural anthropologist linguistic anthropologist paleoanthropologist archeological anthropologist biological anthropologist Multiple Choice Question 20 The value of garbology to archaeologists is that it provides evidence of what people think they did or should have done True → False True / False Question 21 Anthropologists study only non-Western cultures True → False True / False Question 22 Anthropology is unique in that it is both holistic and cross-cultural → True False True / False Question 23 Ethnomusicology is one of the main four subfields of anthropology True → False True / False Question 24 Anthropologists would agree that a comparative, cross-cultural approach is unnecessary as long as you are diligent in your work True → False True / False Question 25 Linguistic anthropologists study how languages vary in time and space, and how language and culture influence each other → True False True / False Question 26 Ethnography involves the collection of data that become the basis for an account of a particular community, society, or culture → True False True / False Question 27 Anthropologists use the term society to refer to customs and traditions passed from generation to generation through learning True Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Culture-2nd-Edition-by-Gezon Page of → False True / False Question 28 Academic anthropology refers to the use of anthropological knowledge and methods to identify and solve social problems True → False True / False Question 29 The term enculturation refers to the process through which children learn culture → True False True / False Question 30 The experience of hyperventilation upon reaching a high altitude environment illustrates a long-term physiological adaptation to high altitude True → False True / False Question 31 Culture is not itself biological, but it rests on certain features of human biology → True False True / False Question 32 What themes and interests unify the subdisciplines of American anthropology? In your answer, refer to historical reasons for the unity of anthropology in the United States Test Bank for Culture 2nd Edition by Gezon Explanation: Answers will vary Essay Question 33 Define both ethnography and ethnology Discuss the importance of both and their relationship in anthropology Explanation: Answers will vary Essay Question 34 Discuss anthropology's dual identity as a member of both the social sciences and the humanities What advantages may be found in this dual identity? Use the anthropological approach to the study of "race" to substantiate your answer Explanation: Answers will vary Essay Question 35 What are the four primary types of human adaptation? Why has their interrelationship been particularly important for the human species? Explanation: Answers will vary Essay Question 36 What kinds of work would applied anthropologists pursue? Provide one example for each subfield What aspects of anthropology make it uniquely valuable in application to social problems? Explanation: Answers will vary Essay Question Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu/Test-Bank-for-Culture-2nd-Edition-by-Gezon ... methods to accomplish a desired end is known as Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu /Test- Bank- for- Culture- 2nd- Edition- by- Gezon Page of → applied anthropology economic anthropology conceptual... generation to generation through learning True Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu /Test- Bank- for- Culture- 2nd- Edition- by- Gezon Page of → False True / False Question 28 Academic anthropology... problems? Explanation: Answers will vary Essay Question Full file at https://TestbankDirect.eu /Test- Bank- for- Culture- 2nd- Edition- by- Gezon