cultural-anthropology-13th-edition-ember-test-bank
... 25. Which of the following illustrates an example of an ideal cultural trait in US society that does not correspond to practical reality? a. Workers take the weekend off to have a chance to relax. b. Most children will go off to college, marry, and start households of their own. c. People of all cla ...
... 25. Which of the following illustrates an example of an ideal cultural trait in US society that does not correspond to practical reality? a. Workers take the weekend off to have a chance to relax. b. Most children will go off to college, marry, and start households of their own. c. People of all cla ...
Evolution of the Human Condition
... across populations and that WEIRD subjects are particularly unusual compared with the rest of the species hence, there are no obvious a priori grounds for claiming that a particular behavioral phenomenon is universal based on sampling from a single subpopulation. Overall, these empirical patterns su ...
... across populations and that WEIRD subjects are particularly unusual compared with the rest of the species hence, there are no obvious a priori grounds for claiming that a particular behavioral phenomenon is universal based on sampling from a single subpopulation. Overall, these empirical patterns su ...
history of anthro pt 2
... (“rapidly contracting his right eyelids”) and The "thick description" of what he is doing ("practicing a burlesque of a friend faking a wink to deceive an innocent into thinking a conspiracy is in motion") lies the object of ethnography: a stratified hierarchy of meaningful structures in terms of wh ...
... (“rapidly contracting his right eyelids”) and The "thick description" of what he is doing ("practicing a burlesque of a friend faking a wink to deceive an innocent into thinking a conspiracy is in motion") lies the object of ethnography: a stratified hierarchy of meaningful structures in terms of wh ...
Lévi-Strauss
... Ethnography: observation and analysis of human groups considered as individual entities (small ethnic groups, small cultural groups) Long field research: months or years The group are theoretically selected, often the studied society differs from the researcher’s one Microanalysis ...
... Ethnography: observation and analysis of human groups considered as individual entities (small ethnic groups, small cultural groups) Long field research: months or years The group are theoretically selected, often the studied society differs from the researcher’s one Microanalysis ...
Perspectives on Culture
... intended to cause individuals to internalize knowledge, attitudes, values, and beliefs, it has several results which should not be surprising: Ethnocentrism Perception Categorization Stereotypes ...
... intended to cause individuals to internalize knowledge, attitudes, values, and beliefs, it has several results which should not be surprising: Ethnocentrism Perception Categorization Stereotypes ...
Cultural Anthropology Exam 1
... possess a culture unique and distinct from every other individual on the planet. 35. _____ Ethnohistory, ethnography, and ethnology are all three terms for the same thing; they are synonyms. 36. _____ The method of ethnographic research that involves living with and working among members of another ...
... possess a culture unique and distinct from every other individual on the planet. 35. _____ Ethnohistory, ethnography, and ethnology are all three terms for the same thing; they are synonyms. 36. _____ The method of ethnographic research that involves living with and working among members of another ...
CHAPTER 2
... Key topics in cultural geography include cultural landscapes—the human imprint on the Earth's surface. These create a distinct and characteristic landscape that reveals much about the culture presently occupying the area, as well as those that came before. A second key topic focuses on cultural hear ...
... Key topics in cultural geography include cultural landscapes—the human imprint on the Earth's surface. These create a distinct and characteristic landscape that reveals much about the culture presently occupying the area, as well as those that came before. A second key topic focuses on cultural hear ...
as country of birth, geographic origin, language, religion, ancestral
... A. Culture is the system of beliefs, values, and attitudes, and orientations learned through communication, that guide what is considered to be appropriate thought and behavior in a particular group of people. B. Values are the commonly accepted preference for some states of affairs over others. III ...
... A. Culture is the system of beliefs, values, and attitudes, and orientations learned through communication, that guide what is considered to be appropriate thought and behavior in a particular group of people. B. Values are the commonly accepted preference for some states of affairs over others. III ...
ANT 231
... mechanism), groups (foragers, tribes, chiefdoms, and nation-states), institutions (social, economic, political, and religious organizations), and events (globalization and revitalization movements), examining their impact on the individual (for example, enculturation), society (for example, culture ...
... mechanism), groups (foragers, tribes, chiefdoms, and nation-states), institutions (social, economic, political, and religious organizations), and events (globalization and revitalization movements), examining their impact on the individual (for example, enculturation), society (for example, culture ...
Cultural Ecology - U of L Class Index
... The way we segment things and impose structure on inherently formless phenomena (like space and time) reflect deeply held structure from our minds L-S believes that the underlying logical processes that structure all human thought operate within different cultural contexts Consequently, cultural phe ...
... The way we segment things and impose structure on inherently formless phenomena (like space and time) reflect deeply held structure from our minds L-S believes that the underlying logical processes that structure all human thought operate within different cultural contexts Consequently, cultural phe ...
Chapter 11 - Amazon Web Services
... anthropologists were investigated by the FBI; some lost their jobs. ...
... anthropologists were investigated by the FBI; some lost their jobs. ...
2008.10.6 Lecture Slide
... the nineteenth century as a comparative science; although its first practitioners were not fieldworkers, fieldwork and ethnography soon became its defining characteristics. ...
... the nineteenth century as a comparative science; although its first practitioners were not fieldworkers, fieldwork and ethnography soon became its defining characteristics. ...
Interpreting Cultural Practices
... culture. This is unreasonable because there seem to be obvious parallels among different cultures; e.g., needing food to eat, forming personal relationships, celebrating important events though rituals. Cross-cultural Sensitivity when Interpreting Cultural Practices When anthropologists interpret cu ...
... culture. This is unreasonable because there seem to be obvious parallels among different cultures; e.g., needing food to eat, forming personal relationships, celebrating important events though rituals. Cross-cultural Sensitivity when Interpreting Cultural Practices When anthropologists interpret cu ...
Unit 3, Key Area 4: What you should know
... a behaviour pattern when it is no longer reinforced. 16. Most people belong to one or more social __________________ of different types and size. 17. In general, individuals are found to perform familiar tasks better in _______________________ situations then on their own. This process is called soc ...
... a behaviour pattern when it is no longer reinforced. 16. Most people belong to one or more social __________________ of different types and size. 17. In general, individuals are found to perform familiar tasks better in _______________________ situations then on their own. This process is called soc ...
Cultural relativism
... The problem is thus to formulate a statement of human rights that will do more than phrase respect for the individual as individual. It must also take into full account the individual as a member of a social group of which he is part, whose sanctioned modes of life shape his behavior, and with who ...
... The problem is thus to formulate a statement of human rights that will do more than phrase respect for the individual as individual. It must also take into full account the individual as a member of a social group of which he is part, whose sanctioned modes of life shape his behavior, and with who ...
Nineteenth-Century Evolutionism
... i. Were they human? ii. Did they have free will/morality or were they part of “brute natural law”? iii. How to explain social differences? Early answers a. Degenerationism b. Progressivism i. Goals Foundations of Biological-Evolutionary Thought a. Linnaeus b. Leclerc c. Lamarck and Erasmus Darwin d. ...
... i. Were they human? ii. Did they have free will/morality or were they part of “brute natural law”? iii. How to explain social differences? Early answers a. Degenerationism b. Progressivism i. Goals Foundations of Biological-Evolutionary Thought a. Linnaeus b. Leclerc c. Lamarck and Erasmus Darwin d. ...
Reading 39. James Rachels and Stuart Rachels, The Challenge of
... 1. What is the “cultural differences argument” for cultural relativism? 2. Why is the argument unsound? IV. The Consequences of Taking Cultural Relativism Seriously 1. What three implications of cultural relativism have led some thinkers to reject this theory? V. Why There Is Less Disagreement Than ...
... 1. What is the “cultural differences argument” for cultural relativism? 2. Why is the argument unsound? IV. The Consequences of Taking Cultural Relativism Seriously 1. What three implications of cultural relativism have led some thinkers to reject this theory? V. Why There Is Less Disagreement Than ...
How Climate Change Makes Cultural/Bio
... important as individuals and communities recognize the wisdom of intergenerationally renewing the knowledge, skills, and mentoring relationships essential to self-reliant and mutually supportive communities. This means the restoration of face to face communities where local decision making and inter ...
... important as individuals and communities recognize the wisdom of intergenerationally renewing the knowledge, skills, and mentoring relationships essential to self-reliant and mutually supportive communities. This means the restoration of face to face communities where local decision making and inter ...
Music 1253 Music and Society
... • These terms refer to the system of time-keeping in Indian Classical music • Tala is the South Indian term • Tal is the North Indian term • Roughly equivalent to metre in the Western system • Consist of a number of divisible beats (could be any ...
... • These terms refer to the system of time-keeping in Indian Classical music • Tala is the South Indian term • Tal is the North Indian term • Roughly equivalent to metre in the Western system • Consist of a number of divisible beats (could be any ...
On the Concept of Culture
... complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.” ---Sir Edward Tylor, 1871 • Man • Civilization • Complex whole ...
... complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, custom, and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society.” ---Sir Edward Tylor, 1871 • Man • Civilization • Complex whole ...
Science SMSC statement
... Investigating the effects of Science on their lives and how the rights of others Investigating the beneficial may be affected by and harmful effects of pollution, for example. research and discoveries in Science. Discussing personal health issues linked to Evaluating to what extent ...
... Investigating the effects of Science on their lives and how the rights of others Investigating the beneficial may be affected by and harmful effects of pollution, for example. research and discoveries in Science. Discussing personal health issues linked to Evaluating to what extent ...
Session+11 – Copy
... to a sub-discipline of Sociology called Social Anthropology, also known as Cultural Anthropology. Therefore, in this final two sessions we want to introduce you to Methods of Anthropological Inquiry. There are many methods which anthropologists use to study different cultures, communities and societ ...
... to a sub-discipline of Sociology called Social Anthropology, also known as Cultural Anthropology. Therefore, in this final two sessions we want to introduce you to Methods of Anthropological Inquiry. There are many methods which anthropologists use to study different cultures, communities and societ ...
File - Word
... Racism ◦ At the individual level, racism is conceptually very similar to prejudice. ◦ At the institutional level, racism is the exclusion of certain people from equal participation in the society’s institutions solely because of their race. ◦ At the cultural level, racism denies the existence of the ...
... Racism ◦ At the individual level, racism is conceptually very similar to prejudice. ◦ At the institutional level, racism is the exclusion of certain people from equal participation in the society’s institutions solely because of their race. ◦ At the cultural level, racism denies the existence of the ...
History of Ethnographic Research and Its Uses
... states gathered information by reviewing newspapers, literature, photographs and popular films as well conducting interviews with immigrants and refugees. ...
... states gathered information by reviewing newspapers, literature, photographs and popular films as well conducting interviews with immigrants and refugees. ...