A) Ruth Benedict B) Charles Darwin C) Franz Boas D) Alfred Kroeber
A) The study of biological organisms B) The classification of artifacts C) The dissemination of the fact that civilization is relative D) The display of the evolution of civilization
A) It emphasized cultural diversity B) It was too focused on Western civilization C) It ignored individual histories and contexts D) It focused too much on biological evolution
A) The focus on Western civilization B) The principle of cultural relativism C) The study of exotic cultures D) The classification of artifacts
A) Understanding humanity requires studying a wide variety of cultures B) Cultural relativism is unnecessary C) Primitive societies should be romanticized D) Western civilization is superior
A) From cultural diversity to uniformity B) From relativism to ethnocentricity C) From ethnocentricity to relativity D) From studying artifacts to studying biology
A) The study of the individual B) The study of biological evolution C) The study of Western civilization D) The study of cultural diversity
A) Considering its surroundings and related inventions B) Focusing only on its physical form C) Ignoring its cultural context D) Classifying it according to biological families
A) The classification of artifacts B) The change from geocentric to Copernican astronomy C) The discovery of new continents D) The study of Western civilization
A) It requires ignoring cultural differences B) It is best achieved by studying one culture in depth C) It must be based on a wide and varied sample of cultures D) It should focus only on Western civilization
A) The focus on individual histories B) The display of cultural artifacts C) The study of cultural diversity D) The idea that classification is explanation
A) Ignoring cultural differences B) Focusing only on Western civilization C) Classifying cultures into families D) No preferential weighting of any items
A) It is best understood through classification B) It is irrelevant to cultural studies C) It is relative and not absolute D) It is absolute and universal
A) The irrelevance of cultural differences B) The diversity and range of culture C) The need to focus on one culture D) The superiority of Western civilization
A) They were not classified properly B) They were studied too deeply C) They were focused on too much D) They were studied outside of their historical and cultural context
A) Considering their surroundings and related inventions B) Focusing only on their physical form C) Classifying them by biological standards D) Ignoring their cultural context
A) A shift from ethnocentricity to relativity B) A focus on Western civilization C) A rejection of cultural diversity D) A return to geocentric views
A) It should classify customs into families B) It requires no preferential weighting of items C) It should focus only on Western customs D) It should ignore cultural differences
A) It proves the superiority of Western culture B) It focuses only on one culture C) It ignores cultural differences D) It highlights the importance of cultural variation
A) To focus on Western civilization B) To show that civilization is relative C) To display the evolution of civilization D) To classify artifacts
A) Focus on Western civilization B) Return to ethnocentric views C) Rejection of cultural diversity D) Awareness of cultural diversity
A) Individual histories and contexts B) Biological evolution C) Cultural diversity D) Western civilization
A) Scientific intentions B) Globalization C) Romantic appeal D) Western ethnocentrism
A) Robert Lowie B) Franz Boas C) Alain Locke D) Sextus Empiricus
A) Herodotus B) Sextus Empiricus C) Alain Locke D) Robert Lowie
A) Herodotus B) Darius the Great C) Alain Locke D) Sextus Empiricus
A) Ethnography B) Philosophical debate C) Historical comparison D) Linguistic analysis
A) Franz Boas B) Melville Herskovits C) Robert Lowie D) Edward Sapir
A) If a society is isolated from others. B) If a society is technologically advanced. C) If a society has a long history. D) If all surviving societies impose similar restrictions.
A) Eliminating cultural differences in moral standards. B) Proving that all moral standards are relative. C) Deriving specific universal moral standards. D) Demonstrating the superiority of Western moral standards.
A) Melville J. Herskovits B) Julian Steward C) James Lawrence Wray-Miller D) Alfred Kroeber
A) Canada, Australia, New Zealand B) China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cuba C) Malaysia, Mexico, Indonesia, Colombia D) Yemen, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan
A) Malaysia, Mexico, Indonesia, Colombia B) Yemen, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan C) China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cuba D) Japan, South Korea, India, Brazil
A) Economic development. B) Enculturation. C) Technological advancement. D) Revolution.
A) Clifford Geertz B) Ruth Benedict C) Franz Boas D) Melville Herskovits
A) Moral relativism. B) Cultural homogenization. C) Scientific objectivity. D) Provincialism.
A) The anthropologist's own milieu. B) The anthropologist's detachment from all cultures. C) The anthropologist's moral center. D) The anthropologist's critical engagement. |