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