Cultural Anthropology A Toolkit for a Global Age 2nd Edition by Kenneth J. Guest – Test Bank
ISBN-10 : 0393265005, ISBN-13: 978-0393265002
Chapter 1: Anthropology in a Global Age
MULTIPLE CHOICE
- Audrey Richards conducted a detailed ethnography of the coming-of-age rituals of the Bemba, and is often credited with opening the door to the study of health and nutrition among women and children. Which of the four fields of anthropology was Richards working in?
| a. | archaeology | c. | historic ethnology |
| b. | biological anthropology | d. | cultural anthropology |
ANS: D DIF: Moderate OBJ: 1.1 What is anthropology?
MSC: Understanding
- Which concept refers to anthropology’s commitment to looking at the full scope of human diversity and experience, including cultural, biological, historical, and linguistic aspects?
| a. | ethnology | c. | holism |
| b. | fieldwork | d. | inclusivity |
ANS: C DIF: Easy OBJ: 1.1 What is anthropology?
MSC: Understanding
- Anthropology has long studied the marginalized and remote segments of human society. Recently, a lot of research has begun to look at the upper segments of society, which can help us understand how the other marginalized groups come into being and exist at all. What is this process called?
| a. | studying up | c. | deep ethnography |
| b. | marginalization | d. | thick description |
ANS: A DIF: Moderate OBJ: 1.1 What is anthropology?
MSC: Understanding
- Archaeology, the study of cultures in the human past, focuses on what?
| a. | human adaptation to the environment in the past |
| b. | human evolution from the fossil record |
| c. | any human material remains |
| d. | any human burial sites |
ANS: C DIF: Moderate
OBJ: 1.2 Through what lenses do anthropologists gain a comprehensive view of human cultures?
MSC: Understanding
- What type of anthropologist focuses on how humans have adapted to their environments over time?
| a. | physical anthropologist | c. | paleoanthropologist |
| b. | descriptive linguist | d. | cultural anthropologist |
ANS: A DIF: Moderate
OBJ: 1.2 Through what lenses do anthropologists gain a comprehensive view of human cultures?
MSC: Remembering
- Anthropology looks at the complete diversity of human life across space and time. This kind of study requires a(n):
| a. | belief that other cultures are normal |
| b. | belief that one’s own culture is normal |
| c. | belief in the power of globalization |
| d. | ability to evaluate others on the basis of one’s own beliefs |
ANS: A DIF: Moderate
OBJ: 1.2 Through what lenses do anthropologists gain a comprehensive view of human cultures?
MSC: Analyzing
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