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? - Culture Anthropology
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? - Holism
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? - Studying Up
Archaeology, the study of cultures in the human past, focuses on what? - Any human
material remains
What type of anthropologist focuses on how humans have adapted to their
environments over time? - Physical anthropologist
Anthropology looks at the complete diversity of human life across space and time. This
kind of study requires a(n): - Belief that other cultures are normal
Which subfield of anthropology traces the history of human evolution in fossils? -
Paleoanthropology
Both historic archaeologists and prehistoric archaeologists study the past through the
analysis of artifacts. What do historic archeologists have access to that prehistoric
archaeologists do not? - Written records
What is considered the most distinctive feature of being human? - Language
Cultural anthropologists employ the process of ethnology to: - Compare cultures.
Material remains help prehistoric archaeologists reconstruct - Human Behavior
What do garbage dumps offer to both anthropologists and archaeologists? -
Understanding cultural practice
The so-called "N-word" would be most likely studied for its origins, uses, and meaning
by a(n): - Sociolinguist.
, In order to gain a complete understanding of any aspect of human behavior, the field of
anthropology adopts what strategy? - four-field approach
In late nineteenth-century debates on American immigration, many scholars and
government officials privileged immigrants from northern Europe over those from
southern Europe, such as Italians and Greeks, because the officials felt these southern
people were a separate and inferior biological race with primitive ways. This is an
example of: - ethnocentrism.
Pablo is an anthropologist studying the Japanese tea ceremony. He considers
Japanese religion and history, as well as social relations, the politics of gender, and the
language used to talk about the tea ceremony. Pablo's approach to studying the
Japanese tea ceremony is an example of what aspect of anthropology? - holism
The sequencing of mitochondrial DNA to trace changes in human ancestors over time
involves which specialization of anthropology? - paleoanthropology
Studying how men and women use language differently and how this regularly leads to
miscommunication between them would demand a close examination of the cultural
context of language. This would be the work of what type of anthropologist? -
sociolinguist
What do we call the belief that one's own culture or way of life is normal and natural and
the practices of other people are abnormal and unnatural? - ethnocentrism
Cultural anthropologists like to hang out with the people they are studying and ask lots
of questions as the people work, celebrate, dance, or play games. What is the term
used for this process? - participant observation
An anthropologist who has conducted fieldwork on Mormon fundamentalists and their
marriage patterns wants to now compare those patterns to those of Muslim tradition.
What would this require? - conducting ethnological analysis
The Latin language of ancient Rome is no longer spoken routinely. What kind of work is
needed to examine how Latin changed into the Romance languages of today (French,
Spanish, Portuguese, Romanian, and Italian)? - historic linguistics
Participant observation as a research strategy is an essential part of which subfield of
anthropology? - cultural anthropology
What type of anthropologists explore all aspects of living human culture—from war and
violence to love, sexuality, and child rearing—and look at the meanings that people from
all over the world place on these things? - cultural anthropologists
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