GLST 290 final exam Questions And Answers Graded A+
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GLST 290
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GLST 290
Clifford Geertz - Clifford Geertz () was arguably the most influential scholar in
promoting interpretive or symbolic analysis as the overall agenda for anthropology as a discipline. . . .
Geertz urged anthropologists to move away from efforts to explain and predict, turning toward
description an...
GLST 290 final exam
Clifford Geertz - Clifford Geertz (1926-2006) was arguably the most influential scholar in
promoting interpretive or symbolic analysis as the overall agenda for anthropology as a discipline. . . .
Geertz urged anthropologists to move away from efforts to explain and predict, turning toward
description and interpretation. Geertz's work has been called 'dramaturgical' because he saw human
social life as akin to a drama in which people take roles and play parts on the cultural stage"
· What does the Scripture say about kinship rules and structures? - It says that kinship behavior is
more important than kinship rules or structure.
"Postmodern theory - is an umbrella term for theories built on the premise that positivist or so-
called objective views of human phenomena are inherently limited, and that they are therefore not
unbiased in the ways proponents believe them to be"
Anne Fadiman - Chronicled a heart-wrenching series of cultural misunderstandings and mistakes
in her book The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down.
Anthropology in mission work focuses on two main areas - Cross-cultural communication and
translation of the gospel.
Autonio Gramsci (1891-1937) and counter hegemony - ideology or movement that challenges a
reigning hegemony.
be able to explain how these food strategies are affected by globalization - foraging societies are
extinct and agricultural systems have grown larger and provide most of the food for most of the people
in the world today (pg. 120)
Clifford Geertz defines religion as - a system of symbols which acts to establish powerful,
pervasive and long lasting moods in men by formulating conceptions of a general order or existence in
clothing these conceptions with such an aura of factuality that the moods and motivations seem
uniquely realistic.
cultural anthropology is - the description, interpretation, and analysis of similarities and
differences in human cultures"
Cultural Marxism - (also called Marxian theory) draws on Karl Marx's concepts of power,
inequality, and class struggle to understand cultural change" (239).
Cultural Relativism - is the view that cultural practice and beliefs are best understood in relation to
their entire context.
Cultural relativism is . . . - The anthropological tenet that people's ideas and behaviors make sense
when viewed from their culture's perspective- benefits virtually every occupation, calling, or context.
, Culture - the total way of life of a group of people that is learned, adaptive, shared, and
integrated"
Define cross-cousin marriage and parallel-cousin marriage - Cross cousin marriage: a preference
for marriage between two cross cousins, a cross cousin is the child of one mothers brother or father's
sister. Parallel- cousin marriage: a preference for marriage between two parallel cousins. A parallel
cousin is the child of one's parents same sex sibling (mother's sister's child or brothers child.)
Define descent/descent systems see Fig. 8.1 - two types:
unilineal: 3 types patrilineal (Bible), matrilineal, duel through both sides.
cogmatic: 2 types bilateral: through both sides, Ambilineal: individual choses a lineage upon reaching
adulthood.
Define globalization: - is the integration of local, regional, and/or national production, exchange,
and culture into a global system.
Define kinship and its importance - Kinship is the ways in which people selectively interpret the
common human experiences of reproduction and nurturance. Its importance is it is the basis of band
and tribal societies.
Define magic, witchcraft, and sorcery - Magic: ritual practices that are believed to have effects on
particular situations
Witchcraft: evil done by a person without her or his awareness.
Sorcery: evil done by a person who intended for it to happen.
Define myth anthropologically - A myth anthropologically Does not imply that something is not
true, but rather that it is important.
Define nomothetic and idiographic - A nomothetic explanation is a generalization, a natural law
that predicts and explains culture change and human behavior.
Define theory - A theory is a formal description of some phenomenon in the world that explains
how that thing work.
Does cousin marriages pose genetic problems? - There is no evidence of genetic problems.
Edward Taylor (1832-1917) and unilinear evolutionary approach use of animism, polytheism,
monotheism, and eventually atheism. - Unilinear evolutionary approach and saw changes in
religious systems as providing a prototype for cultural change generally
Animism: earliest form of religion.
Elman Service (1915-1996) - highlighted the correlation of economic strategy and political forms.
Every expression of the gospel reflects . . . - Reflects culture and history.
Cultural Context
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