Margaret mead - Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

chapter 1 - "the truth is that cultural anthropology is the ____(1)______, interpretation, and _____(2)_____ of similarities and differences in human cultures." - (1)description (2)analysis what is definition of cultural anthropology? - the truth is that cultural anthropology is the description, interpretation, and analysis of similarities and differences in human cultures. what are the 4 subfield of anthropology? - archaeology cultural/social physical/biological linguistics what is ...

Holism - Anthropological perspective that integrates all that is known about human beings and their activities with the result that the whole is understood to be greater than the sum of its parts.. -makes the strange familiar -understanding the whole system of a culture 4 Subfields of Anthropology - -Physical/ Biological Anthropology -Archaeology -Linguistic Anthropology -Cultural Anthropology (* Applied Anthropology is argued as a 5th subfield) Applied Anthropology - -uses...

Cultural Anthropology Comp. Final Exam Rated A+ The Yanomamo headman would probably understand the American president's political difficulties with Congress because both the president and the headman..... acquired both power and authority in the same way. Gender role refers to ____________. society's expectations and stereotypes. Sex play and experimentation are common among young children of the ___________. Trobrianders and the Ju/'hoansi. Which term refers to the society and ...

poverty - the state of being extremely poor (for example, marginalized populations in Uganda) anthropology - the study of people (both past and present) what is culture? - behaviors, ideas & beliefs, symbols & meanings, everyone has it, etc. what is a society? - group of humans living together with patterned interactions the difference between culture and society - we HAVE culture and we LIVE in a society subculture - subdivision within a culture that shares features with larger society but...

THEORIES OF ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT - PSYCHOLOGY OF ADOLESCENCE EXAM REVIEW 2024 PLATO - ANS-Adolescent ability to reason becomes apparent ARISTOTLE - ANS-The ability to make a choice in Adolescence SELF-DETERMINATION the hallmark of maturity. ROUSSEAU - ANS-Restored belief that being a child or an adolescent is NOT the same as being an adult (as had been presumed in the middle ages) Suggested development had stages G. STANLEY HALL - ANS-Father of scientific study of adolescence Propos...

1) Before developing a hypothesis, a researcher should a. draw some conclusions. b. formulate a research question. c. test the hypothesis. d. conduct the experiment. Answer: b Diff: 3 Type: MC Page Reference: 34 Skill: Recall 2) From a scientific perspective, in order to understand a sexual behaviour, we must first be able to a. observe it directly. b. visualize it discreetly. c. dissect it. d. describe it. Answer: d Diff: 2 Type: MC Page Reference: 35 Skill: Recall ...

Personality - an individual's characteristic pattern of thinking, feeling, and acting Ethnopsychology - The study of how various cultures define and create personality identity and mental health Enculturation - The social process by which culture is learned and transmitted across generations through both informal and formal processes Cultural Configuration - cultures are formed through the unconscious selection of cultural traits to form a cohesive pattern shared by all members of the cul...

An investigator gives Sarah a weight hanging from a length of string and some additional weights that are unattached. He asks Sarah what determines the speed at which the weight will move back and forth. To solve the problem, Sarah simultaneously adds another weight to the string, shortens the length of string and pushes the weight harder. This task is meant to assess for_______. On the basis of Sarah's behavior, the investigator will infer that she_________. conservation of mass; is concr...

Gender Stratification Sociology Exam with Questions and Answers Sex ANSWER Biological characteristics distinguishing males and females Gender ANSWER A social characteristic that refers to what a society considers proper for its males and females. Differences Between Men and Women ANSWER "If gender is based in biological differences between men and women, people everywhere should define feminine and masculine in the same way. If gender is cultural, these concepts should vary." [Margare...

SYG2000 UF Final QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A While the notion of gender refers to sociological characteristics, the concept of sex refers to ________ characteristics. A)psychological B)biological C)philosophical D)anthropological - ANSWER- B Sociologically, why is gender especially significant? A)It is a device by which society controls its members. B)It permits a comparison to superior male qualities. C)It provides one group to le...