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Sociotechnical system  This is an approach that recognizes the interaction between people and technology. The term refers to the interaction between society's complex infrastructures and human behaviour. In this sense, society itself, and most of its substructures, are complex sociotechnical systems. The term sociotechnical systems was coined by Eric Trist, Ken Bamforth and Fred Emery, World War II era, based on their work with workers in English coal mines Tavistock Institute i...

Anthropology 101 Final ExamWhat helped to establish a local economy? - correct answer 1) foraging 2) Pastoralism 3) Horticulture and Agriculture 4) Industrialism What is exchange and why do Anthropologist study it? - correct answer an act of giving one thing and receiving another in return. Anthropologists study exchange because it is essential to social relationships and cultural values, as well as being different across cultures making it part of global cultural diversity What are th...

ANT 100 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass The common practice of "two-spirited" gender roles with most Native American societies is an example of gender binary. - Answer- False Only very closed-minded people are ethnocentric. - Answer- False Chimpanzees and bonobos kiss. Often, they kiss with open mouths and tongues. - Answer- True Fraternal polyandry allows women to marry two brothers, but not three or more. - Answer- False Medical Anthropology is a subfield of anthropology ...

what is anthropology? - ANSWERsystematic study of human kind physical anthropology - ANSWERstudy of humans as a biological species cultural anthropology - ANSWERhuman cultural behaviors and cultural systems linguistic anthropology - ANSWERhuman language, relationship between languages, and the cultures that use them archaeology - ANSWERattempts to reconstruct past cultural systems anthropology is holistic - ANSWERsearches for interrelationships of subjects. one subject of anthropo...

Anthropology - ANSWERScience methodical process of inquiry. Also is holistic Physical Anthropology - ANSWERHumans as a biological species: fossils are fragmentory remains of bones and or livin materials Cultural Anthropology - ANSWERHuman cultural behavior and cultural system. Culture is a nongenetic means of adaptation Archaeology - ANSWERStudy of human cultural past and material culture Science - ANSWERMay not be framed properly Hypothesis - ANSWERa suggested explanation for a p...

ANT 100 Final Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass The common practice of "two-spirited" gender roles with most Native American societies is an example of gender binary. - Answer- False Only very closed-minded people are ethnocentric. - Answer- False Chimpanzees and bonobos kiss. Often, they kiss with open mouths and tongues. - Answer- True Fraternal polyandry allows women to marry two brothers, but not three or more. - Answer- False Medical Anthropology is a subfield of anthropology ...

A way of life shared by a group of human beings - including their language, beliefs, and things they make and use - is referred to by anthropologists as their? - ANSWERculture A society is defined as? - ANSWERa particular group of people living and interacting within a definite territory There are many definitions of culture; however, there are a number of aspects that are common to most definitions. What are they? - ANSWERCulture is biologically inherited In order for an item to be cul...

Archaeology - ANSWERA holistic process. The systematic study of humankind through past remains Four subfields of anthropology - ANSWERPhysical Anthropology, Cultural Anthropology, Linguistic Anthropology, and Archaeology Physical Anthropology - ANSWERstudies humans as a biological species. Cultural Anthropology - ANSWERNon-genetic form of adaptation. Human behavior and culture. Linguistic Anthropology - ANSWERStudies characteristics, relationships, and culture of language. Archaeo...

Anthropology - The comparative and holistic study of human biology and culture Human paleontology - Biological anthropology. Study of human and primate fossil records. Human origins Osteology - Study of human skeleton Archaeology - Study of human cultural remains, reconstruct past human societies. Artifacts found with human burials. Porotic Hypertosis - medical disorder caused by malnutiriton and iron deficiency anemia resulting in the bones of the cranial vault appearing to be spongy and...