Geertz - Samenvattingen, Aantekeningen en Examens

Cultural Anthropolgy - ANSWERThe study of human society and culture -describes, analyzes, interprets, and explains social and cultural similarities and differences. Ethnography - ANSWERthe firsthand personal study of a local setting What method do cultural anthropologists use to study culture? - ANSWEREthnography Ethnography emerged as the primary research strategy of cultural anthropologists because.. - ANSWER-In the past many societies had greater cultural uniformity -Ethnographers ...

ATT FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS Clifford Geertz (Quote) - Answer-"interpretations of interpretations" Clifford Geertz (Quote) - Answer-"Man is an animal susended in web sof significance he himsel fhas spun" Clifford Geertz (Quote) - Answer-analysis of web is not a specific endeavor- "an interpretive one in search of meaning" Clifford Geertz (Quote) - Answer-Symbols function to " resolve basic social contradictions, reflect to communicate culture"...

ANTH 101 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers Cultural Anthropologists study __________ cultures. - Answer-Contemporary Who are the "Nacirema" - Answer-Americans _______________ is to believe that your own culture is normal, natural or superior to the beliefs and practices of others. - Answer-Ethnocenmtrism Which of the following is an example of an anthropological study? Check all that apply. - Answer-1. Studying the effects and spread of HIV and AIDS in Africa 2. Studying the ...

ANTH 101 Exam Questions with All Correct Answers Who are the "Nacirema" - Answer-Americans is to believe that your own culture is normal, natural or superior to the beliefs and practices of others. - Answer-Ethnocenmtrism Which of the following is an example of an anthropological study? Check all that apply. - Answer-1. Studying the effects and spread of HIV and AIDS in Africa 2. Studying the artifacts in Mexico from 2000 years ago 3. Studying how language changes through immigra...

Kines 100 Test 1 Questions with Correct A Can you understand the "universe" you inhabit without understanding its culture? - Answer-No, culture gives us insight in what is important to a particular group of people. ex) PSU has football that creates a sense of community among the people. This is part of Penn State's culture. How can we understand culture? What "data" do we read? - Answer-We look at the history of a culture. We use photographs and historical artifacts as "data". ...

The lens through which one reads any text, including scripture, is called a _____________________. - Answer-Hermeneutic Given the West's move into postmodernity, we listed in class three responses to this situation (as listed by sociologist Clifford Geertz). They are _________________, ____________________, and ____________________. - Answer-Pluralism, Parochialism, Particularism Christians engage in a variety of communal activities that form (and reform) who we are, and assume beliefs ab...

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 ...

anthropology - study of humans and their products across time and space holistic - study of the whole human condition: past, present, and future; biology, nature and culture comparative - examines all societies, simple and complex, local and global cross-cultural perspective adaptation - organisms change in order to fit in cultural adaption - specific diet and clothing adaption genetic adaption - larger barrel chest of native highlanders adaption short term adaption - increased...

SOCA 105 EXAM 4 SNYDER WVU questions and answers latest top score. Cultural Anthropology - correct answer. The study of human society and culture; describes, analyzes, interprets, and explains social and cultural similarities and differences. Ethnography - correct answer. The firsthand personal study of a local setting. Emerged as the primary research strategy of cultural anthropologists because in the past many societies had greater cultural uniformity Ethnographic Tech...

AAA - recognizes anthropologist have obligations, to the wider society, human species, other species, and the environment acculturation - the exchange of culture features that results when groups come into continuous firsthand contact; the cultural patterns of either or both groups may be changed, but the groups remain distinct adaptation - organisms change in order to fit in anthropology - study of humans and their products across time and space applied - using anthropology to solve cont...