SRS 1110 Chapter 1: Chapter 1 The Anthropological Study of Religion.pdf

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Holism refers to the study of human societies as systematic sums of their parts, as integrated wholes. Physical anthropology - the study of human biology and evolution. Archaeology - the study of people who are known only from their physical and cultural remains. Cultural anthropology - the study of contemporary human societies. Ethnography refers to the study of human societies. Ethnographic present refers to the anthropologist discussing the studied group in present tense as they were first described by ethnographers, even though theses societies have changed over time. This technique of study is referred to as participant observation. Etic perspective refers to the use of words to categorize experience from the viewpoint of the anthropologist. See patterns in a person/groups life that they might overlook. Anthropologist can apply a consistent form of analysis to many different societies that are being studied. Emic perspective refers to the attempt to see the world through the eyes of the person/group being studied.

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22. Physical anthropologists are interested in

a. how and why the physical traits of contemporary humans vary.

b. reconstructing the evolutionary record of all forms of life.

c. reconstructing the evolutionary record of all humans.

d. a and c only

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23. Paleopathology

a. is a primary focus of research in linguistic anthropology.

b. is the analysis of disease in ancient populations.

c. examines language from the time period before the invention of writing.

d. is the analysis of disease in contemporary populations.

24. Ethnocentrism is the belief that

a. oneâs culture is no better or no worse than any other.

b. other cultures are inferior to oneâs own.

c. other cultures are superior to oneâs own.

d. to understand another cultural feature, you must look at it from within its proper cultural context.

25. Historical archaeology

a. deals with that vast segment of the human record prior to writing.

b. analyzes the first stone tools used by humans.

c. contributes significantly to our understanding of colonial American cultures.

d. none of the above

26. Ecofacts are

a. objects found in the natural environment that were used by people but not made or altered by them.

b. objects that have been made by people and are portable.

c. objects that have been made by people but are not portable.

d. objects found in the natural environment that were formed by natural occurrences such as exposure to great heat or cold.

27. Which statement about applied anthropology is false?

a. It is considered by some to be the fifth sub-branch of anthropology.

b. All four fields of anthropology have applied components.

c. The author of this textbook takes a strong stance against applied anthropology

d. In recent decades, there has been a significant increase in the percentage of applied anthropologists in the discipline of anthropology.

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