A) Charles Darwin B) Franz Boas C) Alfred Kroeber D) Ruth Benedict
A) The study of biological organisms B) The dissemination of the fact that civilization is relative C) The classification of artifacts D) The display of the evolution of civilization
A) It emphasized cultural diversity B) It ignored individual histories and contexts C) It focused too much on biological evolution D) It was too focused on Western civilization
A) The principle of cultural relativism B) The study of exotic cultures C) The focus on Western civilization D) The classification of artifacts
A) Western civilization is superior B) Primitive societies should be romanticized C) Cultural relativism is unnecessary D) Understanding humanity requires studying a wide variety of cultures
A) From cultural diversity to uniformity B) From ethnocentricity to relativity C) From relativism to ethnocentricity D) From studying artifacts to studying biology
A) The study of the individual B) The study of Western civilization C) The study of cultural diversity D) The study of biological evolution
A) Ignoring its cultural context B) Considering its surroundings and related inventions C) Classifying it according to biological families D) Focusing only on its physical form
A) The study of Western civilization B) The change from geocentric to Copernican astronomy C) The classification of artifacts D) The discovery of new continents
A) It should focus only on Western civilization B) It requires ignoring cultural differences C) It is best achieved by studying one culture in depth D) It must be based on a wide and varied sample of cultures
A) The study of cultural diversity B) The display of cultural artifacts C) The focus on individual histories D) The idea that classification is explanation
A) No preferential weighting of any items B) Focusing only on Western civilization C) Classifying cultures into families D) Ignoring cultural differences
A) It is irrelevant to cultural studies B) It is absolute and universal C) It is relative and not absolute D) It is best understood through classification
A) The superiority of Western civilization B) The diversity and range of culture C) The irrelevance of cultural differences D) The need to focus on one culture
A) They were not classified properly B) They were studied outside of their historical and cultural context C) They were studied too deeply D) They were focused on too much
A) Considering their surroundings and related inventions B) Focusing only on their physical form C) Classifying them by biological standards D) Ignoring their cultural context
A) A rejection of cultural diversity B) A shift from ethnocentricity to relativity C) A return to geocentric views D) A focus on Western civilization
A) It should classify customs into families B) It should ignore cultural differences C) It should focus only on Western customs D) It requires no preferential weighting of items
A) It highlights the importance of cultural variation B) It focuses only on one culture C) It ignores cultural differences D) It proves the superiority of Western culture
A) To show that civilization is relative B) To classify artifacts C) To focus on Western civilization D) To display the evolution of civilization
A) Focus on Western civilization B) Awareness of cultural diversity C) Return to ethnocentric views D) Rejection of cultural diversity
A) Western civilization B) Cultural diversity C) Biological evolution D) Individual histories and contexts
A) Globalization B) Western ethnocentrism C) Romantic appeal D) Scientific intentions
A) Sextus Empiricus B) Alain Locke C) Franz Boas D) Robert Lowie
A) Robert Lowie B) Alain Locke C) Herodotus D) Sextus Empiricus
A) Alain Locke B) Darius the Great C) Herodotus D) Sextus Empiricus
A) Linguistic analysis B) Ethnography C) Philosophical debate D) Historical comparison
A) Robert Lowie B) Melville Herskovits C) Franz Boas D) Edward Sapir
A) If a society is isolated from others. B) If all surviving societies impose similar restrictions. C) If a society is technologically advanced. D) If a society has a long history.
A) Demonstrating the superiority of Western moral standards. B) Deriving specific universal moral standards. C) Eliminating cultural differences in moral standards. D) Proving that all moral standards are relative.
A) Melville J. Herskovits B) James Lawrence Wray-Miller C) Alfred Kroeber D) Julian Steward
A) Malaysia, Mexico, Indonesia, Colombia B) China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cuba C) Yemen, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan D) Canada, Australia, New Zealand
A) Yemen, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan B) Japan, South Korea, India, Brazil C) Malaysia, Mexico, Indonesia, Colombia D) China, Vietnam, Myanmar, Cuba
A) Enculturation. B) Economic development. C) Technological advancement. D) Revolution.
A) Melville Herskovits B) Franz Boas C) Ruth Benedict D) Clifford Geertz
A) Provincialism. B) Cultural homogenization. C) Moral relativism. D) Scientific objectivity.
A) The anthropologist's critical engagement. B) The anthropologist's moral center. C) The anthropologist's own milieu. D) The anthropologist's detachment from all cultures. |