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