Question 1
An ethnic group commonly originates as
a group that has become geographically isolated within its society.
an immigrant group with a distinctive cultural heritage
a socially dominant group.
a group drawn together by common social interests.
Question 2
Sir Edward Burnett Tylor’s concept of survivals is best defined by which of the following?
Cultural traits change the least because they are the means by which a society copes with its environment.
Primitive cultures have avoided extinction as more complex ways of life developed.
Evidence of major catastrophic events in the past.
Remnants of earlier social customs and ideas aid in reconstructing the evolutionary past of societies.
Question 3
Malinowski’s type of functionalism differed from that of Radcliffe-Brown in which of the following ways?
Radcliffe-Brown emphasized the role of culture in people’s adaptation to their natural environment.
Malinowski emphasized the role of culture in helping people meet their basic human needs
Malinowski emphasized the social mechanisms that operate within a society to maintain an orderly social life.
Malinowski was the American proponent and Radcliffe-Brown the British.
Malinowski was the American proponent and Radcliffe-Brown the British.
Question 4
Values are
descriptions of what is true or false.
feelings about what is true or false about the world.
feelings about what should or should not be considered good or bad.
feelings about personal likes and dislikes.
Question 5
Which of the following are feelings, as defined in the text?
Emotions only
Emotions and attitudes
Emotions, attitudes, and values
Emotions and values, but not attitudes
Question 6
American functionalism of the 1930s emphasized which of the following ideas?
The study of history should not be subordinated to the analysis of the elements of a culture.
The evolution of culture should be the central focus of anthropological analysis.
The evolution of culture should be the central focus of anthropological analysis.
Societies survive because their customs have allowed them to cope successfully with their environments.
The mechanics of culture is less important than its value system.
Question 7
Which of the following best describes the major trend of anthropology since World War II?
There has been increasing specialization within the subfields of anthropology.
There has been a decline in cross-cultural comparative research.
Culture and personality studies are now the central work of anthropology.
There has been a fundamental shift of anthropology toward applied work.
There has been a fundamental shift of anthropology toward applied work.
Question 8
Which of the following best characterizes culture?
A culture is a dynamic system.
Some cultures are dynamic, while others are stable.
A culture is a homogeneous system.
A culture is a homogeneous system.
A culture can best be described as a simple listing of various characteristics.
Question 9
Ruth Benedict’s major contribution to the history of anthropology was which of the following ideas?
Cultural traits have functions.
Ways of life are integrated wholes.
Cultures are dynamic.
Not all customs are functional.
Question 10
Anthropology is unique because it bridges
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psychology and sociology.
the past and present.
the sciences and the humanities.
morality and material life.