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THE THREE CONCEPTS ● culture: is about shared human behaviors. It is society’s socially transmitted ideas, values, and perceptions. ● Evolution: is about human biological change ● ecological interconnectedness ( human and environment relationship ): the idea that we are shaped by our environment and in turn shape the world in which we live THE ORGANIZATION OF ANTHROPOLOGY ● Biological Anthropology: is about asking questions about human biological diversity and origins ● Archaeological Anthropology: is about research on the human cultural past and  thinking about how human behavior origins and change ● Linguistic Anthropology: looks to better understand the connection between human language and shared cultures ● Cultural Anthropology: is about better understanding modern cultural behaviors and beliefs   ❏ Which of the following statements are true of anthropology? ❏ It offers a cross-cultural perspective. ❏ It is the study of all societies. ❏ It is the study of the human species around the world and through time. ❏ Adaptation refers to the processes by which ❏ Organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses ❏ The invention of pressurized airplane cabins equipped with oxygen masks in order to survive at the high altitudes reached during flight is an example of ______ adaptation. ❏ Cultural ❏ During the past 10,000 years, the rate of human cultural adaptation has ❏ Accelerated ❏ The study of the whole of the human condition is known as ❏ Holism ❏ Which of the following are accurate statements about ethnology ❏ It requires fieldwork to collect data. ❏ It is group/community specific. ❏ It is often descriptive.   

➔ Anthropology ◆ The study of humans around the world and through time ➔ Holistic ◆ Encompassing past, present, and future; biology, society, language, and culture ➔  ➔ Society ◆ Pranized like in group; shared with humans by monkeys, apes, wolves, mole rats, and ants, among other animals. ➔ Culture ◆ Traditions and customs transmitted through learning ➔ Adaptation ◆ Refers To the processes by which organisms cope with environmental forces and stresses ➔ Foraging ◆ The sole basis of human subsistence ➔ Food production ◆ An economy based on plant cultivation and/or animal domestication ➔ General anthropology ◆ Anthropology as a whole: cultural, archaeological, biological, and linguistic anthropology ➔ Cultural anthropology ◆ Focuses on societies of the present and recent past ◆ The comparative, cross-cultural study of human society and culture ➔ Anthropological archaeology ◆ Reconstructs lifeways of ancient and more recent societies through analysis of material remains ➔ Biologicla anthropology  ◆ Studies human biological variations through time and actress geographic space ➔ Linguistic anthropology ◆ examines language in its social and cultural contexts ➔ Ethnography ◆ field work in a particular cultural setting ➔ Ethnology ◆ Cross- cultural comparison ➔ Applied anthropology ◆ The use of anthropology to solve contemporary problems ➔ Cultural resource management

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◆ Deciding what needs saving when entire archaeological sites cannot be saved Hypothesis ◆ A suggested but as yet unverifiied explanation Association ◆ An observed relationship between two or more variables Theory ◆ A set of ideas formulated to explain something    Next section Which of the following did Bronislaw Malinowski believe was the job of the anthropologist? to make colonial rule work harmoniously  Modern applied anthropology usually is seen as a(n) ______ profession designed to assist local people. Helping  Which of the following best explains why the shift from academic to applied anthropology has benefited the profession? It has forced anthropologists to consider the wider social value and implications of their research.  In which of the following situations would an applied anthropologist be least likely to face serious  ethical dilemmas? Susan works as a "cultural interpreter" at a health clinic established to serve low-income patients.  True or false: Anthropologists are highly qualified to suggest, plan, and implement social policy affecting people. True  Which of the following are reasons that Bronislaw Malinowski's "practical anthropology" has been abandoned? Malinowski's practical anthropology legitimized and supported colonialism. Malinowski's practical anthropology focused on Westernization and the diffusion of European culture into tribal societies.

Which of the following do development anthropologists do? carry out development policies designed by others plan and guide development policies work on development policies to enhance quality of life for local people  Which of the following best defines the goal of modern applied anthropology? Modern applied anthropology is a helping profession, designed to assist local people.  Reduction in absolute poverty, with a more even distribution of wealth, is known as increased equity.  Approximately what percentage of anthropology PhDs today seek nonacademic employment? more than half  Clothilde works in cultural resource management. Her client has hired her to assess how best to preserve significant remains in a site on which the client plans to build a parking garage. In her relationship with whom is Clothilde most likely to face an ethical dilemma? the client  Which of the following were results of the development project in Bahia, Brazil, where sailboat owners were given loans to buy motors for their boats, which then led to increasing profits and the purchase of larger and more expensive boats? loss of opportunity for enterprising young fishermen creation of a small group of wealthy individuals many young men abandoned fishing for land-based jobs  Which of the following are proper roles for applied anthropologists? working with local people to design culturally appropriate and socially sensitive change identifying needs for change that local people perceive protecting local people from harmful policies and projects that may threaten them  

Using anthropological expertise in the planning of development projects in order to ensure cultural compatibility is cost effective.  Which of the following statements is true regarding realistic and successful development policies? They attempt to preserve things while making them work better.  After the Vietnam War, many refugees from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos settled in the United States. Grouping them all together as Vietnamese refugees illustrates the fallacy of underdifferentiation.  What is the most advanced degree that is usually needed to secure gainful employment in academic, museum, or applied anthropology? a doctorate  Successful economic development projects ______ local cultural patterns. respect and build on  Which of the following are reasons that studying anthropology would benefit someone planning to pursue a career in international business? Understanding culture provides useful knowledge in international business. Anthropologists study diverse lifestyles, which provides useful knowledge in international business.  The faulty social design that planners often try to impose on less-developed countries are often based on cooperative based, at least partially, upon models from  https://quizlet.com/363683392/anth-210-chap-4-flash-cards/        

Next section https://quizlet.com/480855529/chapter-4-doing-archaeology-and-biological-anth ropology-flash-cards/  Which subfield of anthropology specializes in the study of the human past by studying material culture? Archaeology  Which of the following best explains what biological anthropologists study? living and recent humans and primates as well as ancient humans and primates  Paleoanthropologists Search for evidence about human orgins.  To study the ancient human past, archaeologists and physical anthropologists work with scientists in the field of ______ who study animal fossils. Paleontology  Which of the following is the study of ancient pollen to identify the plant resources that were part of the ancient environment at a site being excavated by anthropologists? Palynology  Which of the following best describes how the subfield of archaeology differs from that of biological anthropology? Archaeologists study the past by analyzing objects from dig sites; biological anthropologists study ancient human skeletons or living humans.  The specialty in archaeology known as ______ is the study of human skeletons and associated artifacts, which are used to understand health, diet, and social status differences. Bioarchaeology  Which type of anthropologists study primate behavior and also the physical characteristics of ancient and modern humans? Biological  Which of the following does palynology do? It helps to determine an ancient site's environment at the time it was inhabited.

Aerial photos and satellite images are forms of _____ used in site location, which is very valuable to anthropologists. remote sensing  What are fossils? bones or other remains of ancient life forms  With _____ data, archaeologists can address many questions about the prehistoric communities that lived in a given area. Regional  When archaeologists systematically dig through the layers at a site, this process is known as Excavation.  Which of the following statements best describes the principle of superposition? In an undisturbed set of strata, the oldest layer is deepest.  The archaeological study of settlement patterns over a large area is known as a systematic survey.  Equal-size sections of a grid in an archaeological excavation are called collection units.  Digging through layers of deposits at an ancient site is known as an excavation.  Next section https://www.studocu.com/en-us/document/florida-atlantic-university/culture-an d-society/assignments/chapter-3-learnsmart-the-professor-was-valentina-martin ez-this-was-a-summer-course/8759242/view...