Anthropology Concepts Quiz

Kinship

• Kinship is a family relationship defined by cultural norms.
• Patrilineal kinship traces descent through the male line.

Binary Opposites

• People often categorize ideas and concepts into opposing forces.

Materialism

• Focus on immediate gratification and material possessions.

Determinism

• The belief that events are pre-determined by prior causes.
• Suggests that choices are not entirely free.

Anthropology

• The study of humanity across time and cultures.

Anomie

• A condition where individuals feel disconnected from societal norms due to a lack of direction or shared values.
• Common among industrial workers lacking social roots.

Fertility & Fecundity

• Fertility refers to actual reproduction.
• Fecundity is the ability to reproduce.

Extended Family

• Includes not only immediate parents but also relatives like grandparents, uncles, and aunts.

Millennium Kids/Generation Y

• Born between 1981 and 2000.

Bystander Effect

• Decreased likelihood of helping someone in need when others are present.

Baby Boom

• Significant increase in birth rates after World War II.

Psychology

• The study of human feelings, thoughts, and personality development.

Deviance

• Behaviors that differ from societal norms.

Operant Conditioning

• Understanding behavior through the relationship between actions and their consequences.
• Behavior changes based on reinforcement following desired responses.

Patriarchy

• Societal structures emphasizing male dominance.

Diffusion

• Spreading of ideas, often across cultures through borrowing.

Hierarchy

• System of ranking based on authority or power.

Enculturation

• Learning and internalizing cultural values, beliefs, and ideas.

Acculturation

• Assimilation into a new culture, typically a dominant one.
• Can impact social and psychological well-being.

Echo Boom

• High birth rates during the 1980s and 1990s (describing Generation Y).

Neo-Marxism

• Economic systems create a wealthy elite and a working class.

Survival of the Fittest

• A concept or theory related to natural selection.

Suburb

• Residential areas outside urban centers.

Proximate Determinants of Fertility

• Factors influencing fertility rates.

Conformity, Alienation, and Isolation

• Alienation: Feeling disconnected from societal values.
• Conformity: Maintaining similarity to social norms.
• Isolation: Separation from others/society.

B.F. Skinner

• Believed that behavior could be effectively studied externally without the need for introspection.

Social Continuity

• Older adults often maintain similar behaviors and relationships as in younger stages of life.

Physical Anthropology

• The study of human evolution and biology.

Id, Ego, Super Ego

• Id: Seeks immediate physical gratification.
• Super Ego: Motivates moral behavior.
• Ego: Mediates between the Id and Super Ego, focusing on external reality.

Stimulus Response

• Learning as a consequence of stimuli and responses. Experiments such as these led to a focus on observable behaviors over internal processes.

Proletariat

• The working class population.

Prejudice

• Negative opinions, attitudes, and feelings toward groups.

Cognitive Dissonance

• Feelings of discomfort due to conflicting beliefs.

Clinical Psychology

• Study of mental and behavioral health issues.

Nuclear Family

• Basic family unit (parents and children).

Discrimination

• Unfair actions based on characteristics like race, gender, etc.

Baby Bust

• Period following the baby boom with declining birth rates.

School of Thought

• Sociological perspectives on society; debated points of view.

Bourgeoisie

• The middle/ruling class.

Technosis

• Feelings of fear and distress due to technology.

Test your knowledge on key anthropology concepts such as kinship, materialism, and the bystander effect. This quiz covers various theories and definitions in the field of anthropology. Challenge yourself and see how well you understand these fundamental ideas.