Anthropology: Holistic Study of Human Nature

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What is the etymological origin of the word 'anthropology'?

  • From the Latin words 'anthropos' meaning 'man' and 'logos' meaning 'study of'
  • From the Greek words 'anthropos' meaning 'man' and 'logos' meaning 'study of' (correct)
  • From the French words 'homme' meaning 'man' and 'étude' meaning 'study'
  • From the Spanish words 'humanos' meaning 'human' and 'estudio' meaning 'study'

What does anthropology focus on according to the text?

  • Investigating how cultural and biological processes interact to shape human experience (correct)
  • Studying only cultural processes
  • Examining individual human experiences
  • Exploring only biological processes

How does anthropology transcend conventional boundaries?

  • By addressing questions to the distant past and the pressing present (correct)
  • By focusing solely on humanities
  • By avoiding scientific methodologies
  • By ignoring implications for the future

Which statement best describes the organization of anthropology as mentioned in the text?

<p>Anthropology is a diffuse assemblage of ethnology, human biology, comparative linguistics, and prehistory (A)</p>
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According to Clifford Geertz, what has helped in keeping anthropology as an academic field intact?

<p>Vested interests, sunk costs, and administrative habits of academia (C)</p>
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According to Clifford Geertz, what is the main function of culture?

<p>To provide instructions for governing behavior (D)</p>
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How does Peacock describe the individual in the context of ethnic identity?

<p>As a cultural individual embodying societal norms (A)</p>
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What distinguishes egocentric from sociocentric views of the self?

<p>Egocentric views focus on autonomy, while sociocentric views consider social context. (B)</p>
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What does Edward Tylor's definition of culture emphasize?

<p>The shared understandings guiding behavior (B)</p>
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In anthropological terms, what does 'nature' refer to?

<p>Genetic inheritance (C)</p>
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