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Anthropology Overview and its Four Subfields

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Which subfield of Anthropology primarily deals with excavating and analyzing artifacts?

Biological Anthropology

Linguistic Anthropology

Archaeology (correct)

Cultural Anthropology

What is the main focus of Biological Anthropology?

Looking at human communities and behaviors

Studying artifacts from the past

Understanding humans from a biological perspective (correct)

Analyzing human language

What does Ethnocentrism refer to in Anthropology?

Belief in the superiority of one's own culture (correct)

Analyzing globalization

Investigating human evolution

Studying human language

What is the process through which individuals learn culture?

Enculturation Signup and view all the answers

What is the main emphasis of Cultural Anthropology?

Exploring people's communities, behaviors, and beliefs Signup and view all the answers

Which term refers to fundamental beliefs about what is important and what makes a good life?

Values Signup and view all the answers

What does the concept of Holism in Anthropology entail?

Looking at the whole picture of human life across different dimensions Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of cultural appropriation?

Unwanted taking of cultural practices by a dominant group Signup and view all the answers

Who proposed the theory of Unilineal Cultural Evolution in the 19th century?

Morgan Tylor Signup and view all the answers

Why is Unilineal Cultural Evolution considered extremely incorrect and problematic?

It classifies cultures based on a scale of complexity Signup and view all the answers