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What was the initial purpose of anthropology as a subject during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
What was the initial purpose of anthropology as a subject during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries?
- To establish peaceful relations with other cultures
- To promote the strengths and successes of other cultures
- To share knowledge and understanding with other cultures
- To identify the weaknesses and failings of other cultures for exploitation (correct)
When did anthropology begin to ask the question 'What does it mean to be human'?
When did anthropology begin to ask the question 'What does it mean to be human'?
- Ancient times
- Middle ages
- Late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries (correct)
- Late-twentieth century
According to anthropology, how is the self defined?
According to anthropology, how is the self defined?
- As a culturally defined phenomenon, shaped by traditions and rituals
- As a socially defined phenomenon, created by both the impression of the group upon the individual and the expression of the individual upon the group (correct)
- As an individually defined phenomenon, unaffected by social interactions
- As a biologically defined phenomenon, determined by genetics
What unique relationship do humans have with other members of their species according to anthropology?
What unique relationship do humans have with other members of their species according to anthropology?
What does anthropology express about the issue of selfhood?
What does anthropology express about the issue of selfhood?
According to Marcel Mauss, what seems paradoxical regarding remaining the same person and adapting to one's context?
According to Marcel Mauss, what seems paradoxical regarding remaining the same person and adapting to one's context?
According to Marcel Mauss, what does 'moi' refer to?
According to Marcel Mauss, what does 'moi' refer to?
What is the relationship between language and culture?
What is the relationship between language and culture?
What did Clifford Geertz emphasize in his work 'The Interpretation of Cultures'?
What did Clifford Geertz emphasize in his work 'The Interpretation of Cultures'?
According to Marcel Mauss, what does 'personne' consist of?
According to Marcel Mauss, what does 'personne' consist of?
What is the 'Total Social Phenomenon' proposed by Mauss intended to address?
What is the 'Total Social Phenomenon' proposed by Mauss intended to address?
What is Geertz's definition of culture in 'The Interpretation of Cultures'?
What is Geertz's definition of culture in 'The Interpretation of Cultures'?
Why is it important to reference the culture where a language belongs when learning or teaching a language?
Why is it important to reference the culture where a language belongs when learning or teaching a language?
'Personne' has much to do with what according to Marcel Mauss?
'Personne' has much to do with what according to Marcel Mauss?
Anthropology emerged as a subject from the imperial ambitions of European states during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Anthropology emerged as a subject from the imperial ambitions of European states during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
Anthropology initially aimed to identify the strengths and achievements of other cultures to learn from them.
Anthropology initially aimed to identify the strengths and achievements of other cultures to learn from them.
Anthropology only started asking the big question 'What does it mean to be human' in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.
Anthropology only started asking the big question 'What does it mean to be human' in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.
The anthropological approach to selfhood starts and finishes with the individual.
The anthropological approach to selfhood starts and finishes with the individual.
The capacity for group living and group institutions in humans exceeds that of every other animal on the planet, according to anthropology.
The capacity for group living and group institutions in humans exceeds that of every other animal on the planet, according to anthropology.
Anthropology has no significant voice in the discussion of selfhood.
Anthropology has no significant voice in the discussion of selfhood.
Marcel Mauss proposed the concept of 'moi' to refer to a person's basic identity.
Marcel Mauss proposed the concept of 'moi' to refer to a person's basic identity.
According to Marcel Mauss, 'personne' consists of the social concepts of what it means to be who one is.
According to Marcel Mauss, 'personne' consists of the social concepts of what it means to be who one is.
Learning a new language only involves learning its alphabet and grammar, not the specific society's customs and behavior.
Learning a new language only involves learning its alphabet and grammar, not the specific society's customs and behavior.
According to Marcel Mauss, language and culture are intertwined and cannot be understood separately.
According to Marcel Mauss, language and culture are intertwined and cannot be understood separately.
Clifford Geertz emphasized in his work that it is more effective to analyze human nature by noting the differences between cultures that arise over time and space.
Clifford Geertz emphasized in his work that it is more effective to analyze human nature by noting the differences between cultures that arise over time and space.
The 'Total Social Phenomenon' proposed by Marcel Mauss suggests that every sector in a community should cooperate for a well-balanced living.
The 'Total Social Phenomenon' proposed by Marcel Mauss suggests that every sector in a community should cooperate for a well-balanced living.
Culture, according to Clifford Geertz, helps define human nature by revealing the link between what humans are capable of and how they actually behave.
Culture, according to Clifford Geertz, helps define human nature by revealing the link between what humans are capable of and how they actually behave.
Language has nothing to do with culture and does not affect the crafting of the self according to the text.
Language has nothing to do with culture and does not affect the crafting of the self according to the text.
Marcel Mauss studied primarily Western societies and their approach towards selfhood.
Marcel Mauss studied primarily Western societies and their approach towards selfhood.
Clifford Geertz defined culture as 'a system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms by means of which men communicate, perpetuate, and develop their knowledge about and attitudes towards life.'
Clifford Geertz defined culture as 'a system of inherited conceptions expressed in symbolic forms by means of which men communicate, perpetuate, and develop their knowledge about and attitudes towards life.'
