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Understanding Anthropology: Culture, Society, and Politics Quiz
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Understanding Anthropology: Culture, Society, and Politics Quiz

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Which sub-discipline of anthropology examines the language of a group of people and its relation to their culture?

  • Cultural Anthropology
  • Physical Anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Linguistic Anthropology (correct)
  • What does the term 'Anthropology' mean, as derived from the Greek words 'antropos' and 'logos'?

  • Study of human biology
  • Study of ancient civilizations
  • Study of human and their ancestors (correct)
  • Study of human societies
  • What is the main focus of cultural anthropology?

  • Nature and nuances of language of a group of people
  • Belief systems, possessions, and traditions of a society (correct)
  • Remains of ancient and historical human population
  • Biological development of humans
  • What is the main area of study for archaeology?

    <p>Remains of ancient human population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Edward Burnett Tylor describe as the components of culture?

    <p>Knowledge, belief, morals, custom, and capabilities</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which aspect does physical anthropology primarily focus on?

    <p>Biological development of humans</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does material culture include?

    <p>Clothes, foods, and infrastructure</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used for learning the culture of another society?

    <p>Acculturation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What term is used for learning your own culture?

    <p>Enculturation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered as culture according to the text?

    <p>Anything a person sees, touches, thinks, and acts</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of physical anthropology?

    <p>Biological development of humans and their contemporary variation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which sub-discipline of anthropology examines the remains of ancient and historical human population?

    <p>Archaeology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does linguistic anthropology primarily focus on?

    <p>Examination of the nature and nuances of language of a group of people</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is cultural anthropology primarily concerned with?

    <p>Study of a society's culture through their belief systems, possessions, and traditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which branch of social science deals with the study of origin, development, and contemporary variations of people?

    <p>Anthropology</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did Edward Burnett Tylor define as the components of culture?

    <p>Knowledge, beliefs, morals</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the primary focus of archaeology?

    <p>The remains of ancient and historical human population</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term is used for learning the culture of another society?

    <p>Acculturation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are the components of material culture?

    <p>Tangible and visible parts of culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term refers to things that convey meaning or represent an idea?

    <p>Symbols</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does nonmaterial culture include?

    <p>Ideas, beliefs, traditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does enculturation refer to?

    <p>Learning your own culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is included in the components of culture according to Edward Burnett Tylor?

    <p>Knowledge, beliefs, norms</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is considered as communally owned and practiced by the members of a society?

    <p>Shared culture</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does acculturation refer to?

    <p>Learning the culture of another society</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What are examples of nonmaterial culture?

    <p>Ideas, beliefs, traditions</p> Signup and view all the answers

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