The "Sapir-Whorf hypothesis," although never formulated as a hypothesis by either Edward Sapir or Benjamin Lee Whorf, has two forms: Strong Whorf and Weaker Whorf. In Strong Whorf, language is compared to a:
a. room.
b. prison.
c. road.
d. ocean.
b
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Franz Boas believed that anthropologists should
a. develop theories using the written reports of missionaries, in particular. b. avoid living with the people they study so as not to influence them. c. gather more factual information about other cultures by conducting fieldwork. d. attempt to classify cultural development in stages.
A bilateral kinship group that is most like a lineage is called a
a. family. b. clan. c. phratry. d. ramage.
What component of cultural anthropology is comparative and focused on building upon our understanding of how cultural systems work?
A. ethnography B. data collection C. ethnology D. fieldwork E. data entry
A scientist is examining an ancient skeleton for signs of vitamin deficiency. The scientist is engaging in which of the following?
a. paleopathology b. cultural resource management c. ethnology d. archaeology