Compared to anthropologists of previous years, an anthropologist today is more likely to
a. specialize in one certain topic or area.
b. investigate many different aspects of life of the people studied.
c. study a geographically more distant society.
d. do fieldwork alone.
a
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Individuals who serve as guides and teachers for anthropologists in the culture in which they do fieldwork are called by all of the following terms except:
a. Consultants. b. Managers. c. Interlocutors. d. Informants. e. Respondents.
Americans are familiar with the story of Cinderella. Similar stories may be found throughout the world: a poor, beautiful girl, downtrodden by her stepmother, receives supernatural aid to win the hand of a noble prince who is searching for a bride. Although the circumstances differ (the girl may be a rural peasant or a servant in a great house, the supernatural helper may be a fairy godmother or
a goldfish, the prince may belong to European feudalism or the Aztec empire), all the stories exhibit the same basic: a. motif. b. tonality. c. legend. d. mythological structure. e. epic.
A dominant group compelling a minority group to adopt the dominant culture is
A. attitudinal discrimination. B. forced assimilation. C. ethnocentrism. D. genocide. E. environmental racism.
The Hominin family includes __________
a. humans as well as the great apes b. all extinct human ancestors after the split from the last common ancestor with chimps c. humans as well as all extinct ancestors after the split from the last common ancestor with chimps d. all primate ancestors of humans