Sea ice minimum is the least amount of ice that is present in the arctic in one year
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Some people believe that social stratification is unavoidable. Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons they give for this belief?
a) Scarce resources b) Natural differences in capabilities c) Occupational differences d) The power of social elites
Anthropology may improve psychological studies of human behavior by contributing
A. a humanistic approach to psychology. B. prehistoric analysis. C. a cross-cultural perspective on models of human psychology. D. examples of primitive thinking from tribal societies. E. nothing, since anthropology focuses on culture and psychology concentrates on personality.
Which statement about culture change is FALSE?
a. Cultures are always changing. b. Cultures change through the processes of diffusion and innovation. c. Cultures change more through invention than through diffusion. d. Anthropologists do not agree on the single most important cause of culture change. e. Culture change is important to cultural survival.
New international conditions have created problems and opportunities for anthropologists working in the field. What are some of the challenges that J. Christopher Kovats-Bernat associates with doing "ethnography of violence"?
a. There is often unstable political organization, difficult and dangerous physical conditions, and difficulties in making ethical decisions. b. Informants do not want to work with the anthropologist because of lack of anonymity and the anthropologist cannot live in a central location. c. Social conditions are difficult, the anthropologist faces challenges in breaking local laws, and newspapers will not publish personal interest stories. d. It is difficult to study violence because it is infrequent and cannot be controlled. Also, the anthropologist frequently cannot get official permission to work in areas of violence. e. Violence is a cultural concept and anthropologists find it difficult to define this term. The "ethnography of violence," according to Kovats-Bernat, is an ethnocentric concept.