Anthropology Wrap-Up

Which agent of socialization is typically most influential during primary socialization?

In the stratigraphic profile below, which of the following items is the oldest?

How many "waves" have there been in Feminist Anthropology?

What would be a subject a Postcolonial anthropologist would study?

Cultural lag is the amount of time it takes for ideas to spread from one culture to another.

Marxism defines societies by their:

Which is the oldest member of the Homo genus?

In the Postmodern approach, a "thick" description is one that is completely factual with no extra interpretation

Which of the following is NOT a rite of passage?

What is the only primate species with venom?

Which is NOT a way that lineage is traced through generations?

Which physical feature can influence a culture?

Throughout the late 19th and 20th centuries, the Canadian government attempted to assimilate which group of people?

The increasingly rapid movement of peoples, things, and ideas throughout the world is called:

A custom is the actual specific behaviour that is expected by a social norm

Darwin invented the theory of evolution

Socialization is the culturally accepted means by which individuals form new social connections

What was not pioneered by Margaret Mead?

According to Cultural Materialism, why are cows sacred in Hindu belief?

Which of the following is NOT an anatomical difference between male and female skulls?

Which is NOT a step in every rite of passage?

Who practices the potlatch?

The Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis states that an individual's language operates and evolves independently from their culture.

What is NOT part of the job of a forensic anthropologist?

Archaeology is the study of past societies through:

The 94 Calls to Action were developed by this government commission:

Lucy, one of the most complete hominid fossils ever found, was a member of which species?

Which form of cultural change involves one culture taking aspects from another, but remaining distinct?

In Linguistics, a sign is made up of two parts; a meaning, and a:

The comparative and analytical study of cultures is called:

In the Cultural Materialist approach, social structures like kinship systems and social roles fall under which category?

Which of the following is NOT a field of physical anthropology?

Almost all cultures throughout the world have some form of marriage

What type of socialization is the foundational stage, where children learn a society's language, norms, and values?

Rites of Passage are rituals to commemorate an individual or group's transition from one social status to another.

What is anthropology?

A researcher takes their subjects aside one-by-one to ask them a series of prepared questions. This is an example of:

The study of language's meaning in a larger social context is called:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of primates?

What is NOT a characteristic of cultural change?

Westernization is:

An unwritten rule or shared expectation of behaviour within a society is called a;

What is NOT a function that religion serves within a culture?

Which of the following methods is a relative dating technique?

Cultural genocide is the systematic destruction of a culture’s traditions, values, language, and other elements

Humans are the only species still alive today that have culture

A researcher takes a video of their subject's everyday lives. This is an example of:

The pyramids of Egypt and Mesoamerica are examples of what kind of cultural change?

Which species of primate did Birute Galdikas study?

In an archaeological dig, a skeleton would be considered a:

Franz Boas founded what anthropological approach?

Which form of cultural change involves one culture being completely taken over by another?

What type of socialization occurs in advance of changes to one's social status or group membership?

Which of the following groups are NOT primates?

The study of individual sounds or handshapes in language is:

A researcher lives with their subjects for an extended period, participating in their daily life. This is an example of:

Canada's push for multiculturalism began with:

A researcher pretends to be a devout member of a cult to record their behaviours and lives. This is an example of:

A norm that is related to morality and has serious consequences for breaking it is called a:

Structuralism focuses on finding universal patterns through identifying binary opposites

Bronislaw Malinowski was the first to promote which research method?

The first anthropological theory, which saw cultures as progressing through a linear series of phases, was called:

The study of how words are constructed is called:

What is a kinship system?

What does it mean to practice reflexivity?

The methods for identifying a skeleton's age depends on its maturation (i.e. different for children, teens, & adults)

Both Folkways and Mores can be Laws

Which member of the Homo genus was the first to expand beyond Africa?

Culture influences identity, but does not define it