Linguistic anthropology Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Anthropology 101 Exam 1 What is Cultural Anthropology? - correct answer the study of human society and culture. Describes, analyzes, interprets and explains social and cultural similarities and differences. . How is cultural anthropology studied? - correct answer ethnography (based on fieldwork) and ethnology (based on cross-cultural comparison) What do cultural anthropologists focus on? - correct answer whole, functioning communities and all aspects of local life (holistic). Ethnology...

Four Fields of Anthropology correct answers- Cultural Anthropology -Archaeology -Linguistic Anthropology -Physical or Biological Anthropology Paleoanthropology correct answersA subfield of Physical Anthropology. interdisciplinary approach to the study of earlier hominins--their chronology, physical structure, archaeological remains, habitats, and so on Osteology correct answersThe study of skeletal material Human osteology focuses on the interpretation of skeletal remains from arc...

Anthropology 101 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Ethnography is: - Answer-the firsthand, personal study of local settings. How are cultural rights different from human rights? - Answer-Cultural rights are vested in groups, not in individuals. What are the four main subdisciplines of anthropology? - Answer-Biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology Current evidence suggests that the last common ancestor of hominins and the African ap...

ANTH 101 2024 Exam Questions with Correct Answers The pressurized cabin of an airplane flying at high altitude is an example of a(n) - Answer-Cultural adaptation The study of the relationships between social and linguistic variation is - Answer-sociolinguistics Which of the following statements is NOT true? Select one: a. "Anthropology is the exploration of human diversity in time and space." b. "Anthropology studies the whole of the human condition." c. "Anthropologists focus ...

ANTHRCUL 101 UMICH Exam 1 Questions & Answers 2023/2024 What is Anthropolgy - ANSWER-The study of humans across time and space. The Scientific and Humanistic study of human beings encompassing the evolutionary history of humanity, physical variation amongst humans, the study of past societies, and the comparative study of current day human societies and cultures Holistic Approach - ANSWER-Encompasses past present and future, biology, society, language, and culture. Local and Global, Indi...

The pressurized cabin of an airplane flying at high altitude is an example of a(n) Select one: a. genetic adaptation. b. long-term physiological adaptation. c. short-term physiological adaptation. d. cultural adaptation. e. archaeological adaptation. correct answer: d. cultural adaptation. The study of the relationships between social and linguistic variation is Select one: a. historic linguistics. b. applied linguistics. c. cultural resource management. d. adaptation. e. socioli...

What are the main subfield of Anthropology as a whole? correct answer: 1. Cultural Anthropology 2. Physical Anthropology 3. Linguistic Anthropology 4. Archaeology What are the hallmarks of the subfield of cultural anthropology? correct answer: 1. Holism 2. Ethnographic methods 3. Approach to culture 4. Ethnology 5. Range of research topics 6. Attention to globalization Holism correct answer: Everything is interconnected. History, politics, economics, religion, environment...

Anthropology 101 Ethnography is: - correct answer the firsthand, personal study of local settings. How are cultural rights different from human rights? - correct answer Cultural rights are vested in groups, not in individuals. What are the four main subdisciplines of anthropology? - correct answer Biological anthropology, linguistic anthropology, cultural anthropology, and archaeology Current evidence suggests that the last common ancestor of hominins and the African apes existed - cor...

Anth 120 CSULB Midterm 1Four Fields of anthropology: - correct answer 1. Archaeology: (reminisced of past cultures, past human civilization) Focus on past human civilization. They focused on Midden which is trash as shell middens reminiscent of toys, fabrics, or etc. by native Americans were collected to tell about their nutrients and life styles. 2. Biological/Physical Anthro: Human anatomy, human genome, DNA, evolution, primates 3. Linguistic Anthro: Language, such as human language. Also, h...

*In a Grove Correct Answer -Teaches about perspective/bias -Teaches about evidence/corroborate different types of evidence -used as analogy for archaeology -corroboration - evidence which confirms or supports a statement, theory, or finding; confirmation. *What are the anthropology subfields? (Chp 1) Correct Answer 1. biological/physical anthropology 2. cultural anthropology/ethnology 3. archaeology 4. linguistic anthropology 5. applied anthropology *What are the Goals of Anthropolo...