Introduction to Anthropology Quiz

Cultural Anthropology

The study of living human cultures.

Learned Behavior

A behavior that has to be learned or taught.

Instinct

An automatic behavior.

Culture

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

Cultural Challenge

When two cultures encounter but they do not completely understand each other.

Ethnocentrism

Viewing/judging another culture through your cultural lens.

Indigenous

They are the first people to have lived in a place.

Anthropological Language

A way of exploring culture using detailed descriptions so one culture can understand another.

Fieldwork

Doing research in a real-life setting.

Participant Observation

When an anthropologist lives and works alongside the people they are observing.

Vietnam

In Southeast Asia.

Sri Lanka

An island country off the south coast of India.

Vietnamese Students' Location

They are immigrants/refugees from Vietnam who are at the Philadelphia High School.

Black Dots and Earmuffs' Lesson

Look at the big picture and be willing to accept advice from those who have more experience than you.

Kofi Annan

Secretary general of the UN and from Ghana, also won Nobel Peace Prize.

Dr. James' Subculture

Haitian refugees/immigrants.

Dr. James' Location

Social Services Center. Dorchester, MA.

Hati

West of the Dominican Republic.

Dr. James' Question

What does it mean to be an American citizen to Haitian refugees/immigrants?

Dr. Paxon's Subculture

Artisan cheese makers.

Dr. Paxon's Location

Consider Bardwell Goat Farm. Londonderry, VT.

Dr. Paxon's Question

How do people learn how to make good artisan cheese?

Dr. Helmreich's Subculture

Marine Biologists.

Dr. Helmreich's Location

Marine Biology lab at MIT. Cambridge, MA, and in the ocean.

Dr. Helmreich's Question

What does the ocean look like to the scientists who describe it during this environmental crisis?