Introduction to Anthropology Quiz
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Cultural Anthropology
The study of living human cultures.
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Learned Behavior
A behavior that has to be learned or taught.
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Instinct
An automatic behavior.
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Culture
Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.
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Cultural Challenge
When two cultures encounter but they do not completely understand each other.
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Ethnocentrism
Viewing/judging another culture through your cultural lens.
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Indigenous
They are the first people to have lived in a place.
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Anthropological Language
A way of exploring culture using detailed descriptions so one culture can understand another.
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Fieldwork
Doing research in a real-life setting.
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Participant Observation
When an anthropologist lives and works alongside the people they are observing.
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Vietnam
In Southeast Asia.
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Sri Lanka
An island country off the south coast of India.
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Vietnamese Students' Location
They are immigrants/refugees from Vietnam who are at the Philadelphia High School.
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Black Dots and Earmuffs' Lesson
Look at the big picture and be willing to accept advice from those who have more experience than you.
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Kofi Annan
Secretary general of the UN and from Ghana, also won Nobel Peace Prize.
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Dr. James' Subculture
Haitian refugees/immigrants.
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Dr. James' Location
Social Services Center. Dorchester, MA.
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Hati
West of the Dominican Republic.
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Dr. James' Question
What does it mean to be an American citizen to Haitian refugees/immigrants?
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Dr. Paxon's Subculture
Artisan cheese makers.
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Dr. Paxon's Location
Consider Bardwell Goat Farm. Londonderry, VT.
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Dr. Paxon's Question
How do people learn how to make good artisan cheese?
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Dr. Helmreich's Subculture
Marine Biologists.
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Dr. Helmreich's Location
Marine Biology lab at MIT. Cambridge, MA, and in the ocean.
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Dr. Helmreich's Question
What does the ocean look like to the scientists who describe it during this environmental crisis?
