ANTH 341 Unit 1/2/3 Review

True/False : Weber argued that social stratification and conflict could not be explained by class alone

True

True/False : Durkheim emphasized the pervasive, coercive nature of social facts

True

True/False : Marx and Engels believed capitalism increased social solidarity

False

True/False : Morgan proposed several “ethnical periods” based on technology and social institutions

True

Which example best illustrates the concept of “survivals?

Superstitions and rhymes from the past that are no longer fully understood

Which scholar would be most likely to analyze the role of kinship in social evolution

Morgan

The concept of “verstehen” best translates to

Empathetic understanding

What would not be considered a social fact as discussed by Durkheim?

A personal preference to wear pink every day

What is Marx and Engels significant analytic contribution?

Historical materialism

What is Weber’s significant analytic contribution?

Status

What is Durkheim’s significant analytic contribution?

Social facts

What is Morgan’s significant analytic contribution?

Germs of thought

What is an example that best illustrates Mauss’s concept of a total social fact/phenomenon?

A marriage ceremony

Who is the Boasian anthropologist conducted fieldwork in Samoa exploring the influence of culture on adolescent experience?

Margaret Mead

If Franz Boas were organizing a museum display of cultural artifacts, he would most likely group them by

Region

According to structural functionalist perspective, what purpose do gifts serve in society?

Gifts promote reciprocity and social cohesion among groups

True/False : AR Radcliffe-Brown proposed that seemingly unserious practices still function to produce social cohesion

True

True/False : Malinowski explored the role of non-market exchanges in fulfilling social functions

True

True/False : Franz Boas advocated for the scientific validity of the evolutionary perspective

False

True/False : Zora Neale Hurston emphasized the accurate representation of Black voices and culture

True

What is Du Bois major theoretical approach/contribution?

Double Consciousness

What is Boas major theoretical approach/contribution?

Historical Particularism

What is Malinowski’s major theoretical approach/contribution?

Psychological Functionalism

What is Benedict’s major theoretical approach/contribution?

Culture and Personality

Which of the following descriptions best explains the concept of binary oppositions in structuralism?

Binary opposition results from the universal structural tendencies of the human mind

Which of the following scholars inspired structuralisms focus on binary oppositions?

Emile Durkheim

If Leslie White were organizing a museum display of cultural artifacts, he would likely arrange them according to:

The kind of energy they consume/utilize

The structural anthropologist argued that human cultures universally equate women with nature, causing their universal subordination:

Sherry Ortner

According to Roy Rappaport’s neofunctionalist perspective, what is the role of religious rituals and taboos for Tsembaga society?

The regulations of environmental resources

What is Julian Steward’s main conceptual contribution?

Cultural ecology

What is Marvin Harris main conceptual contribution?

Cultural Materialism

What is Claude Levi-Strauss main conceptual contribution?

Structuralism

What is Roy Rappaport’s main conceptual contribution?

The New Ecology