The _____
Concept
Concept
A set of beliefs, practices, and symbols that are learned and shared.
What is culture?
This scientist is credited with forming the theory of human evolution and natural selection.
Who is Charles Darwin?
Armchair anthropologists do not engage in this, otherwise known as a research practice that requires living with the population studied.
What is fieldwork?
A type of observation in which the anthropologist observes while participating in the same activities in which her informants are engaged.
What is participant observation?
Following concerns about the ethical treatment of research populations, Do No ____ became a central research principle in anthropology.
What is harm?
Unlike ethnocentrists, proponents of this perspective argue that cultures cannot be objectively understood since all humans see the world through the lens of their own culture.
What is cultural relativism?
This influential historical movement of 18th century Europe promoted individual reason, scientific observation, and study of the physical world.
What is the Age of Enlightenment?
Many armchair anthropologists are accused of this, or an attitude based on the idea that one’s own group or culture is better than any other.
What is ethnocentrism?
A description of the studied culture from the perspective of a member of the culture or insider.
True or False: anthropologists should keep protected, preserved, and accessible records.
A discredited theory suggesting that societies evolved through stages from simple to advanced.
What is cultural evolutionism?
A prominent cultural relativist known for his study of race, language, and myths in the Pacific Northwest, he is credited as the founder of American anthropology.
Who is Franz Boas?
True or False: all armchair anthropologists findings' have been debunked and are no longer accepted in the field.
False
Detailed descriptions of everything the ethnographer observes and experiences.
What are fieldnotes?
An anthropologist may "go there," meaning they become fully integrated into a cultural group by taking leadership positions, entering into a marriage, or participating in rituals in the society they study.
What is going native?
The process of learning the characteristics and expectations of a society or group.
What is enculturation?
Diane Lewis argues that "Since the anthropologist worked amid the profound economic and political changes which accompanied the confrontation between the West and the rest of the world," anthropology had a direct and indirect relationship with this historical phenomenon.
What is colonialism?
From their armchairs, these anthropologists utilize this method by juxtaposing existing sources about different cultures.
What is the comparative method?
A description of the studied culture from the perspective of an observer or outsider.
Before beginning an interview, it is imperative that the anthropologist obtain this, ensuring the interlocutor is aware of the anthropologist's identity, research purpose, and how the research will be used.
What is informed consent?
The idea that behavioral differences are determined by of societal, not racial or genetic causes.
What is cultural determinism?
Name a premodern explorer who can be credited as a proto-anthropologist.
Zhang Qian, al Biruni, Ibn Battuta
Name an armchair anthropologist.
The in-depth study of everyday practices and lives of a people
What is ethnography?
Name an ethical gudeline violated by the anthropologists featured in the Secrets of the Tribe documentary?
1. Do No Harm
2. Be Open and Honest Regarding Your Work
3. Obtain Informed Consent and Necessary Permissions
4. Weigh Competing Ethical Obligations Due Collaborators and Affected Parties
5. Make Your Results Accessible
6. Protect and Preserve Your Records
7. Maintain Respectful and Ethical Professional Relationships