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ANTHROPOLOGY A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE EIGHTH EDITION
Raymond Scupin Lindenwood University
Christopher R. DeCorse Syracuse University
CONTENTS
Chapter 1 Introduction to Anthropology
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Chapter 2 The Record of the Past
14
Chapter 3 Evolution
27
Chapter 4 The Primates
40
Chapter 5 Hominin Evolution
52
Chapter 6 Human Variation
65
Chapter 7 The Paleolithic
78
Chapter 8 The Origins of Domestication and Settled Life
93
Chapter 9 The Rise of the State and Complex Society
106
Chapter 10 Culture
119
Chapter 11 The Process of Enculturation: Psychological and Cognitive Anthropology
132
Chapter 12 Language
145
Chapter 13 Anthropological Explanations
158
Chapter 14 Analyzing Sociocultural Systems
172
Chapter 15 Environment, Subsistence, and Demography
185
Chapter 16 Technology and Economies
198
Chapter 17 Social Structure, the Family, Gender, and Age
211
Chapter 18 Politics, Warfare, and Law
225
Chapter 19 Religion and Aesthetics
238
Chapter 20 Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies
251
Chapter 21 Globalization in Latin America, Africa, and the Caribbean
264
Chapter 22 Globalization in the Middle East and Asia
277
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Chapter 23 Ethnicity
290
Chapter 24 Contemporary Global Trends
303
Chapter 25 Applied Anthropology
316
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CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY True-False Questions 1.
Although anthropologists study the unique features of diverse cultures, they also recognize the fundamental similarities among all peoples in the world. Answer: T Topic: Introduction Learning Objective: n/a Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Easy 2.
Anthropology courses are more relevant to students interested in obtaining degrees in business than those pursuing careers in education. Answer: F Topic: Why Study Anthropology? Learning Objective: LO 1.5 Describe why any student should study anthropology. Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Easy 3.
Biological anthropologists focus their research in two areas: human evolution and modern human variation. Answer: T Topic: Anthropology: The Four Subfields Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Compare and contrast the four major subfields of anthropology. Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 4.
Primatology, the study of nonhuman primates, is a specialization within biological anthropology that contributes to our knowledge of human evolution. Answer: T Topic: Anthropology: The Four Subfields Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Compare and contrast the four major subfields of anthropology. Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 5. Archaeologists spend more time digging up garbage than digging up treasure. Answer: T Topic: Anthropology: The Four Subfields Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Compare and contrast the four major subfields of anthropology. Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Easy 6.
Linguistic anthropologists are concerned with discovering how sites and middens are formed and what can be learned from studying these ancient structures. Answer: F Topic: Anthropology: The Four Subfields Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Compare and contrast the four major subfields of anthropology.
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Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 7.
The study of life at plantations in the southern United States would be called “classical archaeology.” Answer: F Topic: Anthropology: The Four Subfields Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Compare and contrast the four major subfields of anthropology. Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Moderate 8. Scientists hope to uncover universals of cultural behavior through the Genographic Project. Answer: F Topic: Anthropology: The Four Subfields Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Compare and contrast the four major subfields of anthropology. Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Moderate 9.
Applied research in anthropology involves using the research methods and findings developed in basic research to solve human problems and fulfill the perceived needs of various societies. Answer: T Topic: Anthropology: The Four Subfields Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Compare and contrast the four major subfields of anthropology. Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Easy 10. Cultural anthropology is the branch of anthropology that studies contemporary societies throughout the world in an attempt to understand human diversity and discover similarities. Answer: T Topic: Anthropology: The Four Subfields Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Compare and contrast the four major subfields of anthropology. Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy 11. Anthropological scientific knowledge is absolute, complete, and usually the final truth. Answer: F Topic: Anthropological Explanations Learning Objective: LO 1.3 Explain how the scientific method is used in anthropological explanations. Skill Level: Understand the Concepts Difficulty Level: Easy 12. An ethnography is a written description of a society, while ethnology is a process of determining cross-cultural generalizations. Answer: T Topic: Anthropology: The Four Subfields Learning Objective: LO 1.1 Compare and contrast the four major subfields of anthropology. Skill Level: Remember the Facts Difficulty Level: Easy
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