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The anthropological perspective can give you a broader understanding of human nature and the wider world, of society, culture, and history, and thus help you construct more realistic and authentic ways of coping with those complications.

A) True
B) False

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Ethnographic research that is not contained by social, ethnic, religious, or national boundaries is called


A) ethnography
B) multidirectional fieldwork
C) multisited fieldwork
D) unconventional fieldwork

E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

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Something that stands for something else is a


A) symbol.
B) habitus.
C) cultural feature.
D) institution.

E) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

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Describe three kinds of preparations anthropologists undertake before going into the field. Why are these preparations important?

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Anthropologists sometimes gain field exp...

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Discuss how the Kiowa "kiowanized" Christianity using three examples discussed in the text.

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Missionaries did not insist that the Kio...

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Complex, variable, and enduring forms of cultural practice that organize social life are called


A) cultural universals.
B) social facts.
C) institutions.
D) symbols.

E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

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What did Daniel Miller mean when he said that the concept of habitus "gives shape and form to the idea that objects make people?" Illustrate your answer with examples.

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Many things we learn, such as table mann...

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Thinking critically about the way one thinks, on one's own experience is called


A) reflexivity
B) culture shock
C) positivism
D) relativism

E) A) and B)
F) None of the above

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Participant observation is the classic method of anthropological research. Many anthropologists would argue that no proper understanding of another culture can be attained without it. Explain why participant-observation is a valuable research methodology. What would be missed if anthropologists did not engage in it during fieldwork?

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Participant observation is the method an...

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The concept of habitus is heavily influenced by our interactions with material culture and gives shape and form to the idea that objects make people.

A) True
B) False

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