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22 Cards in this Set
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Who is Francis Bacon? |
He founded and used the scientific method |
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What is diefication? |
It implies that culture is so important to its owners that it appears as if it were God-given and not man-made |
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What does culture form? |
The core element of anthropology; without it anthropology will die out as an academic discipline |
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What is the theme of cultural relativity? |
It presupposes that cultural elements are diverse, interconnected, and interrelated, and make sense only to those who belong to the culture |
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What are the practices of clitoridectomy? |
Removing all or a part of the clitoris |
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What are some traditions for the Japanese? |
Eating dogs and cats by |
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What holy animal do Hindus from India consider savage? |
The eating of beef or cow |
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What does the theme of universalism emphasize? |
All human beings, regardless of color, sex and class, are fully and equally human |
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What is the theme of Holism? |
It emphasizes that anthropologists should study all aspects of the human condition |
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What is emic approach? |
Sees a situation from the point of view of insiders |
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What is etic approach? |
Sees a situation from the point of view of the outsiders |
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What is ethnocentrism? |
The belief that one's cultural values, items, and behavioral traits are better than those of others |
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What is Chauvinism or Jingoism? |
Leads to the development of negative attitudes such as stereotyping, prejudice, discrimination, conflict, and even genocide; Extreme ethnocentrism |
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What is the theme of Cultural Integration? |
Scientists studying cultures must know that all the elements of a culture integrated |
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What is the theme of adaptation? |
Stresses that human behavior is largely related or influenced by environmental factors |
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What are the 3 types of environments? |
Physical, Cultural, and Biotic |
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What does the physical environment consists of? |
The terrain, physical features, climate, rainfall patterns, sunshine, etc. |
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What does the cultural environment consists of? |
Other members of the human species |
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What does the biotic environment consists of? |
Animals and plants |
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What is the theme of historical particularism? |
Presupposes that much of human behavior is the product of past particular historical events |
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What is the theme of uniformitarianism? |
Given the same conditions or circumstances all human beings will behave in the same manner |
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What is the theme of psychic unity? |
It stresses that all human beings have the same reasoning capacity or potentiality |
