In Response to the Usual Tendency to Present Peoples in Anthropological

question 91

Multiple Choice

In response to the usual tendency to present peoples in anthropological writings as "others," anthropologists have in many cases turned to presenting __________ between themselves and the person in their research as their form of writing.

• A) contests
• B) dialogues
• C) cooperation
• D) contracts

Understand the concepts and consequences of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.

Explain how culture shock can reveal the relativity of cultural norms.

Distinguish between material and symbolic culture and identify the components of symbolic culture.

Understand the difference between ideal culture and real culture, with examples of their contradictions.

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Definitions:

Emerging Adulthood

The transitional period from adolescence to adulthood, spanning approximately 18 to 25 years of age.

Wisdom

Expert knowledge about the practical aspects of life.

Ulna

One of the two long bones in the forearm, located on the side opposite the thumb, that forms the elbow joint with the humerus above and the wrist joint with the radius below.

Radius

A bone in the forearm that extends from the elbow to the wrist alongside the ulna, crucial for wrist movement.