Anthropology is usually divided into four fields, but some people claim that a fifth, known as __________, should be included
applied anthropology
Biological anthropologists focus on
human evolution and contemporary human variation
Archaeologists use which of the following as research materials?
pieces of old pottery, prehistoric stone tools, remains of ruined houses, and contemporary garbage heaps
The field of anthropology that studies human language and communication is called
linguistic anthropology
the cultural materialist interpretation of the Hindu belief in sacred cows points to
their economic and environmental value
A major theoretical debate exists in cultural anthropology today between
cultural materialists and interpretivist anthropologists
according to the textbook, micro cultures can be formed on the basis of
age, gender, class, and race
People who have a longstanding connection with their home territory predating colonialism are referred to as
indigenous people
The tendency to apply one's own cultural values in judging the behavior and beliefs of people raised in other cultures is known as
ethnocentrism
The main goal of cultural anthropology is to
understand why people behave and think the way they do
the theoretical approach which is the view that powerful structures such as economics, politics, and media shape cultures and created entrenched systems of inequality and oppression is referred to in the textbook as
structurism