Questionnaire

CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 200 -
KNOWLEDGE SURVEY - LESSONS 1 - 6

This is a Knowledge Survey rather than a test. There are no right or wrong answers. While you will not be graded on this survey, please be very candid in your responses!

By completing this survey, both at the beginning and at the end of the lessons your instructor will be able to gauge your initial level of knowledge and then measure the amount of knowledge you gain during the semester. This information will help your instructor modify and improve the course and program.

INSTRUCTIONS:

Read each statement carefully and then choose a response based on the following instructions:

Choose 1=V.LOW as your response to the item if you are not at all confident in your skills in the area and do not feel you can demonstrate these skills on a test/essay/research paper.

Choose 2=LOW as your response to the item if you feel only minimally confident about your skills in the area and can barely demonstrate these skills at a reasonable level on a test/essay/research paper.

Choose 3=MEDIUM as your response to the item if you feel fairly confident about your skills in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a reasonable level on a test/essay/research paper.

Choose 4=HIGH as your response to the item if you feel quite confident about your skills in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a high level on a test/essay/research paper.

Choose 5=V.HIGH as your response to the item if you feel extremely confident about your skills in the area and can demonstrate these skills at a very high level on a test/essay/research paper.

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Student Learning Outcomes -
Upon successful completion of ANTH 200, the student should be able to:

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- L0-1 Compare the topics and interactions of the major subfields of cultural anthropology including archaeology, ethnology and linguistics.
- L0-2 Explain how anthropologists study economics, the family, kinship, political and religious systems, personality development, creative expression and cultural change.
- L0-3 Explain how applied anthropological research can be used in social planning and development and in problem solving.
- L0-4 Demonstrate and understanding of culture useful in discussing cross-cultural issues in Hawaii, the United States and the world.
- L0-5 Describe several cultures in Africa, Europe and the Americas, including their adaptation, language, political and social systems and problems.
- L0-6 Describe several cultures in Asia and the Pacific Islands including their adaptation, language, political and social systems and problems.
- L0-7 Describe careers in health, human services, education and other fields using anthropological perspectives.
- L0-8 Produce a research report based on fieldwork to describe a subcultural scene in Hawaii using college-level writing.
- L0-9 Produce a research report based on published ethnographic fieldwork to describe another culture using college-level writing and citations.

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LESSON # 1 - "THE ESSENCE OF ANTHROPOLOGY"
Student Learning Outcomes -
Upon successful completion of ANTH.200, the student should be able to:

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- L1-1 Describe several significant ways in which anthropology is a scientific study of humankind.
- L1-2 List some other fields of study with which cultural anthropology shares subject matter.
- L1-3 Identify the focus of the field of physical anthropology.
- L1-4 Define cultural anthropology and the subareas of archeology, linguistic anthropology, and ethnology.
- L1-5 Define ethnography, participant observation, informant, and holistic perspective.
- L1-6 Define the terms hypothesis and theory.
- L1-7 Identify some of the ways the study of cultural anthropology is relevant to today's world.

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LESSON # 2 - "THE CHARACTERISTICS OF CULTURE"
Student Learning Outcomes -
Upon successful completion of ANTH.200, the student should be able to:

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- L2-1 Compare Tylor's definition of culture with a modern definition of the term.
- L2-2 Explain what anthropologists mean when they say that culture is "shared".
- L2-3 Define society and explain its relationship to culture.
- L2-4 Explain what anthropologists mean when they say culture is "learned" and based on symbols.
- L2-5 Define integration as a characteristic of culture, and recognize that cultures can tolerate some internal inconsistencies.
- L2-6 Explain how adaptation is an important aspect of human culture.
- L2-7 Recognize that all cultures change over time.
- L2-8 Explain how culture must balance the needs of both individuals and groups if a society is to survive.
- L2-9 Contrast ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.
- L2-10 Describe a standard for evaluating the success of a culture that avoids the extremes of ethnocentrism and cultural relativism.

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LESSON # 3 - "HOW CULTURES ARE STUDIED"
Student Learning Outcomes -
Upon successful completion of ANTH.200, the student should be able to:

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- L3-1 Contrast ethnology and archeology
- L3-2 Identify the difference between ethnology and ethnography
- L3-3 Describe the anthropologist's commitment to a scientific approach to studying culture
- L3-4 Explain how ethnographic studies are important to the understanding of cultures
- L3-5 Put in the correct order and define: theory, hypothesis, and hypothesis testing.
- L3-6 Describe ways fieldworkers attempt to deal with the problems of cultural bias and subjectivity
- L3-7 List aspects of the Yanomamo culture studied by Napoleon Chagnon.
- L3-8 Discuss the ethical questions raised by studying a traditional group where the fieldworker could be a source of change and modernization.

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LESSON # 4 - "LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION"
Student Learning Outcomes -
Upon successful completion of ANTH.200, the student should be able to:

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- L4-1. Explain the difference between symbols and signals, and discuss how human language is symbolic, has meaning, and follows a set of rules.
- L4-2. Discuss the implications of teaching symbolic communication to chimpanzees, orangutans, and gorillas.
- L4-3. Define linguistics and distinguish between descriptive and historical linguistics.
- L4-4. Define the following terms found in the field of descriptive linguistics: phonology, phonetics, phonemes, morphemes, syntax, and grammar.
- L4-5. Describe and give examples of kinesic messages and paralanguage.
- L4-6. Define the following terms found in the field of historical linguistics: language family, linguistic divergence, glottochronology, core vocabulary.
- L4-7. Describe the hypothesis developed by Benjamin Lee Whorf about the relationship between language and thought, and recognize the differing points of view of other linguists.
- L4-8. Define and give examples of ethnolinguistics, dialects, and proxemics.
- L4-9. Recognize that all known languages are complex, sophisticated, and able to express infinite meanings.

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LESSON # 5 "CULTURE AND PERSONALITY"
Student Learning Outcomes -
Upon successful completion of ANTH.200, the student should be able to:

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- L5-1. Define personality.
- L5-2. Define enculturation and give some examples of how it occurs.
- L5-3. Recognize that the environment is interpreted (perceived) and organized through a person's culture, especially language.
- L5-4. Explain why anthropologists are interested in cross-cultural studies of child-rearing techniques.
- L5-5. Describe the significance of Margaret Mead's 1920's study of Samoan child-rearing practices.
- L5-6. Contrast cross-cultural child-rearing patterns in terms of dependence and independence training.

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LESSON # 6 "A CASE STUDY IN: CULTURE AND PERSONALITY"
Student Learning Outcomes -
Upon successful completion of ANTH.200, the student should be able to:

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- L6-1. Discuss the difficulty of constructing a cross-cultural description of abnormal behavior.
- L6-2. Describe the types and roles of "spirits" in the Aymara culture and Mamani's interpretation of the spirits that have possessed him.
- L6-3. Describe the variety of reactions of members of his family and community to Mamani's illness.
- L6-4. Describe the various "cures" tried by Mamani and explain the cultural interpretation of how they work.
- L6-5. Discuss in what ways Mamani's behavior can be seen as a preparation for dying.

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MAHALO NUI FOR COMPLETING THE
CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 200
KNOWLEDGE SURVEY!