Describe anthropology’s definition of culture.
1. Explain Alfred Kroeber’s statement: “Anthropology is the most humanistic science and the
most scientific humanity.” Why do some anthropologists reject anthropology as a science?
2. Describe anthropology’s definition of culture. What is culture? What is culture not? Why
must culture theorists be careful about the hazards of binary thinking?
3. What is holism? How is anthropology holistic? Why is anthropology holistic? Be sure to
name key terms and figures.
4. Describe the rise of American Anthropology. Specifically, who were cultural evolutionists and
how did they contribute to the formation of the discipline? Name key figures/terms.
5. Describe the ethnographic method in anthropology and explain how it developed and who is
given credit for establishing these techniques?
11. EXTRA CREDIT (+5 points to final grade): Describe the relevance of the anthropological
theme of local and global. Why is it important to consider their interactive impact on human
culture? How do global forces shape local communities? How do cultural practices of local
communities reciprocally influence culture at the global level?
