Match the correct definition to the key term. The theory proposed by nineteenth-century anthropologists that all cultures naturally evolve through the same sequence of stages from simple to complex. The idea, attributed to Franz Boas, that cultures develop in specific ways because of their unique histories. The focus of early British anthropological research whose structure and function could be isolated and studied scientifically. A conceptual framework positing that each element of society serves a particular function to keep the entire system in equilibrium. A conceptual framework that sees culture primarily as a symbolic system of deep meaning. A research strategy that combines detailed description of cultural activity with an analysis of the layers of deep cultural meaning in which those activities are embedded. a. interpretivist approach b. thick description c. society d. structural functionalism e. unilineal cultural evolution f. historical particularism

Passing laws, creating courts, and collecting taxes are examples of

Chapter 1 what is the sociological perspective? why did durkheim say that some people are more likely to commit suicide? what does it mean that sociology us to see that “things are not as they seem"? what is the "sociological imagination"? how did industrialization and urbanization lead to the development of sociology? who is the "father" of sociology (and coined the term sociology)? what was the major goal of sociology’s pioneers like comte and durkheim? what did herbert spencer say? what did karl marx think caused social change? when did sociology become established as an academic discipline in the u.s.? what did w.e.b. dubois say was the major problem of the 20th century? what is the functionalist view of society? what is the main focus of the conflict perspective? why are gender and race important to the conflict perspective? what is the symbolic interactionist perspective? chapter 2 why is culture vital to human survival, and how is that different from animal instinct? what is the sapir-whorf hypothesis? what is a norm? what are mores and folkways? how does the u.s. compare to other nations in terms of how multicultural or culturally diverse it is? what is a subculture? what is a counterculture? what is cultural lag? can you give an example? what is the ethnocentrism vs. cultural relativism debate about?

How did the people of latin america come to speak the language of spanish