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Prax 0014 anthro
Praxis II test 0014 social studies - anthro, soc, psych
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| physical anthropology | the study of physical characteristics and differences between groups of people |
| cultural anthropology | the study and comparison of ancient and modern cultures and groups of people which include: food getting structures, economic systems, social stratification, patterns in residence, political organizations, religions and arts |
| social stratification | the distribution of rights and obligations, power and authority and goods and services within society. THere are five main types: family, norms, marriage, residence, authority |
| three patterns of residence | neo-local (couples choose a place of residence separate from either set of parents (most common in the West), Matrilocal (uxorilocal) - lives near family of wife, Patrilocal (virilocal) - live hear family of husband |
| two types of authority | patriarchal - male has the power and authority demonstrated in the personal as well as governmental law (Japan, Iran, Thailand); matriarchal - female has power and authority often times being the oldest maternal figure |
| three types of society based on authority | egalitarian, rank, class |
| egalitarian | no one social group has greater access to economic resources, power, or prominence than another. Economic differences hold no bearing upon prominence within the society. For example a cook and a doctor have equal access to societal possessions |
| rank | economic resources and power are equal to all social groups, but prominence is unequally distributed. Often a ruler or chief maintain the highest prominence and status |
| class | there is unequal distribution in economic resources, power and prominence among social groups. it can be a closed system (no ability to move into a higher rank) or an open system (the ability to move to a higher rank) |
| socialization | the acceptance and practice of behavior patterns of a culture (following the norms) |
| acculturation | the modification and adaptation of an individual or group as a result of contact or interaction with another culture. it can also be the manner by which an individual learns a culture |
| stereotypes | unsophisticated and strongly held beliefs about the characteristics of a group of people |
| three developmental theorists | Piaget, Freud, Erikson |
| Piaget | sensori-motor (0-2), pre-operational (2-7), concrete operational (7-11), formal operations (12+) |
| Freud | oral (infancy), anal (1-3), phallic (3-5), latency (6-puberty), genital (after puberty) |
| Erikson | trust v mistrust(0-1.5),autonomy v self-doubt(1.5-3),initiative v guild(3-6), competence v inferiority(6-puberty), identity v role confusion(adole),intimacy v isolation(early adult),generativity v stagnation(mid adult), ego-integrity v despair(late adult) |
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