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?