“Man’s Three Humiliations”

Part I

Pick five (5) of the terms from the list below and write thorough definitions for each one. (10 points maximum)

Biological science

“Man’s Three Humiliations”

Imre Lakatos

Scientific method

The Enlightenment

DNA

Evolution

Demograhy

The Experimental Method

Species

Culture

Malthusian Theory

Ethnocentrism

Mores

Johnson’s “Culture Police” Effect

Social mobility

Industrial Revolution

Anthropocene Age

Technology

Part II (41 points total)

Answer the following questions in the space provided.

1. Scientific knowledge is knowledge that has been systematically. . . (2 points)?

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2. Name the two major fields of science (2 points)

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3. Name the two primary fields of anthropology (2 points)

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4. Pick one of the primary fields from question three and name two subfields associated with it (2 points)

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5. Name, in order, the nine steps of a reasonable approach (scientific method) to solving a problem in the social sciences (9 points)

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6. Name two attitudes that must be present in society for scientific inquiry to be possible (2 points)

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7. Name three causes of cultural/social change that we talked about (3 points)

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8. Name three methods that social scientists employ (3 points)

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9. Name two current research designs used in the social sciences (2 points)

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10. Name two of the ideas expressed in Charles Darwin’s On the Origin of Species (2 points)

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11. Name one of the ideologies that challenges Darwin’s evolutionary theories (1 point)

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12. Name three systems of social stratification (3 points)

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13. Name three requirements of societal living (3 points)

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14. Name the five primary characteristics of culture (5 points)

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Part III

1. Identify the discipline that matches the following definitions. Write the correct answer in the space provided (11 points)

1. The study of the ways in which men and women make a living

1. The study of social arrangements to maintain peace and order within a given society

1. The study of the mind and personality of the individual

1. The study of the natural environment and how it influences social and cultural development

1. The study of past events

1. The systematic study of the relationships among people

1. A body of official rules and regulations, generally found in constitutions, legislation, and judicial opinions, that is used to govern a society and to control the behavior of its members

1. Primarily concerned with attempts to express spiritual and aesthetic values, and discover the meaning of life

1. The study of the nature, extent and causes of crime

1. Efforts by more mature members of a group to teach each new generation the beliefs, way-of-life, values, knowledge, and skills of the group

1. The study of the relationship between biological traits and socially acquired characteristics/ the study of human beings

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1. Match the human ancestor to the relative dates of its existence. Write the letter in the space provided. (6 points)

1. 3.6 to 2.9 million years ago
2. 3.0 to 2.3 million years ago
3. 1.9 to 1.6 million years ago
4. 1.7 million years ago to 250,000 years ago
5. 230,000 to 30,000 years ago
6. First appear @120,000 years ago

Homo sapiens sapiens ___

Homo erectus ___

Homo habilis ___

Homo sapiens neanderthalensis ___

Australopithecus africanus ___

Australopithecus afarensis ___

III. True or false. Write in “T” for true and “F” for false in the space provided. (7 points)

1. All social scientists agree on what they do or should be doing. ____

2. The scientific method is exactly the same for both branches of the sciences. ____

3. Controlled experiments are difficult for most social scientists. ____

4. Natural selection accounts for all evolutionary change.____

5. Machines reduce the need for human skills, decreases job opportunities, and decreases overall employment. ____

6. The term “hominid/Hominin” refers specifically to all species on our side of the last common ancestor of humans and living apes. ____

7. The social class system is closely associated with industrial societies. ____