Cultural relativism is an anthropological method that tells us to set aside our own biases to try to understand another culture.

Most cultural traits are transmitted genetically from parent to child.

Cultural anthropologists study past cultures by excavating sites where long-dead people lived and worked.

The founding father of American anthropology was:

The method of withholding judgment about seemingly strange or exotic beliefs and practices is called:

Unilinear evolutionary theory suggests that all cultures evolve in the same way, and that some cultures are more advanced than others.

The daily body ritual the Nacirema perform is called the "mouth rite" and reflects their interest in and disgust with the mouth.

You are living with Eskimo people. Their life is hard and they have few resources. The mother has just given birth to a fifth child and they are facing a very harsh winter. The mother takes the baby outside, dashes his head on a rock, and leaves him to die. An anthropologist who is trying to understand the practice from the Eskimo’s perspective is taking an:

Multilinear evolutionary theory is the viewpoint that all cultures evolve in their own way and that no culture is more evolved than any other.

What is the central belief that underlies the Nacirema's cultural practices and beliefs?

The primary practitioners of magic among the Nacirema include the "holy mouth men", the medicine men of the latipso, and the "listener" who exorcises demons from the heads of patients.

Miner concludes that the Nacirema are are a "magic-ridden"people.

Anthropologists believe that culture is made up of symbols.

You are living with Eskimo people. Their life is hard and they have few resources. The mother has just given birth to a fifth child and they are facing a very harsh winter. The mother takes the baby outside, dashes his head on a rock, and leaves him to die. It is difficult to understand this practice from an outsider’s perspective due to:

Using an ethnocentric perspective when studying cultures will help an anthropologist to gain an emic perspective.