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DSST General Anthropology exam covers the basics of anthropology: theoretical perspectives; physical anthropology; archaeology; social organization; economic organization; political organization; religion; and modernization and application of anthropology.
The exam contains 100 questions to be answered in 2 hours.
Exam contents, in brief: I. Anthropology: Methodologies and Disciplines – 10% a. Physical anthropology b. Cultural Anthropology c. Linguistics d. Archaeology e. Applied anthropology
2. History and Theory – 10% a. Ethnographies and perspectives b. Sex and Gender c. Race and ethnicity d. Cultural ecology
3. Physical Anthropology – 13% a. Genetic principles b. Evolutionary principles c. Primatology d. Paleontology 2. Fossil hominids
4. Archaeology – 10% a. Methodology b. Paleolithic and Mesolithic c. Neolithic d. Development of civilization and urban societies e. Material culture
5. Cultural Systems and Processes – 14% a. Components of culture b. Symbolic Systems c. Language and communication d. Cultural diffusion e. Cultural universals, sub-cultures and counter cultures f. World system and colonialism g. Arts and Media
6. Social Organization – 10% a. Marriage and family patterns b. Kinship and descent groups c. Social and economic stratification
7. Economic and Political Organization –10% a. Political systems b. Subsistence and settlement patterns c. Trade, reciprocity, redistribution, and market exchange d. Modern political systems e. Globalization and the Environment
8. Religion – 11% a. Belief Systems b. Formal institutions c. Informal organizations d. Religious practices and practitioners e. Rituals
9. Anthropology in the Global Age 12% a. Applied anthropology b. Cultural preservation c. Directed and spontaneous cultural change d. Future Directions 1. Environment 2. Cultural resource management 3. Indigenous survival and global culture 4. Digital world
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