Exam 25: Processes of Cultural Change

Why has it been suggested that it would be impossible for most peoples of the world to achieve something resembling a middle-class standard of living comparable to that of many people in the Western world in the near future?

Distinguish between a revolution and a rebellion or insurgency.

Which of the following is not a phase typically associated with revitalization movements?

In Bolivia,the revitalization movement Qullasuyu promises material riches to indigenous Andean farmers.

The deliberate use of basic ideas in some practical application,such as making use of the knowledge of how electricity works to develop the telephone,is called a(n):

Discuss the process of modernization and its effect on societies.Be specific.

Cargo cults occur primarily during moments of high social stress.

Reactions of indigenous peoples to changes forced upon them vary considerably.Describe how various groups have reacted to forced change.

__________________ founded the Institute for Development Anthropology and has made pioneering contributions to applied anthropology.

The burden of modernization in developing countries falls mostly on:

Which of the following statements about the Yanomami is incorrect?

Cultural absorption of an ethnic minority is called accommodation.

All of the following statements about cargo cults are correct except:

Using the Sámi as an example,explain how indigenous peoples have made accommodation to some forms of modernization.

Carol Jenkins' work in Papua New Guinea suggests that modernization may help eradicate most diseases.

Discuss the importance that anthropology has in the search for the emergence of new diseases.

Ethnocide is represented by each of the following except:

Applied anthropology began in the 1960s as a way of improving life in developing countries.

Which system was adopted by the French in 1795 and then adopted by neighboring countries?

With the process of modernization,literacy and social mobility increase.