Exam 18: Economic Systems

Explain why the following statement is ethnocentric: "In all societies,the prevailing reality of life has been the inadequacy of output to fill the wants and needs of people."

Economics has a powerful effect on society.What forms of social mobilization have resulted when economic policies were considered detrimental to the community?

Which of the following is the fundamental characteristic of the market in non-Western societies?

Economic behavior can be analyzed in purely economic terms without ignoring crucial noneconomic considerations.

What is a leveling mechanism? Discuss and provide an example.

Which of the following statements is correct?

Discuss the impact of modern technology on labor divisions based on gender.

How did the introduction of money change the marketplace?

A customary practice such as hosting a birthday party is an example of negative reciprocity.

The concept that by obligation wealthier members of the community give to less wealthy members so that no one accumulates more wealth than anyone else is called:

Every fall,a group of about 600 migrants travels to Maine to work on the apple harvest.They are contacted by a labor recruiter in their home country and given temporary foreign farm work visas.Often,they must change aspects of their physical appearance to be seen as more "employable." Where are they from?

What is a remittance?

Distinguish between market exchange and marketplace.

What are the social and economic benefits of cooperative labor? Consider various types of economic systems in your answer.

Name and describe three different divisions of labor by gender.

What is a remittance?

Anthropologist Rosita Worl is a member of which Native American tribal group?

Anthropologists focus on culture as a way of explaining economic behavior.

Cooperative work groups are found:

Food producers have less craft specialization than food foragers.