Question 1

What are the reasons for differences in intelligence,one population to another?

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons for difference

Question 2

The story of Ota Benga illustrates many characteristics of the social and cultural history of race in the U.S.Discuss the importance of this chapter in history and what it tells us about race in general.

Accepted Answer

The story of Ota Benga is a tragic and d

Question 3

Discuss the reasons why a racial approach to human variation is unproductive.

Accepted Answer

A racial approach to human variation is

Question 4

What is the role of melanin in human adaptation?

Accepted Answer

Melanin plays a crucial role in human ad

Question 5

Why are intelligence tests increasingly becoming the subject of controversy?

Accepted Answer

Intelligence tests have been the subject

Question 6

How is the concept of intelligence defined? Could there be a genetic link to intelligence,and if so,will scientists be able to quantify the data necessary to support the genetic basis?

Accepted Answer

The concept of intelligence is often def

Question 7

The social environment contributes enormously to intelligence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

German physician Johan Blumenbach divided humans into racial types by:

Accepted Answer

A) intelligence. 
B) height. 
C) geographical origin. 
D) genealogy. 
E) hierarchy. 
A) intelligence. 
B) height. 
C) geographical origin. 
D) genealogy. 
E) hierarchy.

Question 9

How is skin color affected by the historic movement of certain populations from their original homelands to other regions,the practice of selective mating,or both?

Accepted Answer

Skin color is a trait that is largely de

Question 10

Up until 6,000 years ago,the__________________in humans permitted efficient storage of fat to draw on in times of food shortage,and in times of scarcity conserved glucose for use in brain and red blood cells,as well as nitrogen through its diminished exertion.

Accepted Answer

A) thrifty hormones 
B) non-thrifty genotype 
C) polytypic genotype 
D) conservative genotype 
E) thrifty genotype 
A) thrifty hormones 
B) non-thrifty genotype 
C) polytypic genotype 
D) conservative genotype 
E) thrifty genotype

Question 11

A doctrine by which one group justifies the dehumanization of others based on their distinctive physical characteristics is called:

Accepted Answer

A) racism. 
B) discrimination. 
C) hypodescent. 
D) genocide. 
E) ethnocide. 
A) racism. 
B) discrimination. 
C) hypodescent. 
D) genocide. 
E) ethnocide.

Question 12

Until__________________years ago,the genus Homo exclusively inhabited the tropics,and it is likely that lightly pigmented skins are a recent development in human history.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 million 
B) 800,000 
C) 200,000 
D) 40,000 
E) 10,000 
A) 1 million 
B) 800,000 
C) 200,000 
D) 40,000 
E) 10,000

Question 13

You are related to every other human being.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is ethnic plastic surgery? Provide an example of this.

Accepted Answer

Ethnic plastic surgery refers to cosmeti

Question 15

Describe how fava beans can act as adaptive agents.

Accepted Answer

Fava beans can act as adaptive agents in

Question 16

Describe the ethnocentric bias inherent in the work of Johan Blumenbach.

Accepted Answer

Johann Blumenbach, a German anthropologi

Question 17

Though there are studies focusing on the differences in intelligence from one population to another,these studies are flawed in many ways.Identify and discuss the flaws in such studies.

Accepted Answer

There are several flaws in studies that

Question 18

The fact that children adopted into privileged families can boost their IQs by 20 points is evidence that:

Accepted Answer

A) the major cause of intelligence is heredity. 
B) environment has very little influence on intelligence. 
C) some races are more intelligent than others. 
D) environment has an enormous effect on intelligence. 
E) one's race is determined by birth order and where one lives. 
A) the major cause of intelligence is heredity. 
B) environment has very little influence on intelligence. 
C) some races are more intelligent than others. 
D) environment has an enormous effect on intelligence. 
E) one's race is determined by birth order and where one lives.

Question 19

In a study of the differences between populations of humans,Richard Lewontin found that the total amount of genetic variation between groups is:

Accepted Answer

A) 37%. 
B) 23%. 
C) 14%. 
D) 11%. 
E) 7%. 
A) 37%. 
B) 23%. 
C) 14%. 
D) 11%. 
E) 7%.

Question 20

What is the importance of ancestry research based on mitochondrial DNA?

Accepted Answer

A) It allows individual to trace disease in their family lines that could be potentially fatal. 
B) It shows the importance of cultural beliefs and the symbolic power of demonstrated ancestry. 
C) It allows us to reconstruct the human evolutionary tree and better understand our history. 
D) It allows us to identify how our family migrated and also identify our distinct biological heritage. 
E) It provides individuals with a valid way to trace inheritance and gain access to legal representation. 
A) It allows individual to trace disease in their family lines that could be potentially fatal. 
B) It shows the importance of cultural beliefs and the symbolic power of demonstrated ancestry. 
C) It allows us to reconstruct the human evolutionary tree and better understand our history. 
D) It allows us to identify how our family migrated and also identify our distinct biological heritage. 
E) It provides individuals with a valid way to trace inheritance and gain access to legal representation.

Exam 11: Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

What are the reasons for differences in intelligence,one population to another?

The story of Ota Benga illustrates many characteristics of the social and cultural history of race in the U.S.Discuss the importance of this chapter in history and what it tells us about race in general.

Discuss the reasons why a racial approach to human variation is unproductive.

What is the role of melanin in human adaptation?

Why are intelligence tests increasingly becoming the subject of controversy?

How is the concept of intelligence defined? Could there be a genetic link to intelligence,and if so,will scientists be able to quantify the data necessary to support the genetic basis?

The social environment contributes enormously to intelligence.

German physician Johan Blumenbach divided humans into racial types by:

How is skin color affected by the historic movement of certain populations from their original homelands to other regions,the practice of selective mating,or both?

Up until 6,000 years ago,the__________________in humans permitted efficient storage of fat to draw on in times of food shortage,and in times of scarcity conserved glucose for use in brain and red blood cells,as well as nitrogen through its diminished exertion.

A doctrine by which one group justifies the dehumanization of others based on their distinctive physical characteristics is called:

Until__________________years ago,the genus Homo exclusively inhabited the tropics,and it is likely that lightly pigmented skins are a recent development in human history.

You are related to every other human being.

What is ethnic plastic surgery? Provide an example of this.

Describe how fava beans can act as adaptive agents.

Describe the ethnocentric bias inherent in the work of Johan Blumenbach.

Though there are studies focusing on the differences in intelligence from one population to another,these studies are flawed in many ways.Identify and discuss the flaws in such studies.

The fact that children adopted into privileged families can boost their IQs by 20 points is evidence that:

In a study of the differences between populations of humans,Richard Lewontin found that the total amount of genetic variation between groups is:

What is the importance of ancestry research based on mitochondrial DNA?

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

The Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

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