Question 1

One problem that exists in housing is in rapidly growing cities which contain squatter settlements which are often

Accepted Answer

A)  small areas of fairly nice housing. 
B)  dwellings that are typically declared illegal often because the homes violate building codes. 
C)  large areas of suburbia. 
D)  permanent living areas of people who have lived in the area for decades. 
A)  small areas of fairly nice housing. 
B)  dwellings that are typically declared illegal often because the homes violate building codes. 
C)  large areas of suburbia. 
D)  permanent living areas of people who have lived in the area for decades.

Question 2

People in nonindustrial societies mostly go to war

Accepted Answer

A)  out of self-defense. 
B)  for religious reasons. 
C)  as an unconscious means of population control. 
D)  as a hedge against the unpredictability of natural disasters. 
A)  out of self-defense. 
B)  for religious reasons. 
C)  as an unconscious means of population control. 
D)  as a hedge against the unpredictability of natural disasters.

Question 3

As of the 1980's, what percentage of the people in five of El Salvador's major cities lived in illegal dwellings?

Accepted Answer

A)  40 
B)  57 
C)  67 
D)  72 
A)  40 
B)  57 
C)  67 
D)  72

Question 4

What legitimizes violence just as war seems to?

Accepted Answer

A)  homicide 
B)  defending territory 
C)  unemployment 
D)  capital punishment 
A)  homicide 
B)  defending territory 
C)  unemployment 
D)  capital punishment

Question 5

What type of national political systems rarely fight each other?

Accepted Answer

A)  totalitarian dictatorships 
B)  participatory governments 
C)  government by tribunal 
D)  fascist dictatorships 
A)  totalitarian dictatorships 
B)  participatory governments 
C)  government by tribunal 
D)  fascist dictatorships

Question 6

Why do climatic and other events in the physical environment become disasters?

Accepted Answer

A)  because people are killed 
B)  because of the lack of medical knowledge 
C)  because of conditions in the natural environment 
D)  because of conditions in the social environment 
A)  because people are killed 
B)  because of the lack of medical knowledge 
C)  because of conditions in the natural environment 
D)  because of conditions in the social environment

Question 7

There are many societies which practice infanticide for various reasons. These include

Accepted Answer

A)  illegitimacy. 
B)  deformities. 
C)  too many children. 
D)  all of the above. 
A)  illegitimacy. 
B)  deformities. 
C)  too many children. 
D)  all of the above.

Question 8

In India, what may be the cause for the uneven distribution of food and other supplies provided to flood victims by the government?

Accepted Answer

A)  rules of social and gender stratification 
B)  rules of descent 
C)  ethnic biases 
D)  retribution 
A)  rules of social and gender stratification 
B)  rules of descent 
C)  ethnic biases 
D)  retribution

Question 9

Anthropologists think they can contribute to solving global social problems because

Accepted Answer

A)  it is possible to discover the causes of a problem and we assume we can do something about the causes. 
B)  anthropologists have always solved every problem before. 
C)  the solutions used in the ancient past, always work today. 
D)  they know a lot about causes of problems. 
A)  it is possible to discover the causes of a problem and we assume we can do something about the causes. 
B)  anthropologists have always solved every problem before. 
C)  the solutions used in the ancient past, always work today. 
D)  they know a lot about causes of problems.

Question 10

The contrast between homelessness in the United States and Australia makes it clear that the cause or causes of homelessness is/are

Accepted Answer

A)  mental illness. 
B)  poverty and disability. 
C)  social and medical policies. 
D)  social and political policies. 
A)  mental illness. 
B)  poverty and disability. 
C)  social and medical policies. 
D)  social and political policies.

Question 11

Property crimes increase with increases in

Accepted Answer

A)  homicide. 
B)  child abuse. 
C)  unemployment. 
D)  capital punishment. 
A)  homicide. 
B)  child abuse. 
C)  unemployment. 
D)  capital punishment.

Question 12

Why do anthropologists feel that they can solve social problems?

Accepted Answer

Anthropologists believe they can contrib

Question 13

Why are homicide rates associated with war? What happens after a war?

Accepted Answer

Homicide rates are often associated with

Question 14

Societies that have violent methods of conflict resolution within communities, physical punishment of criminals, high frequency of warfare, and cruelty toward enemies generally have more

Accepted Answer

A)  homicide. 
B)  child abuse. 
C)  wife beating. 
D)  husband abuse. 
A)  homicide. 
B)  child abuse. 
C)  wife beating. 
D)  husband abuse.

Question 15

What constitutes a natural disaster? What can we do to alleviate these types of problems? (You may take just one example and expand on it.)

Accepted Answer

A natural disaster is a catastrophic eve

Question 16

What percent of the violence against women comes from a male intimate partner, such as a husband?

Accepted Answer

A)  50% 
B)  65% 
C)  75% 
D)  90% 
A)  50% 
B)  65% 
C)  75% 
D)  90%

Question 17

Why is it that a crime in one society is not necessarily a crime in another?

Accepted Answer

A)  because it depends on the judges in any culture 
B)  because crime is not totally universal 
C)  because cultures have different viewpoints of behavior and different laws 
D)  no one really knows why, but it happens this way 
A)  because it depends on the judges in any culture 
B)  because crime is not totally universal 
C)  because cultures have different viewpoints of behavior and different laws 
D)  no one really knows why, but it happens this way

Exam 28: Global Problems

One problem that exists in housing is in rapidly growing cities which contain squatter settlements which are often

People in nonindustrial societies mostly go to war

As of the 1980's, what percentage of the people in five of El Salvador's major cities lived in illegal dwellings?

What legitimizes violence just as war seems to?

What type of national political systems rarely fight each other?

Why do climatic and other events in the physical environment become disasters?

There are many societies which practice infanticide for various reasons. These include

In India, what may be the cause for the uneven distribution of food and other supplies provided to flood victims by the government?

Anthropologists think they can contribute to solving global social problems because

The contrast between homelessness in the United States and Australia makes it clear that the cause or causes of homelessness is/are

Property crimes increase with increases in

Why do anthropologists feel that they can solve social problems?

Why are homicide rates associated with war? What happens after a war?

Societies that have violent methods of conflict resolution within communities, physical punishment of criminals, high frequency of warfare, and cruelty toward enemies generally have more

What constitutes a natural disaster? What can we do to alleviate these types of problems? (You may take just one example and expand on it.)

What percent of the violence against women comes from a male intimate partner, such as a husband?

Why is it that a crime in one society is not necessarily a crime in another?

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