Question 1

Since bands lack formalized law, they have no way of settling disputes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

According to Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault, it is easier and more effective to dominate people in their minds than to try to control their bodies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

In an ethnographic field study of political systems in northern Mozambique, Nicholas Kottak found that avoiding shame can be an effective control against breaking social norms. This example of how shame can be a powerful social sanction

Accepted Answer

A)  joins the work of many other anthropologists that cite the importance of informal processes of social control, including gossip and stigma. 
B)  is unique among ethnographic cases illustrating the variety of sociopolitical systems that exist in the world today. 
C)  is often a key component of the formal processes of social control. 
D)  is an indication that women tend to suffer from the consequences of shame more than men do. 
E)  is evidence that shame is a cultural universal. 
A)  joins the work of many other anthropologists that cite the importance of informal processes of social control, including gossip and stigma. 
B)  is unique among ethnographic cases illustrating the variety of sociopolitical systems that exist in the world today. 
C)  is often a key component of the formal processes of social control. 
D)  is an indication that women tend to suffer from the consequences of shame more than men do. 
E)  is evidence that shame is a cultural universal. A

Question 4

Stratum endogamy is restricted to chiefdoms, wherein chiefs occupied a formal elite stratum in society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Population control in states refers to the police and military.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

According to Max Weber, prestige is the basis of

Accepted Answer

A)  social status. 
B)  economic status. 
C)  political status. 
D)  power. 
E)  political capital. 
A)  social status. 
B)  economic status. 
C)  political status. 
D)  power. 
E)  political capital.

Question 7

Social controls refers to the fields of the social system-beliefs, practices, and institutions-that are most actively involved in the maintenance of norms and the regulation of conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The efficacy of social control depends on how clearly people envision the sanctions that an antisocial act might trigger.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Kottak prefers the term sociopolitical organization to Morton Fried's term political organization in discussing the regulation or management of interrelations among groups and their representatives. This is because

Accepted Answer

A)  the term sociopolitical is more politically correct. 
B)  Fried's definition is much less applicable to nonstates, in which it is often difficult to detect any public policy. 
C)  the term political refers only to contemporary Western states. 
D)  sociopolitical is the term the founders of anthropology used to refer to the regulation or management of interrelations among groups and their representatives. 
E)  anthropologists and political scientists have an interest in political systems and organization, but they cannot agree on the same terminology. 
A)  the term sociopolitical is more politically correct. 
B)  Fried's definition is much less applicable to nonstates, in which it is often difficult to detect any public policy. 
C)  the term political refers only to contemporary Western states. 
D)  sociopolitical is the term the founders of anthropology used to refer to the regulation or management of interrelations among groups and their representatives. 
E)  anthropologists and political scientists have an interest in political systems and organization, but they cannot agree on the same terminology.

Question 10

What is an age set?

Accepted Answer

A)  a group uniting men born during a certain span of time in some pastoral African societies 
B)  a pantribal sodality that represents a certain level of achievement in the society, much like the stages of an undergraduate's progress through college 
C)  a village council 
D)  all men and women related by virtue of matrilineal descent from a nonhuman apical ancestor 
E)  all men and women related by virtue of patrilineal descent from a human apical ancestor 
A)  a group uniting men born during a certain span of time in some pastoral African societies 
B)  a pantribal sodality that represents a certain level of achievement in the society, much like the stages of an undergraduate's progress through college 
C)  a village council 
D)  all men and women related by virtue of matrilineal descent from a nonhuman apical ancestor 
E)  all men and women related by virtue of patrilineal descent from a human apical ancestor

Question 11

How do chiefdoms differ from states?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chiefdoms are based on differential access. 
B)  Chiefdoms lack socioeconomic stratification and stratum endogamy. 
C)  Chiefdoms have permanent political regulation. 
D)  Chiefdoms lack ascribed statuses. 
E)  Chiefdoms have full-time religious specialists. 
A)  Chiefdoms are based on differential access. 
B)  Chiefdoms lack socioeconomic stratification and stratum endogamy. 
C)  Chiefdoms have permanent political regulation. 
D)  Chiefdoms lack ascribed statuses. 
E)  Chiefdoms have full-time religious specialists.

Question 12

Foraging economies are usually associated with which type of sociopolitical organization?

Accepted Answer

A)  primate 
B)  tribal 
C)  band 
D)  state 
E)  chiefdom 
A)  primate 
B)  tribal 
C)  band 
D)  state 
E)  chiefdom

Question 13

In tribal societies, the village head leads by example and through persuasion; he lacks the ability to force people to do things.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A fiscal system includes the judges, laws, and courts that resolve conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The elites of archaic states restricted access to sumptuary goods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

The Inuit song battle is

Accepted Answer

A)  a widespread feature of tribal society. 
B)  used to initiate colonial strategies. 
C)  sometimes the occasion for a "treacherous feast." 
D)  a ritualized means of designating hunting lands. 
E)  a means of resolving disputes in order to forestall open conflict. 
A)  a widespread feature of tribal society. 
B)  used to initiate colonial strategies. 
C)  sometimes the occasion for a "treacherous feast." 
D)  a ritualized means of designating hunting lands. 
E)  a means of resolving disputes in order to forestall open conflict.

Question 17

Despite the analytical usefulness of learning about anthropologist Elman Service's typology of political organization into bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states, it is important to remember that

Accepted Answer

A)  Bronislaw Malinowski first came up with this typology. 
B)  none of these political entities, or polities, can be studied as a self-contained form of political organization, because all exist within nation-states. 
C)  it applies only to the reality of societies in the so-called Third World. 
D)  people all over the world vocally reject being classified under such a typology and typically express their anger through hidden transcripts. 
E)  it has no practical value in ethnographic research, only in theoretical anthropology. 
A)  Bronislaw Malinowski first came up with this typology. 
B)  none of these political entities, or polities, can be studied as a self-contained form of political organization, because all exist within nation-states. 
C)  it applies only to the reality of societies in the so-called Third World. 
D)  people all over the world vocally reject being classified under such a typology and typically express their anger through hidden transcripts. 
E)  it has no practical value in ethnographic research, only in theoretical anthropology.

Question 18

The sociopolitical organization of foragers tends to be bands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In the anthropological study of political systems, social control maintains social norms (cultural standards) and regulates conflict. Which of the following is NOT a form of social control?

Accepted Answer

A)  exogamy 
B)  shame 
C)  making subordinates believe they will eventually gain power 
D)  hegemony 
E)  gossip 
A)  exogamy 
B)  shame 
C)  making subordinates believe they will eventually gain power 
D)  hegemony 
E)  gossip

Question 20

In chiefdoms, chiefs occupy formal offices and administer or regulate a series of villages.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Since bands lack formalized law, they have no way of settling disputes.

According to Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault, it is easier and more effective to dominate people in their minds than to try to control their bodies.

In an ethnographic field study of political systems in northern Mozambique, Nicholas Kottak found that avoiding shame can be an effective control against breaking social norms. This example of how shame can be a powerful social sanction

Stratum endogamy is restricted to chiefdoms, wherein chiefs occupied a formal elite stratum in society.

Population control in states refers to the police and military.

According to Max Weber, prestige is the basis of

Social controls refers to the fields of the social system-beliefs, practices, and institutions-that are most actively involved in the maintenance of norms and the regulation of conflict.

The efficacy of social control depends on how clearly people envision the sanctions that an antisocial act might trigger.

Kottak prefers the term sociopolitical organization to Morton Fried's term political organization in discussing the regulation or management of interrelations among groups and their representatives. This is because

What is an age set?

How do chiefdoms differ from states?

Foraging economies are usually associated with which type of sociopolitical organization?

In tribal societies, the village head leads by example and through persuasion; he lacks the ability to force people to do things.

A fiscal system includes the judges, laws, and courts that resolve conflicts.

The elites of archaic states restricted access to sumptuary goods.

The Inuit song battle is

Despite the analytical usefulness of learning about anthropologist Elman Service's typology of political organization into bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states, it is important to remember that

The sociopolitical organization of foragers tends to be bands.

In the anthropological study of political systems, social control maintains social norms (cultural standards) and regulates conflict. Which of the following is NOT a form of social control?

In chiefdoms, chiefs occupy formal offices and administer or regulate a series of villages.

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Exam 12: Political Systems

Since bands lack formalized law, they have no way of settling disputes.

According to Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault, it is easier and more effective to dominate people in their minds than to try to control their bodies.

In an ethnographic field study of political systems in northern Mozambique, Nicholas Kottak found that avoiding shame can be an effective control against breaking social norms. This example of how shame can be a powerful social sanction

Stratum endogamy is restricted to chiefdoms, wherein chiefs occupied a formal elite stratum in society.

Population control in states refers to the police and military.

According to Max Weber, prestige is the basis of

Social controls refers to the fields of the social system-beliefs, practices, and institutions-that are most actively involved in the maintenance of norms and the regulation of conflict.

The efficacy of social control depends on how clearly people envision the sanctions that an antisocial act might trigger.

Kottak prefers the term sociopolitical organization to Morton Fried's term political organization in discussing the regulation or management of interrelations among groups and their representatives. This is because

What is an age set?

How do chiefdoms differ from states?

Foraging economies are usually associated with which type of sociopolitical organization?

In tribal societies, the village head leads by example and through persuasion; he lacks the ability to force people to do things.

A fiscal system includes the judges, laws, and courts that resolve conflicts.

The elites of archaic states restricted access to sumptuary goods.

The Inuit song battle is

Despite the analytical usefulness of learning about anthropologist Elman Service's typology of political organization into bands, tribes, chiefdoms, and states, it is important to remember that

The sociopolitical organization of foragers tends to be bands.

In the anthropological study of political systems, social control maintains social norms (cultural standards) and regulates conflict. Which of the following is NOT a form of social control?

In chiefdoms, chiefs occupy formal offices and administer or regulate a series of villages.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System, Colonialism, and Inequality

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters