Question 1

Compare applied and pure anthropology.List at least three characteristics that they share.

Accepted Answer

They share a similar methodolo

Question 2

Which statement about applied anthropology is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  It has always been more prestigious than theoretical anthropology. 
B)  It is less popular today than it was 20 years ago. 
C)  It is primarily aimed at testing new theories. 
D)  It is carried out exclusively in developing countries. 
E)  It is problem-oriented. 
A)  It has always been more prestigious than theoretical anthropology. 
B)  It is less popular today than it was 20 years ago. 
C)  It is primarily aimed at testing new theories. 
D)  It is carried out exclusively in developing countries. 
E)  It is problem-oriented.

Question 3

Studies of social issues are considered less applied than policy studies,according to the continuum suggested by Alexander Ervin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which statement about applied anthropology is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Applied and pure anthropology are sometimes hard to distinguish. 
B)  Applied anthropology played an important role in WWII. 
C)  Applied anthropology is a rapidly growing specialty within the discipline in recent decades. 
D)  All applied anthropologists play the role of advocate in their fieldsite. 
E)  Both applied and pure anthropologists use much of the same type of methodology. 
A)  Applied and pure anthropology are sometimes hard to distinguish. 
B)  Applied anthropology played an important role in WWII. 
C)  Applied anthropology is a rapidly growing specialty within the discipline in recent decades. 
D)  All applied anthropologists play the role of advocate in their fieldsite. 
E)  Both applied and pure anthropologists use much of the same type of methodology.

Question 5

There are more anthropologists working today to influence public policy decisions that there were 50 years ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Barker's applied anthropological research on the Marshall Islands is significant for all of the following reasons except:

Accepted Answer

A)  it served as an instructional project to help other applied anthropologists best use scientific date to influence contemporary social problems. 
B)  it served as research to support compensation claims for those who suffered while living in the Marshall Islands. 
C)  it served a political model for all citizens in the United States on how best to confront corporations who exploit indigenous peoples. 
D)  it demonstrated the enormous impact that nuclear testing can have on the environment and local lives. 
E)  it modeled how applied anthropologists and advocates can help survivors seek their rights. 
A)  it served as an instructional project to help other applied anthropologists best use scientific date to influence contemporary social problems. 
B)  it served as research to support compensation claims for those who suffered while living in the Marshall Islands. 
C)  it served a political model for all citizens in the United States on how best to confront corporations who exploit indigenous peoples. 
D)  it demonstrated the enormous impact that nuclear testing can have on the environment and local lives. 
E)  it modeled how applied anthropologists and advocates can help survivors seek their rights.

Question 7

The U.S.government is responsible for the nuclear testing that occurred in the 1970s on the island of Truk.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Anthropology aimed very purposefully at practical results is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  modernization anthropology. 
B)  applied anthropology. 
C)  theoretical anthropology. 
D)  new age anthropology. 
E)  globalization anthropology, 
A)  modernization anthropology. 
B)  applied anthropology. 
C)  theoretical anthropology. 
D)  new age anthropology. 
E)  globalization anthropology,

Question 9

Which of the following specialties did not emerge from the practice of applied anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental anthropology 
B)  Cultural anthropology 
C)  Medical anthropology 
D)  Political anthropology 
E)  Educational anthropology 
A)  Environmental anthropology 
B)  Cultural anthropology 
C)  Medical anthropology 
D)  Political anthropology 
E)  Educational anthropology

Question 10

What is the process that is involved in becoming a professional practicing anthropologist?

Accepted Answer

The most customary p

Compare applied and pure anthropology.List at least three characteristics that they share.

Which statement about applied anthropology is true?

Studies of social issues are considered less applied than policy studies,according to the continuum suggested by Alexander Ervin.

Which statement about applied anthropology is false?

There are more anthropologists working today to influence public policy decisions that there were 50 years ago.

Barker's applied anthropological research on the Marshall Islands is significant for all of the following reasons except:

The U.S.government is responsible for the nuclear testing that occurred in the 1970s on the island of Truk.

Anthropology aimed very purposefully at practical results is referred to as:

Which of the following specialties did not emerge from the practice of applied anthropology?

What is the process that is involved in becoming a professional practicing anthropologist?

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

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Exam 3: Applied Anthropology

Compare applied and pure anthropology.List at least three characteristics that they share.

Which statement about applied anthropology is true?

Studies of social issues are considered less applied than policy studies,according to the continuum suggested by Alexander Ervin.

Which statement about applied anthropology is false?

There are more anthropologists working today to influence public policy decisions that there were 50 years ago.

Barker's applied anthropological research on the Marshall Islands is significant for all of the following reasons except:

The U.S.government is responsible for the nuclear testing that occurred in the 1970s on the island of Truk.

Anthropology aimed very purposefully at practical results is referred to as:

Which of the following specialties did not emerge from the practice of applied anthropology?

What is the process that is involved in becoming a professional practicing anthropologist?

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

The Growth of Anthropological Theory

Methods in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Subsistence Patterns

Economics

Marriage and the Family

Kinship and Descent

Sex and Gender

Social Stratification

Political Organization and Social Control

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

The Modern World Order, Global Challenges, and the Role of Applied Anthropology

Filters