Question 1

What do the Kurds living in Turkey,the French living in Canada,and the Chechens living in Russia all have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They all share the same religion. 
B)  They are all seeking statehood or expanded autonomy. 
C)  They are all at the same level of economic development. 
D)  They are all tribal societies. 
E)  They speak the same languages. 
A)  They all share the same religion. 
B)  They are all seeking statehood or expanded autonomy. 
C)  They are all at the same level of economic development. 
D)  They are all tribal societies. 
E)  They speak the same languages.

Question 2

Karl Wittfogel proposed the coercive theory of state formation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

A state society is a type of headless society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Religion does not play a central role in warfare,even though it is often invoked.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Corporate lineages function effectively to maintain social control because of all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  they have power to control the economic well being of their members. 
B)  they allow individuals to make their own marriage decisions. 
C)  they are socially intimate. 
D)  they have diffuse roles. 
E)  members derive their primary identity from them. 
A)  they have power to control the economic well being of their members. 
B)  they allow individuals to make their own marriage decisions. 
C)  they are socially intimate. 
D)  they have diffuse roles. 
E)  members derive their primary identity from them.

Question 6

What is a major difference between tribes and bands?

Accepted Answer

Tribal societies have certain

Question 7

Age set systems serve as mechanisms of social control because:

Accepted Answer

A)  they are associated with a belief that social deviance will cause one to suffer in the afterlife. 
B)  only members of an individual's own age set have any authority over him. 
C)  the members always spend a lot of time drinking together. 
D)  individuals' initiations almost always include an intense period of training in the norms and values of the society. 
E)  individuals are socially considered to be a corporate lineage group because they have been socialized as a group since birth. 
A)  they are associated with a belief that social deviance will cause one to suffer in the afterlife. 
B)  only members of an individual's own age set have any authority over him. 
C)  the members always spend a lot of time drinking together. 
D)  individuals' initiations almost always include an intense period of training in the norms and values of the society. 
E)  individuals are socially considered to be a corporate lineage group because they have been socialized as a group since birth.

Question 8

All of the following are reasons that food foragers do not engage in warfare except:

Accepted Answer

A)  they have no means of financing warfare. 
B)  they do not have large numbers of people. 
C)  they have no way of controlling people. 
D)  they do not control territorial boundaries. 
E)  they do not have as much hostility towards each other. 
A)  they have no means of financing warfare. 
B)  they do not have large numbers of people. 
C)  they have no way of controlling people. 
D)  they do not control territorial boundaries. 
E)  they do not have as much hostility towards each other.

Question 9

The global trend over the last several decades has been toward:

Accepted Answer

A)  a greater number of democracies. 
B)  a greater number of autocracies. 
C)  fewer free elections of political leaders. 
D)  greater repression of opposition political parties. 
E)  the evolution of a non-state social system. 
A)  a greater number of democracies. 
B)  a greater number of autocracies. 
C)  fewer free elections of political leaders. 
D)  greater repression of opposition political parties. 
E)  the evolution of a non-state social system.

Question 10

Which of the following is the primary mechanism that corporate lineage societies use to control and manage the marriage process?

Accepted Answer

A)  residence after marriage 
B)  degradation ceremonies 
C)  ancestor worship 
D)  remarriage compensation 
E)  bridewealth payment 
A)  residence after marriage 
B)  degradation ceremonies 
C)  ancestor worship 
D)  remarriage compensation 
E)  bridewealth payment

Question 11

The redistributive mode of distribution is predominantly found in:

Accepted Answer

A)  band societies. 
B)  chiefdoms. 
C)  state societies. 
D)  segmentary lineage societies. 
E)  horticultural societies. 
A)  band societies. 
B)  chiefdoms. 
C)  state societies. 
D)  segmentary lineage societies. 
E)  horticultural societies.

Question 12

Small-scale societies are less politically integrated than large-scale ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Social control in small-scale (acephalous)societies is maintained by all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  socialization. 
B)  degradation ceremonies. 
C)  corporate lineage structures. 
D)  positive sanctions. 
E)  deviance. 
A)  socialization. 
B)  degradation ceremonies. 
C)  corporate lineage structures. 
D)  positive sanctions. 
E)  deviance.

Question 14

The voluntaristic theory of state development argues that:

Accepted Answer

A)  state societies developed before agriculture. 
B)  state societies developed before occupational specialization. 
C)  the introduction of intensive agriculture created food surpluses, which allowed some individuals to engage in new occupational roles. 
D)  state societies developed because of dependence on irrigation. 
E)  the development of new forms of social control led to the development of more sophisticated forms of political organization. 
A)  state societies developed before agriculture. 
B)  state societies developed before occupational specialization. 
C)  the introduction of intensive agriculture created food surpluses, which allowed some individuals to engage in new occupational roles. 
D)  state societies developed because of dependence on irrigation. 
E)  the development of new forms of social control led to the development of more sophisticated forms of political organization.

Question 15

Moots are:

Accepted Answer

A)  found in most Asian societies. 
B)  formal public courts that decide cases involving the breaking of written laws. 
C)  formal settlements of disputes involving only kinsmen of the litigants. 
D)  informal announcements of disputes involving kinsmen and friends of the litigants. 
E)  social aggregations in which ancestors participate. 
A)  found in most Asian societies. 
B)  formal public courts that decide cases involving the breaking of written laws. 
C)  formal settlements of disputes involving only kinsmen of the litigants. 
D)  informal announcements of disputes involving kinsmen and friends of the litigants. 
E)  social aggregations in which ancestors participate.

Question 16

Leadership roles in band societies tend to be very informal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The beginning of warfare likely coincided with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  polygyny 
B)  private property 
C)  foraging 
D)  food production 
E)  establishment of human society 
A)  polygyny 
B)  private property 
C)  foraging 
D)  food production 
E)  establishment of human society

Question 18

Compare and contrast formal and informal means of social control.Which have the greatest effect on the socialization process of the individual? Give examples and explain why.

Accepted Answer

Formal and informal means of social cont

Question 19

In Papua New Guinea the modern legal system is based on a thorough study of the complex mosaic of customary legal systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The hydraulic theory of state formation argues that:

Accepted Answer

A)  machinery had to be invented before state systems developed. 
B)  farmers with irrigation systems came to see benefits in joining together and becoming part of a larger political entity. 
C)  centralized governments developed out of military power rather than self interest. 
D)  the plow was the major factor behind the development of state systems of government. 
E)  the use of a draft plow and domesticated animals meant that water was needed near the household and corrals. 
A)  machinery had to be invented before state systems developed. 
B)  farmers with irrigation systems came to see benefits in joining together and becoming part of a larger political entity. 
C)  centralized governments developed out of military power rather than self interest. 
D)  the plow was the major factor behind the development of state systems of government. 
E)  the use of a draft plow and domesticated animals meant that water was needed near the household and corrals.

What do the Kurds living in Turkey,the French living in Canada,and the Chechens living in Russia all have in common?

Karl Wittfogel proposed the coercive theory of state formation.

A state society is a type of headless society.

Religion does not play a central role in warfare,even though it is often invoked.

Corporate lineages function effectively to maintain social control because of all of the following except:

What is a major difference between tribes and bands?

Age set systems serve as mechanisms of social control because:

All of the following are reasons that food foragers do not engage in warfare except:

The global trend over the last several decades has been toward:

Which of the following is the primary mechanism that corporate lineage societies use to control and manage the marriage process?

The redistributive mode of distribution is predominantly found in:

Small-scale societies are less politically integrated than large-scale ones.

Social control in small-scale (acephalous)societies is maintained by all of the following except:

The voluntaristic theory of state development argues that:

Moots are:

Leadership roles in band societies tend to be very informal.

The beginning of warfare likely coincided with which of the following?

Compare and contrast formal and informal means of social control.Which have the greatest effect on the socialization process of the individual? Give examples and explain why.

In Papua New Guinea the modern legal system is based on a thorough study of the complex mosaic of customary legal systems.

The hydraulic theory of state formation argues that:

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Exam 13: Political Organization and Social Control

What do the Kurds living in Turkey,the French living in Canada,and the Chechens living in Russia all have in common?

Karl Wittfogel proposed the coercive theory of state formation.

A state society is a type of headless society.

Religion does not play a central role in warfare,even though it is often invoked.

Corporate lineages function effectively to maintain social control because of all of the following except:

What is a major difference between tribes and bands?

Age set systems serve as mechanisms of social control because:

All of the following are reasons that food foragers do not engage in warfare except:

The global trend over the last several decades has been toward:

Which of the following is the primary mechanism that corporate lineage societies use to control and manage the marriage process?

The redistributive mode of distribution is predominantly found in:

Small-scale societies are less politically integrated than large-scale ones.

Social control in small-scale (acephalous)societies is maintained by all of the following except:

The voluntaristic theory of state development argues that:

Moots are:

Leadership roles in band societies tend to be very informal.

The beginning of warfare likely coincided with which of the following?

Compare and contrast formal and informal means of social control.Which have the greatest effect on the socialization process of the individual? Give examples and explain why.

In Papua New Guinea the modern legal system is based on a thorough study of the complex mosaic of customary legal systems.

The hydraulic theory of state formation argues that:

What is Anthropology?

The Concept of Culture

Applied Anthropology

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

Supernatural Beliefs

Art

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

Filters