Question 1

List five formal mechanisms of social control.

Accepted Answer

They include song du

Question 2

Discuss the three major theories of state formation by Childe,Wittfogel,and Carneiro.What are the premises and assumptions of each? Which theory offers the most complete explanation of state formation? Why?

Accepted Answer

The three major theories of state format

Question 3

Which statement about Ruth Benedict's role in helping to rebuild Japan after WWII is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  She argued to keep the institution of the Emperor in post war Japan. 
B)  Her book, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, sold more copies in Japan than in the United States. 
C)  She used her own anthropological research on Japanese culture to inform the rebuilding process in Japan. 
D)  She argued that Japan's society was very rigid and not adaptable to democratic forces. 
E)  She worked for the Office of War Information in the U.S. 
A)  She argued to keep the institution of the Emperor in post war Japan. 
B)  Her book, The Chrysanthemum and the Sword, sold more copies in Japan than in the United States. 
C)  She used her own anthropological research on Japanese culture to inform the rebuilding process in Japan. 
D)  She argued that Japan's society was very rigid and not adaptable to democratic forces. 
E)  She worked for the Office of War Information in the U.S.

Question 4

Deviance:

Accepted Answer

A)  is an absolute defined in the same way by all cultures. 
B)  is more likely to occur in acephalous societies than in state societies. 
C)  refers to the violation of social norms. 
D)  has nothing to do with social control. 
E)  is a psychological state that has political repercussions. 
A)  is an absolute defined in the same way by all cultures. 
B)  is more likely to occur in acephalous societies than in state societies. 
C)  refers to the violation of social norms. 
D)  has nothing to do with social control. 
E)  is a psychological state that has political repercussions.

Question 5

What is the relationship between religion and warfare?

Accepted Answer

The relationship between religion and wa

Question 6

Among the Lugbara,which of the following conditions is considered a symptom of ancestor vengeance?

Accepted Answer

A)  social popularity 
B)  sickness of any kind 
C)  desire to have more children 
D)  desire to marry someone outside of the lineage 
E)  ability to influence other members of the lineage 
A)  social popularity 
B)  sickness of any kind 
C)  desire to have more children 
D)  desire to marry someone outside of the lineage 
E)  ability to influence other members of the lineage

Question 7

Which statement about chiefdoms is not true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chiefs are involved with economic activities through redistribution. 
B)  Chiefs tend to have centralized power. 
C)  Chiefs hold permanent positions. 
D)  In chiefdoms, political authority is likely to reside in one individual. 
E)  Chiefdoms are rarely hereditary. 
A)  Chiefs are involved with economic activities through redistribution. 
B)  Chiefs tend to have centralized power. 
C)  Chiefs hold permanent positions. 
D)  In chiefdoms, political authority is likely to reside in one individual. 
E)  Chiefdoms are rarely hereditary.

Question 8

A nation refers to a group of people who frequently share all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  kinship. 
B)  symbolic identity. 
C)  culture. 
D)  history. 
E)  religion. 
A)  kinship. 
B)  symbolic identity. 
C)  culture. 
D)  history. 
E)  religion.

Question 9

Bands and tribes are politically associated with each of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  a small number of specialized political roles. 
B)  a high level of political integration. 
C)  little political coerciveness. 
D)  an absence of formal governmental structures. 
E)  informal mechanisms of social control. 
A)  a small number of specialized political roles. 
B)  a high level of political integration. 
C)  little political coerciveness. 
D)  an absence of formal governmental structures. 
E)  informal mechanisms of social control.

Question 10

How does distribution of products in chiefdoms and states differ from that of bands and tribes? Do economic factors appear to have significant influence on political organization?

Accepted Answer

The distribution of products in chiefdom

List five formal mechanisms of social control.

Discuss the three major theories of state formation by Childe,Wittfogel,and Carneiro.What are the premises and assumptions of each? Which theory offers the most complete explanation of state formation? Why?

Which statement about Ruth Benedict's role in helping to rebuild Japan after WWII is false?

Deviance:

What is the relationship between religion and warfare?

Among the Lugbara,which of the following conditions is considered a symptom of ancestor vengeance?

Which statement about chiefdoms is not true?

A nation refers to a group of people who frequently share all of the following except:

Bands and tribes are politically associated with each of the following except:

How does distribution of products in chiefdoms and states differ from that of bands and tribes? Do economic factors appear to have significant influence on political organization?

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

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Exam 13: Political Organization and Social Control

List five formal mechanisms of social control.

Discuss the three major theories of state formation by Childe,Wittfogel,and Carneiro.What are the premises and assumptions of each? Which theory offers the most complete explanation of state formation? Why?

Which statement about Ruth Benedict's role in helping to rebuild Japan after WWII is false?

Deviance:

What is the relationship between religion and warfare?

Among the Lugbara,which of the following conditions is considered a symptom of ancestor vengeance?

Which statement about chiefdoms is not true?

A nation refers to a group of people who frequently share all of the following except:

Bands and tribes are politically associated with each of the following except:

How does distribution of products in chiefdoms and states differ from that of bands and tribes? Do economic factors appear to have significant influence on political organization?

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