Question 1

What is the term for associations that result from a conscious act of joining?

Accepted Answer

A)  castes 
B)  age sets 
C)  common-interest associations 
D)  kindreds 
A)  castes 
B)  age sets 
C)  common-interest associations 
D)  kindreds

Question 2

Among the upper class of most societies,there is a tendency for lower rates of infant mortality.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Suppose that you are a member of a Ju/'hoansi foraging band and have little skill as a hunter.Which of the following characteristics indicates that you belong to an egalitarian society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Success at hunting is highly valued by the Ju/'hoansi,so your lack of skill will determine your low social status. 
B)  Your lack of skill would mean that you must not join the hunters,but must gather roots and berries with the women. 
C)  Even though you are a poor hunter,you still have as much right to a group's resources as any other member. 
D)  Because your father was also a poor hunter,you will be seen as a bad luck omen and be excluded from the hunt. 
A)  Success at hunting is highly valued by the Ju/'hoansi,so your lack of skill will determine your low social status. 
B)  Your lack of skill would mean that you must not join the hunters,but must gather roots and berries with the women. 
C)  Even though you are a poor hunter,you still have as much right to a group's resources as any other member. 
D)  Because your father was also a poor hunter,you will be seen as a bad luck omen and be excluded from the hunt.

Question 4

Which ethnic group in Canada has endured the longest history of institutionalized racism?

Accepted Answer

A)  First Nations people 
B)  Chinese immigrants 
C)  immigrants from Muslim countries 
D)  South Asian immigrants 
A)  First Nations people 
B)  Chinese immigrants 
C)  immigrants from Muslim countries 
D)  South Asian immigrants

Question 5

Skin pigmentation is simply an adaptation to differing amounts of ultraviolet radiation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What sort of work might be done in the subfield of anthropology that specializes in gerontology?

Accepted Answer

A)  trying to determine the proper age of retirement for Canadian workers 
B)  looking at how seniors have been characterized and treated throughout time and across cultures 
C)  examining the digestive health of seniors living in retirement homes 
D)  studying the brain waves of dementia patients 
A)  trying to determine the proper age of retirement for Canadian workers 
B)  looking at how seniors have been characterized and treated throughout time and across cultures 
C)  examining the digestive health of seniors living in retirement homes 
D)  studying the brain waves of dementia patients

Question 7

Cross-culturally,perceptions of power,wealth,and prestige are virtually identical in all cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Among the Huron,how was descent and property inherited in extended families who lived avunculocally?

Accepted Answer

A)  bilaterally 
B)  patrilineally 
C)  matrilineally 
D)  ambilineally 
A)  bilaterally 
B)  patrilineally 
C)  matrilineally 
D)  ambilineally

Question 9

What is the rise of stratified societies associated with?

Accepted Answer

A)  the rise of the state and occupational specialization 
B)  the emergence of mechanized agriculture 
C)  the rise of globalization 
D)  the weakening of organized religion 
A)  the rise of the state and occupational specialization 
B)  the emergence of mechanized agriculture 
C)  the rise of globalization 
D)  the weakening of organized religion

Question 10

Among the Huron,males and females performed different duties,but both were considered significant.How often did rape occur in this Aboriginal society?

Accepted Answer

A)  frequently 
B)  seldom 
C)  unpredictably 
D)  more often when the men were conducting warfare 
A)  frequently 
B)  seldom 
C)  unpredictably 
D)  more often when the men were conducting warfare

Question 11

What belief did many19th-century European intellectuals share with the Mundurucu?

Accepted Answer

A)  In earlier times,men and women were equals. 
B)  The rule of men replaced the earlier matriarchal rule of women. 
C)  Men ruled over women by biological destiny. 
D)  Male force to control women was not acceptable. 
A)  In earlier times,men and women were equals. 
B)  The rule of men replaced the earlier matriarchal rule of women. 
C)  Men ruled over women by biological destiny. 
D)  Male force to control women was not acceptable.

Question 12

Among "Tribal" peoples,which of the following is most often correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  The elderly are never abandoned. 
B)  They often withdraw and die on their own in old age. 
C)  Statuses tend to be more "natural" than those imposed in Western cultures. 
D)  Elders are respected and treated as wise "living libraries." 
A)  The elderly are never abandoned. 
B)  They often withdraw and die on their own in old age. 
C)  Statuses tend to be more "natural" than those imposed in Western cultures. 
D)  Elders are respected and treated as wise "living libraries."

Question 13

Discuss the factors that have been proposed to account for the prevalence of gender inequality throughout the world's societies.What questions arise from examining these factors?

Accepted Answer

Gender inequality is a complex issue tha

Question 14

Which of the following is an example of social Darwinism?

Accepted Answer

A)  judging people's physical abilities based on their skin colour 
B)  determining which society is the fittest and most superior and therefore most likely to flourish 
C)  measuring the skulls of primates to determine which evolved into humans 
D)  the idea that all humans vary physically but are ultimately equal 
A)  judging people's physical abilities based on their skin colour 
B)  determining which society is the fittest and most superior and therefore most likely to flourish 
C)  measuring the skulls of primates to determine which evolved into humans 
D)  the idea that all humans vary physically but are ultimately equal

Question 15

What is the term for the ability to change one's class position?

Accepted Answer

A)  invalidity 
B)  porosity 
C)  mobility 
D)  diffusion 
A)  invalidity 
B)  porosity 
C)  mobility 
D)  diffusion

Question 16

Which statement best characterizes relations between men and women among the Mundurucu?

Accepted Answer

A)  Men work apart from women. 
B)  Men,women,and small children all share one large "village house." 
C)  Men may only associate with women of their own clan. 
D)  Adult men and women freely associate,but teenaged youth are kept segregated. 
A)  Men work apart from women. 
B)  Men,women,and small children all share one large "village house." 
C)  Men may only associate with women of their own clan. 
D)  Adult men and women freely associate,but teenaged youth are kept segregated.

Question 17

Which term does Denise Allen use to refer to Canada's treatment of the people who lived in Africville up to 1964?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic discrimination 
B)  fear mongering 
C)  environmental racism 
D)  justified relocation 
A)  economic discrimination 
B)  fear mongering 
C)  environmental racism 
D)  justified relocation

Question 18

Today,anthropologists see the concept of race as culturally constructed.Which set of factors is used to construct race?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic,political,and social 
B)  physical,moral,and religious 
C)  geographic,occupational,and linguistic 
D)  demographic,statistical,and psychological 
A)  economic,political,and social 
B)  physical,moral,and religious 
C)  geographic,occupational,and linguistic 
D)  demographic,statistical,and psychological

Question 19

Contrast the functionalist and conflict theories of social stratification,and discuss the criticism of each theory.

Accepted Answer

Functionalism and conflict theory are tw

Question 20

In Canada,young Muslim women who choose to wear traditional clothing are able to attend high schools and walk in public places without any harassment.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is the term for associations that result from a conscious act of joining?

Among the upper class of most societies,there is a tendency for lower rates of infant mortality.

Suppose that you are a member of a Ju/'hoansi foraging band and have little skill as a hunter.Which of the following characteristics indicates that you belong to an egalitarian society?

Which ethnic group in Canada has endured the longest history of institutionalized racism?

Skin pigmentation is simply an adaptation to differing amounts of ultraviolet radiation.

What sort of work might be done in the subfield of anthropology that specializes in gerontology?

Cross-culturally,perceptions of power,wealth,and prestige are virtually identical in all cultures.

Among the Huron,how was descent and property inherited in extended families who lived avunculocally?

What is the rise of stratified societies associated with?

Among the Huron,males and females performed different duties,but both were considered significant.How often did rape occur in this Aboriginal society?

What belief did many19th-century European intellectuals share with the Mundurucu?

Among "Tribal" peoples,which of the following is most often correct?

Discuss the factors that have been proposed to account for the prevalence of gender inequality throughout the world's societies.What questions arise from examining these factors?

Which of the following is an example of social Darwinism?

What is the term for the ability to change one's class position?

Which statement best characterizes relations between men and women among the Mundurucu?

Which term does Denise Allen use to refer to Canada's treatment of the people who lived in Africville up to 1964?

Today,anthropologists see the concept of race as culturally constructed.Which set of factors is used to construct race?

Contrast the functionalist and conflict theories of social stratification,and discuss the criticism of each theory.

In Canada,young Muslim women who choose to wear traditional clothing are able to attend high schools and walk in public places without any harassment.

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What is the term for associations that result from a conscious act of joining?

Among the upper class of most societies,there is a tendency for lower rates of infant mortality.

Suppose that you are a member of a Ju/'hoansi foraging band and have little skill as a hunter.Which of the following characteristics indicates that you belong to an egalitarian society?

Which ethnic group in Canada has endured the longest history of institutionalized racism?

Skin pigmentation is simply an adaptation to differing amounts of ultraviolet radiation.

What sort of work might be done in the subfield of anthropology that specializes in gerontology?

Cross-culturally,perceptions of power,wealth,and prestige are virtually identical in all cultures.

Among the Huron,how was descent and property inherited in extended families who lived avunculocally?

What is the rise of stratified societies associated with?

Among the Huron,males and females performed different duties,but both were considered significant.How often did rape occur in this Aboriginal society?

What belief did many19th-century European intellectuals share with the Mundurucu?

Among "Tribal" peoples,which of the following is most often correct?

Discuss the factors that have been proposed to account for the prevalence of gender inequality throughout the world's societies.What questions arise from examining these factors?

Which of the following is an example of social Darwinism?

What is the term for the ability to change one's class position?

Which statement best characterizes relations between men and women among the Mundurucu?

Which term does Denise Allen use to refer to Canada's treatment of the people who lived in Africville up to 1964?

Today,anthropologists see the concept of race as culturally constructed.Which set of factors is used to construct race?

Contrast the functionalist and conflict theories of social stratification,and discuss the criticism of each theory.

In Canada,young Muslim women who choose to wear traditional clothing are able to attend high schools and walk in public places without any harassment.

The Nature of Anthropology

The Nature of Culture

The Beginnings of Human Culture

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Economic Systems

Sex and Marriage

Family and Household

Kinship and Descent

Political Organization and the Maintenance of Order

Religion and the Supernatural

The Arts

Anthropology at Work

Cultural Change and the Future of Humanity

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