Exam 14: Anthropology at Work

The Dynamic Anthropology article,"Development Anthropology and Dams," explores the impact of dams on people and their environments.How many people did the Three Gorges dam displaced in rural China?

In the case of the Pickton farm murders in British Columbia,forensic anthropology proved useless,and the evidence was ultimately excluded from the trial of Robert Pickton.

What is one of the most important and serious concerns faced by applied anthropologists using ethnography?

Why is anthropology a crucial part of understanding how megaprojects might impact human populations? Provide some Canadian examples from the recent past and present that illustrate why this is important.

What lesson can we learn about the use of biology to explain human behaviour from the Gender Perspectives article "Sex,Gender,and Human Violence"?

Canadian anthropologist Diamond Jenness strenuously opposed some government Aboriginal policies.Which of the following policies did he oppose?

While anthropologists participated in the investigations into the Love Canal toxic waste dump,they failed to engage the public and raise awareness of issues involving environmental health.

Scientists studying sex differences must be especially sensitive as to how they may be projecting their cultural beliefs onto their ideas about biology and nature.

Anthropology graduate students from across Canada were part of the team that excavated and catalogued the evidence from the Pickton pig farm site.

Which of the following is an example of the use of forensic anthropology to solve an archaeological mystery?

The Dynamic Anthropology article,"The Baby Formula Controversy," discusses an aspect of applied anthropology involving corporations in the developing world.Why did Penny Van Esterik campaign to stop the Nestlé Corporation from promoting baby formula to poor mothers in the developing world?

Which of the following options best characterizes the relationship between academic and applied anthropology?

The Original Study article by Rodney Nelson,"A Tale of Two First Nations:Traditional Knowledge in Today's Business World," discusses his consulting work.Which of the following statements best characterizes Rodney Nelson's work with First Nations communities?

What did early applied anthropologists of the 1930s study that contributed significantly to applied research?

Is it possible for an anthropologist to work in a corporate setting and maintain their professional integrity? Discuss some of the positive and negative aspects of corporate anthropology.

Why would First Nations want to incorporate traditional teachings into a modern business?

What is the term for an archaeologist who controls a site,records the position of all relevant objects,and recovers clues associated with human remains?

The field of museology,or museum curation,has a completely separate and distinct history that comes out of art history and does not involve applied anthropology.

What is one of the secrets of the success of Native business in Canada,according to Rodney Nelson?

Why is cultural resource management (CRM)consulting archaeology valuable to developers who excavate lands for buildings and highways?