Question 1

Which field of anthropology uses participant observation as a research strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  historic linguistics 
B)  cultural anthropology 
C)  primatology 
D)  archaeology 
E)  descriptive linguistics 
A)  historic linguistics 
B)  cultural anthropology 
C)  primatology 
D)  archaeology 
E)  descriptive linguistics B

Question 2

Walmart's transformation from a "Made in America" company to one with five thousand factories in China is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  uneven development. 
B)  workload migration. 
C)  flexible accumulation. 
D)  time-space compression. 
E)  global expansion. 
A)  uneven development. 
B)  workload migration. 
C)  flexible accumulation. 
D)  time-space compression. 
E)  global expansion. C

Question 3

People are biological creatures as well as rational human beings. In order to gain a complete understanding of any aspect of human behavior, the field of anthropology adopts what strategy?

Accepted Answer

A)  four-field approach 
B)  cultural evolution 
C)  sociobiology 
D)  ethnobiology 
E)  syncretism 
A)  four-field approach 
B)  cultural evolution 
C)  sociobiology 
D)  ethnobiology 
E)  syncretism A

Question 4

Dr. Robin Lakoff explores how men and women use language differently and how this regularly leads to miscommunication between them. What type of linguist is she?

Accepted Answer

A)  genderist 
B)  sociolinguist 
C)  morphologist 
D)  descriptive linguist 
E)  phonologist 
A)  genderist 
B)  sociolinguist 
C)  morphologist 
D)  descriptive linguist 
E)  phonologist

Question 5

Anthropologists take a comprehensive approach to understanding human beings, and this is accomplished through:

Accepted Answer

A)  exploring the past. 
B)  the four-field approach. 
C)  looking at biology. 
D)  participant observation. 
E)  cross-fertilization. 
A)  exploring the past. 
B)  the four-field approach. 
C)  looking at biology. 
D)  participant observation. 
E)  cross-fertilization.

Question 6

Global forces are expanding rapidly and moving into local communities everywhere. The author notes that many people in local communities respond with:

Accepted Answer

A)  active resistance. 
B)  cloaked fear. 
C)  mass expulsion. 
D)  religious zeal. 
E)  violence. 
A)  active resistance. 
B)  cloaked fear. 
C)  mass expulsion. 
D)  religious zeal. 
E)  violence.

Question 7

We refer to changes in the way we think about how long something should take or how far away people are as:

Accepted Answer

A)  flexible time scales. 
B)  uneven development. 
C)  key dynamics. 
D)  time-space compression. 
E)  technological innovation. 
A)  flexible time scales. 
B)  uneven development. 
C)  key dynamics. 
D)  time-space compression. 
E)  technological innovation.

Question 8

What kind of researchers work to record languages that are disappearing by finding the last speakers and making recordings and dictionaries to preserve them for the future and for language revitalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  descriptive linguists 
B)  salvage anthropologists 
C)  cultural anthropologists 
D)  sociolinguists 
E)  linguistic archaeologists 
A)  descriptive linguists 
B)  salvage anthropologists 
C)  cultural anthropologists 
D)  sociolinguists 
E)  linguistic archaeologists

Question 9

What do prehistoric archaeologists use to reconstruct human behavior?

Accepted Answer

A)  material remains 
B)  written records 
C)  oral accounts 
D)  ceremonial reconstruction 
E)  genetic analysis 
A)  material remains 
B)  written records 
C)  oral accounts 
D)  ceremonial reconstruction 
E)  genetic analysis

Question 10

Explain how anthropologists have had to adapt to the impact of global forces on the communities they study.

Accepted Answer

The author states it is no longer possib

Question 11

Nepali building roads in India, Filipino maids in Saudi Arabia, and Turkish street repairmen in Germany are examples of which global dynamic?

Accepted Answer

A)  time-space compression 
B)  international migration 
C)  transportation technology 
D)  uneven development 
E)  increasing migration 
A)  time-space compression 
B)  international migration 
C)  transportation technology 
D)  uneven development 
E)  increasing migration

Question 12

When companies move their production facilities around the world to take advantage of cheaper labor and lower taxes, this is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  marginal exploitation. 
B)  technological migration. 
C)  labor-tax compression. 
D)  uneven development. 
E)  flexible accumulation. 
A)  marginal exploitation. 
B)  technological migration. 
C)  labor-tax compression. 
D)  uneven development. 
E)  flexible accumulation.

Question 13

Time-space compression is one of the key dynamics of globalism. Explain just exactly what time-space compression is and how it works, and give an example.

Accepted Answer

Time-space compression is the result of

Question 14

The author states that pollution, population growth, climate change, and overfishing are serious issues, and nature may not be able to adapt to:

Accepted Answer

A)  human activity. 
B)  glacial activity. 
C)  global warming. 
D)  intensification. 
E)  offshore drilling. 
A)  human activity. 
B)  glacial activity. 
C)  global warming. 
D)  intensification. 
E)  offshore drilling.

Question 15

Cultural anthropologists like to hang out with the people they are studying as they work, celebrate, dance, or play games, and ask lots of questions while they are doing it. This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnocentrism. 
B)  participant observation. 
C)  active research. 
D)  cognitive study. 
E)  ethnology. 
A)  ethnocentrism. 
B)  participant observation. 
C)  active research. 
D)  cognitive study. 
E)  ethnology.

Question 16

Explain the difference between a descriptive linguist and a sociolinguist. If you knew the last speaker of a language and wanted to preserve that language, who would you call and why?

Accepted Answer

Descriptive linguists describe and recor

Question 17

Compare and contrast how historic and prehistoric archaeologists investigate past human life and explain what insights can be gained.

Accepted Answer

Both prehistoric and historic archaeolog

Question 18

Globalism is driving rapid change in human activities. Give an example of one of these rapid changes and explain the positive and negative effects on the people of the world.

Accepted Answer

The answer for this question is open, bu

Question 19

William Rathje's garbage study to analyze the behavior of residents of Tucson, Arizona, is an example of what field of anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A)  classical archaeology 
B)  ethnographic fieldwork 
C)  ethnology 
D)  historic archaeology 
E)  contemporary excavation 
A)  classical archaeology 
B)  ethnographic fieldwork 
C)  ethnology 
D)  historic archaeology 
E)  contemporary excavation

Question 20

Anthropology developed during an intense period of globalism in which century?

Accepted Answer

A)  fifteenth century 
B)  sixteenth century 
C)  seventeenth century 
D)  eighteenth century 
E)  nineteenth century 
A)  fifteenth century 
B)  sixteenth century 
C)  seventeenth century 
D)  eighteenth century 
E)  nineteenth century

Which field of anthropology uses participant observation as a research strategy?

Walmart's transformation from a "Made in America" company to one with five thousand factories in China is an example of:

People are biological creatures as well as rational human beings. In order to gain a complete understanding of any aspect of human behavior, the field of anthropology adopts what strategy?

Dr. Robin Lakoff explores how men and women use language differently and how this regularly leads to miscommunication between them. What type of linguist is she?

Anthropologists take a comprehensive approach to understanding human beings, and this is accomplished through:

Global forces are expanding rapidly and moving into local communities everywhere. The author notes that many people in local communities respond with:

We refer to changes in the way we think about how long something should take or how far away people are as:

What kind of researchers work to record languages that are disappearing by finding the last speakers and making recordings and dictionaries to preserve them for the future and for language revitalization?

What do prehistoric archaeologists use to reconstruct human behavior?

Explain how anthropologists have had to adapt to the impact of global forces on the communities they study.

Nepali building roads in India, Filipino maids in Saudi Arabia, and Turkish street repairmen in Germany are examples of which global dynamic?

When companies move their production facilities around the world to take advantage of cheaper labor and lower taxes, this is called:

Time-space compression is one of the key dynamics of globalism. Explain just exactly what time-space compression is and how it works, and give an example.

The author states that pollution, population growth, climate change, and overfishing are serious issues, and nature may not be able to adapt to:

Cultural anthropologists like to hang out with the people they are studying as they work, celebrate, dance, or play games, and ask lots of questions while they are doing it. This is known as:

Explain the difference between a descriptive linguist and a sociolinguist. If you knew the last speaker of a language and wanted to preserve that language, who would you call and why?

Compare and contrast how historic and prehistoric archaeologists investigate past human life and explain what insights can be gained.

Globalism is driving rapid change in human activities. Give an example of one of these rapid changes and explain the positive and negative effects on the people of the world.

William Rathje's garbage study to analyze the behavior of residents of Tucson, Arizona, is an example of what field of anthropology?

Anthropology developed during an intense period of globalism in which century?

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Exam 1: Anthropology in a Global Age

Which field of anthropology uses participant observation as a research strategy?

Walmart's transformation from a "Made in America" company to one with five thousand factories in China is an example of:

People are biological creatures as well as rational human beings. In order to gain a complete understanding of any aspect of human behavior, the field of anthropology adopts what strategy?

Dr. Robin Lakoff explores how men and women use language differently and how this regularly leads to miscommunication between them. What type of linguist is she?

Anthropologists take a comprehensive approach to understanding human beings, and this is accomplished through:

Global forces are expanding rapidly and moving into local communities everywhere. The author notes that many people in local communities respond with:

We refer to changes in the way we think about how long something should take or how far away people are as:

What kind of researchers work to record languages that are disappearing by finding the last speakers and making recordings and dictionaries to preserve them for the future and for language revitalization?

What do prehistoric archaeologists use to reconstruct human behavior?

Explain how anthropologists have had to adapt to the impact of global forces on the communities they study.

Nepali building roads in India, Filipino maids in Saudi Arabia, and Turkish street repairmen in Germany are examples of which global dynamic?

When companies move their production facilities around the world to take advantage of cheaper labor and lower taxes, this is called:

Time-space compression is one of the key dynamics of globalism. Explain just exactly what time-space compression is and how it works, and give an example.

The author states that pollution, population growth, climate change, and overfishing are serious issues, and nature may not be able to adapt to:

Cultural anthropologists like to hang out with the people they are studying as they work, celebrate, dance, or play games, and ask lots of questions while they are doing it. This is known as:

Explain the difference between a descriptive linguist and a sociolinguist. If you knew the last speaker of a language and wanted to preserve that language, who would you call and why?

Compare and contrast how historic and prehistoric archaeologists investigate past human life and explain what insights can be gained.

Globalism is driving rapid change in human activities. Give an example of one of these rapid changes and explain the positive and negative effects on the people of the world.

William Rathje's garbage study to analyze the behavior of residents of Tucson, Arizona, is an example of what field of anthropology?

Anthropology developed during an intense period of globalism in which century?

Culture

Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Human Origins

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Gender

Sexuality

Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Class and Inequality

The Global Economy

Migration

Politics and Power

Religion

Health and Illness

Art and Media

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