Question 1

Three key interrelated effects of globalization on local cultures include a two-way transference of culture through migration, increased cosmopolitanism, and:

Accepted Answer

A)  structuralism. 
B)  relativism. 
C)  consumerism. 
D)  hegemony. 
E)  homogenization. 
A)  structuralism. 
B)  relativism. 
C)  consumerism. 
D)  hegemony. 
E)  homogenization. E

Question 2

Ideas or rules about how people should behave in particular situations or toward certain other people are considered:

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A)  symbols. 
B)  meanings. 
C)  norms. 
D)  values. 
E)  beliefs. 
A)  symbols. 
B)  meanings. 
C)  norms. 
D)  values. 
E)  beliefs. C

Question 3

Franz Boas (1858-1942) rejected unilineal cultural evolution, advocating for which of the following approaches instead?

Accepted Answer

A)  structural functionalism 
B)  cultural interpretivism 
C)  historical particularism 
D)  cultural meaning 
E)  evolutionary enculturation 
A)  structural functionalism 
B)  cultural interpretivism 
C)  historical particularism 
D)  cultural meaning 
E)  evolutionary enculturation C

Question 4

________argued that every cultural action is more than the action itself in that it is also a symbol of deeper meaning, which is considered an interpretivist approach in anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ruth Benedict (1887-1948) 
B)  Clifford Geertz (1926-2006) 
C)  Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1924) 
D)  Margaret Mead (1901-1979) 
E)  Franz Boas (1858-1942) 
A)  Ruth Benedict (1887-1948) 
B)  Clifford Geertz (1926-2006) 
C)  Bronislaw Malinowski (1884-1924) 
D)  Margaret Mead (1901-1979) 
E)  Franz Boas (1858-1942)

Question 5

Anthropologists seek to counter ethnocentrism by:

Accepted Answer

A)  objectively, accurately, and sensitively representing the diversity of human life and culture. 
B)  seeking to explain cultural difference as scientifically or biologically natural. 
C)  advocating against globalization. 
D)  spreading American norms and values to the populations they study. 
E)  critiquing the norms and values of other cultures against the standards of their home cultures. 
A)  objectively, accurately, and sensitively representing the diversity of human life and culture. 
B)  seeking to explain cultural difference as scientifically or biologically natural. 
C)  advocating against globalization. 
D)  spreading American norms and values to the populations they study. 
E)  critiquing the norms and values of other cultures against the standards of their home cultures.

Question 6

________is both a definition and a key theoretical framework for anthropologists attempting to understand humans and their interactions.

Accepted Answer

A)  Culture 
B)  Ethnography 
C)  Ethnocentrism 
D)  Cultural relativism 
E)  Common sense 
A)  Culture 
B)  Ethnography 
C)  Ethnocentrism 
D)  Cultural relativism 
E)  Common sense

Question 7

Which of the following statements about mental maps of reality is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mental maps of reality consist of ideas or rules about how people should behave in particular situations or toward certain other people. 
B)  They help us navigate our experiences by organizing sensory data. 
C)  Mental maps of reality can be challenged and redrawn. 
D)  An example of a mental map of reality is the concept of time. 
E)  Mental maps classify reality and assign meaning to what has been classified. 
A)  Mental maps of reality consist of ideas or rules about how people should behave in particular situations or toward certain other people. 
B)  They help us navigate our experiences by organizing sensory data. 
C)  Mental maps of reality can be challenged and redrawn. 
D)  An example of a mental map of reality is the concept of time. 
E)  Mental maps classify reality and assign meaning to what has been classified.

Question 8

Margaret Mead (1901-1979) was a student of Franz Boas, and her research suggested the powerful role of ________ in shaping behavior, especially behavior that has powerful biological origins.

Accepted Answer

A)  biology 
B)  enculturation 
C)  unilineal cultural evolution 
D)  structural functionalism 
E)  immigration 
A)  biology 
B)  enculturation 
C)  unilineal cultural evolution 
D)  structural functionalism 
E)  immigration

Question 9

Which of the following is a powerful enculturation tool that teaches us how to be "successful" in consumer culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  advertising 
B)  lending 
C)  relativism 
D)  cosmopolitism 
E)  agency 
A)  advertising 
B)  lending 
C)  relativism 
D)  cosmopolitism 
E)  agency

Question 10

The export of television shows worldwide and the knowledge of other cultures that is subsequently disseminated to even remote areas of the world are an example of which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism 
B)  relativism 
C)  cosmopolitanism 
D)  capitalism 
E)  nationalism 
A)  functionalism 
B)  relativism 
C)  cosmopolitanism 
D)  capitalism 
E)  nationalism

Question 11

Which of the following statements is false?

Accepted Answer

A)  Culture is changed, contested, and negotiated. 
B)  Culture commonly emerges out of the blue and remains fixed over time. 
C)  Consumer culture was created as part of twentieth-century global capitalism. 
D)  There are deep interconnections between culture and power. 
E)  Culture is both learned and taught. 
A)  Culture is changed, contested, and negotiated. 
B)  Culture commonly emerges out of the blue and remains fixed over time. 
C)  Consumer culture was created as part of twentieth-century global capitalism. 
D)  There are deep interconnections between culture and power. 
E)  Culture is both learned and taught.

Question 12

Homogenization is just one of the effects of globalization on cultures around the world. Define homogenization and give at least three examples of it. Are there aspects from other cultures that you now incorporate into your own culture? If so, please provide at least two examples. Do you think that globalization will indeed cause the homogenization of world cultures in the future? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

Students should provide a sufficient def

Question 13

In your own words, define the term ethnocentrism and provide a concrete example that illustrates the concept. Then discuss how ethnocentrism is related to cultural relativism and why anthropologists must concern themselves with ethnocentrism when conducting cross-cultural research. Conclude by offering some suggestions for concrete ways in which anthropologists can counter ethnocentrism in mainstream society today.

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to define ethnoc

Question 14

In order to engage in cultural relativism as a research strategy, anthropologists must:

Accepted Answer

A)  ignore their own sense of right and wrong, and disregard international standards of human rights. 
B)  attempt to understand a group's beliefs and practices within their own cultural context. 
C)  reject their own culture entirely. 
D)  evaluate the norms, values, beliefs, and practices of other cultures against their own culture. 
E)  memorize the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights. 
A)  ignore their own sense of right and wrong, and disregard international standards of human rights. 
B)  attempt to understand a group's beliefs and practices within their own cultural context. 
C)  reject their own culture entirely. 
D)  evaluate the norms, values, beliefs, and practices of other cultures against their own culture. 
E)  memorize the International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.

Question 15

Culture is a shared experience that is:

Accepted Answer

A)  static in that it remains identical, consistent, and uncontested over time. 
B)  constantly contested, negotiated, and changing. 
C)  genetically inherited. 
D)  completely unique to humans. 
E)  universally shared by humankind. 
A)  static in that it remains identical, consistent, and uncontested over time. 
B)  constantly contested, negotiated, and changing. 
C)  genetically inherited. 
D)  completely unique to humans. 
E)  universally shared by humankind.

Question 16

Spatial comfort zones, such as standing too close to a member of another culture, are examples of which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic actions 
B)  value actions 
C)  covert actions 
D)  spatial actions 
E)  normative actions 
A)  symbolic actions 
B)  value actions 
C)  covert actions 
D)  spatial actions 
E)  normative actions

Question 17

Commonplace norms, values, beliefs, practices, and institutions that cultivate the desire to acquire consumer goods to enhance one's lifestyle constitute a culture of:

Accepted Answer

A)  cosmopolitanism. 
B)  materialism. 
C)  hegemony. 
D)  power. 
E)  consumerism. 
A)  cosmopolitanism. 
B)  materialism. 
C)  hegemony. 
D)  power. 
E)  consumerism.

Question 18

Early anthropologists suggested that all cultures would naturally evolve through the same sequence of stages regardless of location or historical experience. What was this concept called and who were three of its early proponents? What were the three primary stages that all cultures pass through according to this anthropological approach? In your opinion, what are some implications that an approach such as this could have on how societies are perceived around the world?

Accepted Answer

Students must correctly reference the co

Question 19

Which of the following is defined as the ability to create consent and agreement within a population by unconsciously shaping what people think is normal, natural, and possible?

Accepted Answer

A)  consumerism 
B)  materialism 
C)  coercion 
D)  cosmopolitanism 
E)  hegemony 
A)  consumerism 
B)  materialism 
C)  coercion 
D)  cosmopolitanism 
E)  hegemony

Question 20

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultures have always been influenced by the flow of people, ideas, and goods, whether through migration, trade, or invasion. 
B)  The flow of people, ideas, and goods through migration, trade, or invasion is a relatively new cultural phenomenon. 
C)  Cultures are only influenced by the flow of people through invasion. 
D)  The flow of people, ideas, and goods by any means is not known to influence culture. 
E)  Cultures are only influenced by the flow of goods through trade. 
A)  Cultures have always been influenced by the flow of people, ideas, and goods, whether through migration, trade, or invasion. 
B)  The flow of people, ideas, and goods through migration, trade, or invasion is a relatively new cultural phenomenon. 
C)  Cultures are only influenced by the flow of people through invasion. 
D)  The flow of people, ideas, and goods by any means is not known to influence culture. 
E)  Cultures are only influenced by the flow of goods through trade.

Three key interrelated effects of globalization on local cultures include a two-way transference of culture through migration, increased cosmopolitanism, and:

Ideas or rules about how people should behave in particular situations or toward certain other people are considered:

Franz Boas (1858-1942) rejected unilineal cultural evolution, advocating for which of the following approaches instead?

________argued that every cultural action is more than the action itself in that it is also a symbol of deeper meaning, which is considered an interpretivist approach in anthropology.

Anthropologists seek to counter ethnocentrism by:

________is both a definition and a key theoretical framework for anthropologists attempting to understand humans and their interactions.

Which of the following statements about mental maps of reality is false?

Margaret Mead (1901-1979) was a student of Franz Boas, and her research suggested the powerful role of ________ in shaping behavior, especially behavior that has powerful biological origins.

Which of the following is a powerful enculturation tool that teaches us how to be "successful" in consumer culture?

The export of television shows worldwide and the knowledge of other cultures that is subsequently disseminated to even remote areas of the world are an example of which of the following concepts?

Which of the following statements is false?

In order to engage in cultural relativism as a research strategy, anthropologists must:

Culture is a shared experience that is:

Spatial comfort zones, such as standing too close to a member of another culture, are examples of which of the following?

Commonplace norms, values, beliefs, practices, and institutions that cultivate the desire to acquire consumer goods to enhance one's lifestyle constitute a culture of:

Which of the following is defined as the ability to create consent and agreement within a population by unconsciously shaping what people think is normal, natural, and possible?

Which of the following statements is true?

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Exam 2: Culture

Three key interrelated effects of globalization on local cultures include a two-way transference of culture through migration, increased cosmopolitanism, and:

Ideas or rules about how people should behave in particular situations or toward certain other people are considered:

Franz Boas (1858-1942) rejected unilineal cultural evolution, advocating for which of the following approaches instead?

________argued that every cultural action is more than the action itself in that it is also a symbol of deeper meaning, which is considered an interpretivist approach in anthropology.

Anthropologists seek to counter ethnocentrism by:

________is both a definition and a key theoretical framework for anthropologists attempting to understand humans and their interactions.

Which of the following statements about mental maps of reality is false?

Margaret Mead (1901-1979) was a student of Franz Boas, and her research suggested the powerful role of ________ in shaping behavior, especially behavior that has powerful biological origins.

Which of the following is a powerful enculturation tool that teaches us how to be "successful" in consumer culture?

The export of television shows worldwide and the knowledge of other cultures that is subsequently disseminated to even remote areas of the world are an example of which of the following concepts?

Which of the following statements is false?

In order to engage in cultural relativism as a research strategy, anthropologists must:

Culture is a shared experience that is:

Spatial comfort zones, such as standing too close to a member of another culture, are examples of which of the following?

Commonplace norms, values, beliefs, practices, and institutions that cultivate the desire to acquire consumer goods to enhance one's lifestyle constitute a culture of:

Which of the following is defined as the ability to create consent and agreement within a population by unconsciously shaping what people think is normal, natural, and possible?

Which of the following statements is true?

Anthropology in a Global Age

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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