Exam 6: Ethnicity and Nationalism

Babylon, Mesopotamia, and the "cradle of civilization" are all terms of historical importance we implicitly link to the nation of Iraq. Although this creates the sense that Iraq is an ancient nation-state, Iraq:

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Define ethnic cleansing versus genocide and give an example of each to illustrate your answer.

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Ethnic cleansing is the efforts of one ethnic group to remove another from a particular territory, usually through violent eviction and murder. An example would be Bosnia, where Croats and Serbs evicted, killed, raped, and imprisoned many of their former Muslim neighbors to get them out of Bosnia. Genocide is the systematic destruction of a particular ethnic or religious people. Territory is not a concern because their purpose is to eliminate the people. An example is the Hutu genocide of the Tutsi.

Identify three things that are used as ethnic boundary markers, and explain in what cultures they are used and how.

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This may include things such as a collective name, food, costume, custom, architecture, common history, religion, language, association with a particular territory, or even an imagination of shared physical characteristics. Each will have an appropriate example.

Many immigrant groups-Arab, Czech, French, Irish, Italian, Greek, Jewish, and others-have contributed to what has been known as a "melting pot" in America. What term do anthropologists prefer today to better reflect the role of ethnicity in the United States?

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Question 4

In the opening discussion of Chapter 7, the author discusses how Jerome and Kevin-Prince Boateng have become soccer stars. Their father was Ghanian and their mothers were German; one played soccer for the German national team and the other played for the Ghanian national team. In a brief essay, explain how they can have different nationalities that allow them to play on different national teams. Do they have different ethnicities as well? Why?

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Which of the following might an anthropologist consider to be a kind of "imagined community"?

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Question 6

In New York, the annual India Day Parade excluded the South Asian Lesbian and Gay Alliance (SALGA) for 15 years before allowing the group to participate. This exclusion happened despite the existence of the hijra, a third gender that is legally recognized in India. In considering the process of assimilation, the exclusion of SALGA might be understood as:

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In a brief essay, identify three ways that various immigrants from India have created a new and unique Indian American identity in the United States. Is this assimilation or multiculturalism, and why?

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What is the primary difference between assimilation and multiculturalism?

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Question 9

The work of anthropologist Tone Bringa in Bosnia examines the underlying causes of the civil war in what was once called Yugoslavia. Similarly, scholar Mahmood Mamdami studied the Rwandan conflict. What characterized both cases?

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Question 10

In 2014, Scots voted in a referendum whether or not to make their nation an independent country, separate from the United Kingdom. Although the referendum was defeated, what particular sentiment were the Scots expressing by seeking independence?

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Question 11

Anthropological research reveals that most ethnic groups and nations are recent historical creations, our connection to people within these groups is relatively new, and our shared traditions are recently invented. In addition, most members will never meet each other. This allows us to observe that most nations today are what?

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Question 12

The United States has been described as a so-called melting pot for immigrants, but not all immigrant groups follow the same trajectory. In a brief essay, compare and contrast the experiences of Italian, Jewish, Greek, or other European immigrants with those of immigrants from China or India.

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Question 13

Some Native American groups strategically expand into an "ethno-corporation," choosing to see their ethnicity as ________.

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Question 14

The stark contrast between 1987 and 1993 in Bosnia that Tone Bringa found-all four hundred Muslim villagers had fled or been killed-is a powerful illustration of what kind of action?

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Question 15

A man from Cuba and a man from Peru both move to the United States. Although they did not identify with one another while living in their countries of origin, they both come to identify themselves as members of the same group ("Hispanic") within the United States. This example illustrates:

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Explain what is meant when we say that a nation is an imagined community, and give an example.

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Question 17

In South Africa, the Bafokeng were able to eventually get much of their land back from the white settlers who had taken it through the formation of the Royal Bafokeng Nation, Inc. This effort has subsequently flourished. This a good example of ________.

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Question 18

According to legend, the Aztecs wandered across what is today Mexico until they came to an island where an eagle was standing on a cactus with a snake in its mouth. The Aztecs established their capital city on an island, where legend says their ancestors found the eagle. What concept about ethnicity does this demonstrate?

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Question 19

The French have a strong sense of connection to their history and culture that binds them together. This is not the case in some countries like Iraq, where different groups have been pitted against each other in a battle for survival. In addition to historic factors like colonialism, what plays a role in Iraq's social divisions?

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Babylon, Mesopotamia, and the "cradle of civilization" are all terms of historical importance we implicitly link to the nation of Iraq. Although this creates the sense that Iraq is an ancient nation-state, Iraq:

Define ethnic cleansing versus genocide and give an example of each to illustrate your answer.

Identify three things that are used as ethnic boundary markers, and explain in what cultures they are used and how.

Many immigrant groups-Arab, Czech, French, Irish, Italian, Greek, Jewish, and others-have contributed to what has been known as a "melting pot" in America. What term do anthropologists prefer today to better reflect the role of ethnicity in the United States?

Which of the following might an anthropologist consider to be a kind of "imagined community"?

In a brief essay, identify three ways that various immigrants from India have created a new and unique Indian American identity in the United States. Is this assimilation or multiculturalism, and why?

What is the primary difference between assimilation and multiculturalism?

The work of anthropologist Tone Bringa in Bosnia examines the underlying causes of the civil war in what was once called Yugoslavia. Similarly, scholar Mahmood Mamdami studied the Rwandan conflict. What characterized both cases?

In 2014, Scots voted in a referendum whether or not to make their nation an independent country, separate from the United Kingdom. Although the referendum was defeated, what particular sentiment were the Scots expressing by seeking independence?

The United States has been described as a so-called melting pot for immigrants, but not all immigrant groups follow the same trajectory. In a brief essay, compare and contrast the experiences of Italian, Jewish, Greek, or other European immigrants with those of immigrants from China or India.

Some Native American groups strategically expand into an "ethno-corporation," choosing to see their ethnicity as ________.

The stark contrast between 1987 and 1993 in Bosnia that Tone Bringa found-all four hundred Muslim villagers had fled or been killed-is a powerful illustration of what kind of action?

A man from Cuba and a man from Peru both move to the United States. Although they did not identify with one another while living in their countries of origin, they both come to identify themselves as members of the same group ("Hispanic") within the United States. This example illustrates:

Explain what is meant when we say that a nation is an imagined community, and give an example.

In South Africa, the Bafokeng were able to eventually get much of their land back from the white settlers who had taken it through the formation of the Royal Bafokeng Nation, Inc. This effort has subsequently flourished. This a good example of ________.

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