Exam 13: Culture Change and Globalization: What Have We Learned

The primary reason to look for possible barriers to change when considering the implementation of a change program is that by identifying barriers

One of the best known unilineal evolutionists models with stages of savagery, barbarism and civilization was developed by:

Eric Michaels' study of the impact of video tapes on the Warlpiri of Australia shows that

Anthropologists have analyzed the impact of tourism on indigenous cultures.Discuss two positive and two negative outcomes from that research.Cite specific examples.

The Bolivian program, in which a new variety of maize was introduced to improve people's diet, failed to help give the population better nutrition because the

Anthropologists use all of the following to study culture change EXCEPT

Franz Boas insisted that anthropologists should do all of the following EXCEPT

Identify and discuss two potential barriers to a plan for culture change that is aimed at the prohibition of the use of cellular phones and pagers on campus or while driving a vehicle.

Franz Boas was responsible for developing the approach that has come to be known as

Project Camelot's research goal was to:

The major source of change for any culture is

One major criticism of the unilineal evolutionists' models of cultural evolution is that the models:

Based on prior experiences by the USDA, the farm extension advisor did what correctly in his efforts to have farmers adopt the new hybrid variety of corn?

Fatalism as a barrier to culture change can be seen in which of the following statements?

Briefly discuss one positive outcome of tourism for indigenous peoples in the Amazon.

The new hybrid corn that was introduced by the USDA farm extension advisor was better than the Indian corn because it was

List and cite an example of two of Foster's barriers to change.

The borrowing that takes place between cultures as a result of prolonged contact is termed

Describe the ethical position of action anthropologists.