Question 1

As social complexity and population increase,the differences between economic systems is mostly measured as a difference in:

Accepted Answer

A) Access to productive resources. 
B) Management of distribution systems. 
C) Quantity of consumption of goods and services. 
D) Fitness and leisure activities available to the population. 
E) Political organizations. 
A) Access to productive resources. 
B) Management of distribution systems. 
C) Quantity of consumption of goods and services. 
D) Fitness and leisure activities available to the population. 
E) Political organizations.

Question 2

Describe how gift-giving creates a social relationship,according to Marcel Mauss.

Accepted Answer

Receiving a gift implies that

Question 3

When a group collects goods and then gives them out to their own members or members of other groups,they are participating in:

Accepted Answer

A) Reciprocity 
B) A market economy. 
C) Redistribution 
D) The institutionalization of unequal wealth. 
E) The kula trade. 
A) Reciprocity 
B) A market economy. 
C) Redistribution 
D) The institutionalization of unequal wealth. 
E) The kula trade.

Question 4

A high degree of specialization of labor:

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A) Is characteristic of all human societies. 
B) Occurs more among horticulturalists than pastoralists. 
C) Is unrelated to the food-getting strategy of a group. 
D) Exists only in industrialized societies. 
E) Tends to correlate with high population and agricultural intensification. 
A) Is characteristic of all human societies. 
B) Occurs more among horticulturalists than pastoralists. 
C) Is unrelated to the food-getting strategy of a group. 
D) Exists only in industrialized societies. 
E) Tends to correlate with high population and agricultural intensification.

Question 5

The right of an individual or family to use a piece of land and pass that land to descendants,but not to sell or trade the land is called:

Accepted Answer

A) Private property. 
B) Rights of lien. 
C) Patrimonial rights. 
D) Usufruct right. 
E) Rights of inheritance. 
A) Private property. 
B) Rights of lien. 
C) Patrimonial rights. 
D) Usufruct right. 
E) Rights of inheritance.

Question 6

Present and discuss two examples of anthropological work in the corporate world.

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These can include corporate re

Question 7

Among the Lacandon Maya,an extensive cultivating society:

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A) Individuals have the right to buy and sell any land use. 
B) Individuals retain right to land they have cleared even if they leave it fallow. 
C) Individuals and families must petition the chief yearly for an allotment of land. 
D) Individuals may not buy and sell land but heads of families may do so. 
E) Individuals may only gain access to land through inheritance. 
A) Individuals have the right to buy and sell any land use. 
B) Individuals retain right to land they have cleared even if they leave it fallow. 
C) Individuals and families must petition the chief yearly for an allotment of land. 
D) Individuals may not buy and sell land but heads of families may do so. 
E) Individuals may only gain access to land through inheritance.

Question 8

Marcel Mauss,and many other anthropologists,theorized that an important function of gift giving is to:

Accepted Answer

A) Hold societies together. 
B) Expand the technological base of a society. 
C) Build up the economic resources of some families at the expense of other families. 
D) Provide an outlet for the innate human desire to give and receive gifts. 
E) Build up the power of the state. 
A) Hold societies together. 
B) Expand the technological base of a society. 
C) Build up the economic resources of some families at the expense of other families. 
D) Provide an outlet for the innate human desire to give and receive gifts. 
E) Build up the power of the state.

Question 9

In a system of balanced reciprocity,giving a gift to someone:

Accepted Answer

A) Carries no obligations for either the giver or the receiver. 
B) Starts a pattern in which the giver will continue to present gifts and the recipient will show gratitude. 
C) Requires that the recipient return a more-or-less equivalent gift at a later date. 
D) Demands a counter-gift if the recipient is the same gender as the giver. 
E) Is only permitted if the giver is an adult and the recipient a child. 
A) Carries no obligations for either the giver or the receiver. 
B) Starts a pattern in which the giver will continue to present gifts and the recipient will show gratitude. 
C) Requires that the recipient return a more-or-less equivalent gift at a later date. 
D) Demands a counter-gift if the recipient is the same gender as the giver. 
E) Is only permitted if the giver is an adult and the recipient a child.

Question 10

Which of the following is one of the fundamental attributes of capitalism?

Accepted Answer

A) People in capitalist societies sell their labor for wages in order to survive. 
B) Government plays a very little role in the regulation of the economy. 
C) All people in capitalist societies are involved in capitalism. 
D) Ownership of capital resources is spread roughly evenly throughout the population. 
E) People receive approximately the full value of their labor. 
A) People in capitalist societies sell their labor for wages in order to survive. 
B) Government plays a very little role in the regulation of the economy. 
C) All people in capitalist societies are involved in capitalism. 
D) Ownership of capital resources is spread roughly evenly throughout the population. 
E) People receive approximately the full value of their labor.

Question 11

Which of the following best describes the economics of potlatch of the tribes of the Pacific Northwest Coast?

Accepted Answer

A) An irrational destruction of valuable property. 
B) An imitation of European parties and feasting. 
C) The most fundamental reason why these tribes have such a low standard of living. 
D) A method increasing productivity and distributing food and goods to a large dispersed population. 
E) An expression of a cultural value that emphasizes charity and helping the poor. 
A) An irrational destruction of valuable property. 
B) An imitation of European parties and feasting. 
C) The most fundamental reason why these tribes have such a low standard of living. 
D) A method increasing productivity and distributing food and goods to a large dispersed population. 
E) An expression of a cultural value that emphasizes charity and helping the poor.

Question 12

The difference between a productive resource and a capital resource is:

Accepted Answer

A) Capital resources can exist only in modern industrialized nations.Productive resources exist everywhere. 
B) Capital resources can exist only in modern industrialized nations.Productive resources exist only in traditional societies. 
C) The ownership of capital resources makes one wealthy,but the ownership of productive resources does not. 
D) Capital resources are used to generate profit for their owners,while productive resources do not necessarily have this function. 
E) Capital resources can be sold or inherited,productive resources cannot. 
A) Capital resources can exist only in modern industrialized nations.Productive resources exist everywhere. 
B) Capital resources can exist only in modern industrialized nations.Productive resources exist only in traditional societies. 
C) The ownership of capital resources makes one wealthy,but the ownership of productive resources does not. 
D) Capital resources are used to generate profit for their owners,while productive resources do not necessarily have this function. 
E) Capital resources can be sold or inherited,productive resources cannot.

Question 13

Industrialization and specialization have limited the access people have to goods and services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Write an essay in which you discuss the sorts of gift giving that are appropriate between a boss and an employee.Are such gifts examples of reciprocity (generalized,balanced,or negative)or redistribution? Why?

Accepted Answer

Gift giving between a boss and an employ

Question 15

Describe the ceremonial exchange that takes place in kula.

Accepted Answer

The symbolic exchange of armsh

Question 16

Kluckhohn showed when the Navajo traded with outsiders:

Accepted Answer

A) They were extremely careful to be honest and fair. 
B) They engaged in silent trade,placing the goods they wanted to trade in the open and accepting whatever their trading partners gave. 
C) They were particularly interested in jewelry and less interested in money. 
D) It was considered morally acceptable to deceive. 
E) They generally got taken. 
A) They were extremely careful to be honest and fair. 
B) They engaged in silent trade,placing the goods they wanted to trade in the open and accepting whatever their trading partners gave. 
C) They were particularly interested in jewelry and less interested in money. 
D) It was considered morally acceptable to deceive. 
E) They generally got taken.

Question 17

Under what conditions do we expect to find foragers defending their territory?

Accepted Answer

Foragers tend to def

Question 18

Foraging societies are likely to have rigid boundaries and defend them against encroachers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Capital is the productive resources that can be used to increase financial wealth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In Western cultures dominated by capitalism,extremely high emphasis is placed on:

Accepted Answer

A) Status. 
B) Family and kinship connections. 
C) Wealth and material prosperity. 
D) Reciprocal relations of gift giving. 
E) Behaving appropriately for one's social position. 
A) Status. 
B) Family and kinship connections. 
C) Wealth and material prosperity. 
D) Reciprocal relations of gift giving. 
E) Behaving appropriately for one's social position.

As social complexity and population increase,the differences between economic systems is mostly measured as a difference in:

Describe how gift-giving creates a social relationship,according to Marcel Mauss.

When a group collects goods and then gives them out to their own members or members of other groups,they are participating in:

A high degree of specialization of labor:

The right of an individual or family to use a piece of land and pass that land to descendants,but not to sell or trade the land is called:

Present and discuss two examples of anthropological work in the corporate world.

Among the Lacandon Maya,an extensive cultivating society:

Marcel Mauss,and many other anthropologists,theorized that an important function of gift giving is to:

In a system of balanced reciprocity,giving a gift to someone:

Which of the following is one of the fundamental attributes of capitalism?

Which of the following best describes the economics of potlatch of the tribes of the Pacific Northwest Coast?

The difference between a productive resource and a capital resource is:

Industrialization and specialization have limited the access people have to goods and services.

Write an essay in which you discuss the sorts of gift giving that are appropriate between a boss and an employee.Are such gifts examples of reciprocity (generalized,balanced,or negative)or redistribution? Why?

Describe the ceremonial exchange that takes place in kula.

Kluckhohn showed when the Navajo traded with outsiders:

Under what conditions do we expect to find foragers defending their territory?

Foraging societies are likely to have rigid boundaries and defend them against encroachers.

Capital is the productive resources that can be used to increase financial wealth.

In Western cultures dominated by capitalism,extremely high emphasis is placed on:

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

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Exam 6: Economics

As social complexity and population increase,the differences between economic systems is mostly measured as a difference in:

Describe how gift-giving creates a social relationship,according to Marcel Mauss.

When a group collects goods and then gives them out to their own members or members of other groups,they are participating in:

A high degree of specialization of labor:

The right of an individual or family to use a piece of land and pass that land to descendants,but not to sell or trade the land is called:

Present and discuss two examples of anthropological work in the corporate world.

Among the Lacandon Maya,an extensive cultivating society:

Marcel Mauss,and many other anthropologists,theorized that an important function of gift giving is to:

In a system of balanced reciprocity,giving a gift to someone:

Which of the following is one of the fundamental attributes of capitalism?

Which of the following best describes the economics of potlatch of the tribes of the Pacific Northwest Coast?

The difference between a productive resource and a capital resource is:

Industrialization and specialization have limited the access people have to goods and services.

Write an essay in which you discuss the sorts of gift giving that are appropriate between a boss and an employee.Are such gifts examples of reciprocity (generalized,balanced,or negative)or redistribution? Why?

Describe the ceremonial exchange that takes place in kula.

Kluckhohn showed when the Navajo traded with outsiders:

Under what conditions do we expect to find foragers defending their territory?

Foraging societies are likely to have rigid boundaries and defend them against encroachers.

Capital is the productive resources that can be used to increase financial wealth.

In Western cultures dominated by capitalism,extremely high emphasis is placed on:

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Gender

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

Filters