Question 1

Men in Andalusia,Spain generally view women as:

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A) Angels. 
B) Lustful. 
C) Naive. 
D) Trustworthy. 
E) More intelligent than men. 
A) Angels. 
B) Lustful. 
C) Naive. 
D) Trustworthy. 
E) More intelligent than men.

Question 2

Chinese factories hire dagongmei because:

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A) They are a cheap source of labor. 
B) They are likely to be better trained than other workers. 
C) Since they are orphans,they are easily exploited. 
D) The government provides extra cash incentives for companies that hire them. 
E) They need to provide entertainment for their male workers. 
A) They are a cheap source of labor. 
B) They are likely to be better trained than other workers. 
C) Since they are orphans,they are easily exploited. 
D) The government provides extra cash incentives for companies that hire them. 
E) They need to provide entertainment for their male workers.

Question 3

Which of the following is the most accurate description of Margaret Mead's impact on the gender issues in cultural anthropology?

Accepted Answer

A) She had little impact;her books weren't highly regarded. 
B) Her work showed that gender was primarily a biological phenomenon. 
C) Her work questioned the biologically determined nature of gender. 
D) The fact that most of her work was about women showed that they were an important part of culture. 
E) Though ignored in the U.S. ,Mead's work was hailed in Europe.Thus,gender studies were far more advanced in Europe than in the U.S. 
A) She had little impact;her books weren't highly regarded. 
B) Her work showed that gender was primarily a biological phenomenon. 
C) Her work questioned the biologically determined nature of gender. 
D) The fact that most of her work was about women showed that they were an important part of culture. 
E) Though ignored in the U.S. ,Mead's work was hailed in Europe.Thus,gender studies were far more advanced in Europe than in the U.S.

Question 4

One anthropological perspective understands male initiation as a type of fertility cult.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is a hijab?

Accepted Answer

It is a head coverin

Question 6

Under which type of subsistence system would you expect more gender equality and why?

Accepted Answer

Gender equality is usually hig

Question 7

As the cultivation of taro among the Nukumanu has declined,women have become more dependent on men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In gender studies,the idea of the public/private dichotomy refers to the notion that:

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A) Behavior of both men and women is different in the public sphere than in the private sphere. 
B) Men act differently toward women in public than they do in private. 
C) Women are able to maintain more power over men if their actions are public than if they are private. 
D) Private relationships between men and women are threatened by public disclosure. 
E) Societies are divided into a private world dominated by women and a public world dominated by men. 
A) Behavior of both men and women is different in the public sphere than in the private sphere. 
B) Men act differently toward women in public than they do in private. 
C) Women are able to maintain more power over men if their actions are public than if they are private. 
D) Private relationships between men and women are threatened by public disclosure. 
E) Societies are divided into a private world dominated by women and a public world dominated by men.

Question 9

According to anthropologist Laura Klein,Tlingit men:

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A) Resent women's power. 
B) Are supportive of women taking leadership roles in the community. 
C) Blame women for the break-up of Tlingit families. 
D) Share equally in domestic chores so women can work. 
E) Initiate a high degree of domestic violence. 
A) Resent women's power. 
B) Are supportive of women taking leadership roles in the community. 
C) Blame women for the break-up of Tlingit families. 
D) Share equally in domestic chores so women can work. 
E) Initiate a high degree of domestic violence.

Question 10

Margaret Mead's study of the Arapesh,Mundugamor,and Tchambuli showed that:

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A) Women in all cultures have the same personality traits. 
B) Only in the United States are women primarily concerned with child care. 
C) The relationship between gender and personality varies with cultural expectations. 
D) Where women work,they are more likely to be aggressive. 
E) Where women's qualities are valued,men's qualities are likely to be devalued. 
A) Women in all cultures have the same personality traits. 
B) Only in the United States are women primarily concerned with child care. 
C) The relationship between gender and personality varies with cultural expectations. 
D) Where women work,they are more likely to be aggressive. 
E) Where women's qualities are valued,men's qualities are likely to be devalued.

Question 11

What was the primary role of the two-spirit in most Native American societies?

Accepted Answer

Primarily,two-spirits were men

Question 12

In woman/woman marriages:

Accepted Answer

A) The wife and her female husband always have sexual relations. 
B) The woman husband always takes on masculine characteristics. 
C) The woman husband is someone who for a variety of reasons no man wanted for a wife. 
D) The female husband may take on aspects of the male gender role such as participating in male initiation rituals. 
E) Wives with female husbands are always regarded as inferior and stigmatized. 
A) The wife and her female husband always have sexual relations. 
B) The woman husband always takes on masculine characteristics. 
C) The woman husband is someone who for a variety of reasons no man wanted for a wife. 
D) The female husband may take on aspects of the male gender role such as participating in male initiation rituals. 
E) Wives with female husbands are always regarded as inferior and stigmatized.

Question 13

Women's hunting among the Agata illustrates that:

Accepted Answer

A) Women are just as strong and fast as men. 
B) Child rearing is really best done by the child's biological parents. 
C) Women,in some situations,can bring home larger quantities of game than men. 
D) The demands of child rearing can be adapted to economic needs. 
E) Young girls are better hunters than young boys but after puberty,boys are better. 
A) Women are just as strong and fast as men. 
B) Child rearing is really best done by the child's biological parents. 
C) Women,in some situations,can bring home larger quantities of game than men. 
D) The demands of child rearing can be adapted to economic needs. 
E) Young girls are better hunters than young boys but after puberty,boys are better.

Question 14

What is the primary role of hijras in Indian society?

Accepted Answer

It is to perform at life cycle

Question 15

The rise of plow agriculture has generally:

Accepted Answer

A) Not affected women's status. 
B) Lowered women's status. 
C) Raised women's status. 
D) Resulted in lower birth rates. 
E) Increased women's longevity. 
A) Not affected women's status. 
B) Lowered women's status. 
C) Raised women's status. 
D) Resulted in lower birth rates. 
E) Increased women's longevity.

Question 16

Sexual relations in Mangaia:

Accepted Answer

A) Don't begin until men and women are in their thirties. 
B) Are as common between men as between men and women. 
C) Are a very serious and private matter,generally kept secret until the birth of children. 
D) Take place in private,but with much public joking. 
E) Frequently take place in public. 
A) Don't begin until men and women are in their thirties. 
B) Are as common between men as between men and women. 
C) Are a very serious and private matter,generally kept secret until the birth of children. 
D) Take place in private,but with much public joking. 
E) Frequently take place in public.

Question 17

In France,the growing number of Muslim immigrants has led to:

Accepted Answer

A) Greater tolerance of religion throughout French society. 
B) A requirement that all students be taught Christianity in public schools. 
C) A series of terror attacks aimed at forcing French authorities to officially recognize Islam. 
D) The outlawing of headscarves in public schools. 
E) Legislation that supported equal rights for men and women. 
A) Greater tolerance of religion throughout French society. 
B) A requirement that all students be taught Christianity in public schools. 
C) A series of terror attacks aimed at forcing French authorities to officially recognize Islam. 
D) The outlawing of headscarves in public schools. 
E) Legislation that supported equal rights for men and women.

Question 18

Anthropological research shows that psychic conflict and rebellion are characteristic of adolescence in all societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

One area of recent success for hijras in India is:

Accepted Answer

A) Music. 
B) Painting. 
C) Film making. 
D) Publishing. 
E) Politics. 
A) Music. 
B) Painting. 
C) Film making. 
D) Publishing. 
E) Politics.

Question 20

Judith Brown found that initiation rites for girls are more likely to occur in:

Accepted Answer

A) Societies in which women hold roles of political importance. 
B) Societies in which religion involves female priests. 
C) Societies in which women are deeply oppressed by men. 
D) Societies in which women continue to live in their mothers' houses after marriage. 
E) Societies in which the avunculate is practiced. 
A) Societies in which women hold roles of political importance. 
B) Societies in which religion involves female priests. 
C) Societies in which women are deeply oppressed by men. 
D) Societies in which women continue to live in their mothers' houses after marriage. 
E) Societies in which the avunculate is practiced.

Men in Andalusia,Spain generally view women as:

Chinese factories hire dagongmei because:

Which of the following is the most accurate description of Margaret Mead's impact on the gender issues in cultural anthropology?

One anthropological perspective understands male initiation as a type of fertility cult.

What is a hijab?

Under which type of subsistence system would you expect more gender equality and why?

As the cultivation of taro among the Nukumanu has declined,women have become more dependent on men.

In gender studies,the idea of the public/private dichotomy refers to the notion that:

According to anthropologist Laura Klein,Tlingit men:

Margaret Mead's study of the Arapesh,Mundugamor,and Tchambuli showed that:

What was the primary role of the two-spirit in most Native American societies?

In woman/woman marriages:

Women's hunting among the Agata illustrates that:

What is the primary role of hijras in Indian society?

The rise of plow agriculture has generally:

Sexual relations in Mangaia:

In France,the growing number of Muslim immigrants has led to:

Anthropological research shows that psychic conflict and rebellion are characteristic of adolescence in all societies.

One area of recent success for hijras in India is:

Judith Brown found that initiation rites for girls are more likely to occur in:

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Exam 9: Gender

Men in Andalusia,Spain generally view women as:

Chinese factories hire dagongmei because:

Which of the following is the most accurate description of Margaret Mead's impact on the gender issues in cultural anthropology?

One anthropological perspective understands male initiation as a type of fertility cult.

What is a hijab?

Under which type of subsistence system would you expect more gender equality and why?

As the cultivation of taro among the Nukumanu has declined,women have become more dependent on men.

In gender studies,the idea of the public/private dichotomy refers to the notion that:

According to anthropologist Laura Klein,Tlingit men:

Margaret Mead's study of the Arapesh,Mundugamor,and Tchambuli showed that:

What was the primary role of the two-spirit in most Native American societies?

In woman/woman marriages:

Women's hunting among the Agata illustrates that:

What is the primary role of hijras in Indian society?

The rise of plow agriculture has generally:

Sexual relations in Mangaia:

In France,the growing number of Muslim immigrants has led to:

Anthropological research shows that psychic conflict and rebellion are characteristic of adolescence in all societies.

One area of recent success for hijras in India is:

Judith Brown found that initiation rites for girls are more likely to occur in:

Anthropology and Human Diversity

Doing Cultural Anthropology

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

Kinship

Marriage, family, and Domestic Groups

Political Organization

Stratification

Religion

Creative Expression: Anthropology and the Arts

Power, conquest, and a World System

Culture, change, and the Modern World

Filters