Question 1

Compare and contrast gender relations in horticultural and pastoral societies.

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In both there is male dominance.In horti

Question 2

The masculine cultural belief in Spain that women's lust is a threat to male honor and dignity is:

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A) A contemporary belief with no historical roots. 
B) Realistic given the high rate of temporary male migration which leaves women unprotected at home. 
C) Rooted in traditional Christianity where the lustful woman is symbolized by Eve as Adam's temptress. 
D) A unique cultural pattern found in few other places in the world. 
E) In contrast to traditional Christianity where women are regarded as dignified,virginal persons. 
A) A contemporary belief with no historical roots. 
B) Realistic given the high rate of temporary male migration which leaves women unprotected at home. 
C) Rooted in traditional Christianity where the lustful woman is symbolized by Eve as Adam's temptress. 
D) A unique cultural pattern found in few other places in the world. 
E) In contrast to traditional Christianity where women are regarded as dignified,virginal persons.

Question 3

Frequently,the effect of development projects has been to:

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A) Improve the lives of women and children relative to men. 
B) Decrease the quality of life for all members of a community. 
C) Increase the disparity between men and women in a community. 
D) Increase the availability of government jobs to women. 
E) Allow women to access positions of prestige and power previously denied to them. 
A) Improve the lives of women and children relative to men. 
B) Decrease the quality of life for all members of a community. 
C) Increase the disparity between men and women in a community. 
D) Increase the availability of government jobs to women. 
E) Allow women to access positions of prestige and power previously denied to them.

Question 4

Describe alternative gender roles cross-culturally and explain their significance for anthropological theories of gender.

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Alternative gender roles cross-culturall

Question 5

How have gender relations frequently been affected by foreign aid and development programs in agricultural societies?

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Often these outside organizations have e

Question 6

How is gender affected by subsistence? Choose two different subsistence strategies and explain how gender roles shift as a result of these changing means of production.

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Gender is affected by subsistence in var

Question 7

Distinguish between sex and gender.

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Sex is the biological differen

Question 8

In most societies,how did European colonialism impact alternative genders?

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Colonialism often caused alter

Question 9

"Inis Beag," a community near Galway in Ireland,is known as one of the most sexually naïve of all the world's societies.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

With the introduction of wage labor into Nukumanu,in the 19ᵗʰ century,women's status has:

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A) Gone up economically,but down socially. 
B) Declined economically and socially. 
C) Increased in cultural and ritual importance. 
D) Remained the same as prior to Western contact. 
E) Increased as a result of their participation in the church. 
A) Gone up economically,but down socially. 
B) Declined economically and socially. 
C) Increased in cultural and ritual importance. 
D) Remained the same as prior to Western contact. 
E) Increased as a result of their participation in the church.

Question 11

What is a dagongmei?

Accepted Answer

These are Chinese working wome

Question 12

How is the hijab a symbol of the complexity of gender relations cross-culturally?

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Not every Muslim interprets "modest dres

Question 13

The two-spirit are best described as:

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A) Women who have become men through a surgical procedure. 
B) Women and men who live with same-sex partners in a homosexual lifestyle. 
C) Transsexuals who occupy both gender roles at all times. 
D) Individuals who have no identifiable gender and work in society as partners to either gender. 
E) Men who take on women's work and clothing and are considered to have supernatural powers. 
A) Women who have become men through a surgical procedure. 
B) Women and men who live with same-sex partners in a homosexual lifestyle. 
C) Transsexuals who occupy both gender roles at all times. 
D) Individuals who have no identifiable gender and work in society as partners to either gender. 
E) Men who take on women's work and clothing and are considered to have supernatural powers.

Question 14

Margaret Mead was an important early cultural anthropologist who emphasized the importance of culture in gender behavior.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Gender is the social,cultural,and psychological constructs that are imposed on the biological differences of sex.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Among foragers such the Ju'/hoansi the idea of maleness is associated with prestige in a different way.Describe how ridicule and shaming are used to diminish prestige in this society.

Accepted Answer

Successful male hunters are ridiculed fo

Question 17

There are many different ways of showing maleness cross-culturally,but there is no culture in which prestige is not part of it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Historically,when agricultural societies have entered the cash economy,the position of women has improved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Native American "two spirit" is best described as an effeminate homosexual.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Explain the difference between the concepts "sex" and "gender" and discuss some of the ways,with examples,that culture constructs gender roles.

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The concepts of "sex" and "gender" are o

Compare and contrast gender relations in horticultural and pastoral societies.

The masculine cultural belief in Spain that women's lust is a threat to male honor and dignity is:

Frequently,the effect of development projects has been to:

Describe alternative gender roles cross-culturally and explain their significance for anthropological theories of gender.

How have gender relations frequently been affected by foreign aid and development programs in agricultural societies?

How is gender affected by subsistence? Choose two different subsistence strategies and explain how gender roles shift as a result of these changing means of production.

Distinguish between sex and gender.

In most societies,how did European colonialism impact alternative genders?

"Inis Beag," a community near Galway in Ireland,is known as one of the most sexually naïve of all the world's societies.

With the introduction of wage labor into Nukumanu,in the 19ᵗʰ century,women's status has:

What is a dagongmei?

How is the hijab a symbol of the complexity of gender relations cross-culturally?

The two-spirit are best described as:

Margaret Mead was an important early cultural anthropologist who emphasized the importance of culture in gender behavior.

Gender is the social,cultural,and psychological constructs that are imposed on the biological differences of sex.

Among foragers such the Ju'/hoansi the idea of maleness is associated with prestige in a different way.Describe how ridicule and shaming are used to diminish prestige in this society.

There are many different ways of showing maleness cross-culturally,but there is no culture in which prestige is not part of it.

Historically,when agricultural societies have entered the cash economy,the position of women has improved.

The Native American "two spirit" is best described as an effeminate homosexual.

Explain the difference between the concepts "sex" and "gender" and discuss some of the ways,with examples,that culture constructs gender roles.

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Exam 9: Gender

Compare and contrast gender relations in horticultural and pastoral societies.

The masculine cultural belief in Spain that women's lust is a threat to male honor and dignity is:

Frequently,the effect of development projects has been to:

Describe alternative gender roles cross-culturally and explain their significance for anthropological theories of gender.

How have gender relations frequently been affected by foreign aid and development programs in agricultural societies?

How is gender affected by subsistence? Choose two different subsistence strategies and explain how gender roles shift as a result of these changing means of production.

Distinguish between sex and gender.

In most societies,how did European colonialism impact alternative genders?

"Inis Beag," a community near Galway in Ireland,is known as one of the most sexually naïve of all the world's societies.

With the introduction of wage labor into Nukumanu,in the 19ᵗʰ century,women's status has:

What is a dagongmei?

How is the hijab a symbol of the complexity of gender relations cross-culturally?

The two-spirit are best described as:

Margaret Mead was an important early cultural anthropologist who emphasized the importance of culture in gender behavior.

Gender is the social,cultural,and psychological constructs that are imposed on the biological differences of sex.

Among foragers such the Ju'/hoansi the idea of maleness is associated with prestige in a different way.Describe how ridicule and shaming are used to diminish prestige in this society.

There are many different ways of showing maleness cross-culturally,but there is no culture in which prestige is not part of it.

Historically,when agricultural societies have entered the cash economy,the position of women has improved.

The Native American "two spirit" is best described as an effeminate homosexual.

Explain the difference between the concepts "sex" and "gender" and discuss some of the ways,with examples,that culture constructs gender roles.

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

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