Question 1

Delmos Jones' study of voluntary organizations among an African-American community in the United States showed him that:

Accepted Answer

A) No one worked consistently for the organizations unless they were paid for their work. 
B) Voluntary organizations are highly successful when founded by minority leaders. 
C) His work as a native anthropologist was at the center of the success the African-American community experienced in cultural identity. 
D) There was considerable dissent between leadership of the organizations and the members. 
E) Native anthropology has little or no value in the discipline. 
A) No one worked consistently for the organizations unless they were paid for their work. 
B) Voluntary organizations are highly successful when founded by minority leaders. 
C) His work as a native anthropologist was at the center of the success the African-American community experienced in cultural identity. 
D) There was considerable dissent between leadership of the organizations and the members. 
E) Native anthropology has little or no value in the discipline.

Question 2

Who are the Nacirema,and why is this study important in anthropology?

Accepted Answer

It is the Americans and it all

Question 3

Anthropologists generally agree that they should defend Western notions of human rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Cross-cultural comparisons began formally in social science with the publication of Herbert Spencer's Descriptive Sociology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Most anthropological data comes in the form of extensive field notes,audio recordings,and photographs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The HRAF is an attempt to facilitate cross cultural analysis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Allison Truitt's work on motorcycles in Vietnam had no formal research hypothesis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Lewis Henry Morgan and Edward Tylor classified small-scale societies as:

Accepted Answer

A) Savage. 
B) Barbarian. 
C) Primitive. 
D) Childlike. 
E) Civilized. 
A) Savage. 
B) Barbarian. 
C) Primitive. 
D) Childlike. 
E) Civilized.

Question 9

The gathering and interpretation of information based on intensive,firsthand study is called ethnography.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Why is informed consent an important part of doing ethical research?

Accepted Answer

It ensures the people studied

Question 11

What is the "gray zone" that Philippe Bourgois describes in his work among the homeless and drug addicts in San Francisco?

Accepted Answer

A) It is a geographical area in which drug exchanges take place. 
B) It is a term used to refer to homeless shelters and parks where these individuals interact. 
C) It is a morally ambiguous space that blurs the lines between victims and perpetrators. 
D) It is a term used to describe under-employment because it leads to the destruction of their lives. 
E) It is a judicial term to describe exchanges that are morally wrong,but not illegal. 
A) It is a geographical area in which drug exchanges take place. 
B) It is a term used to refer to homeless shelters and parks where these individuals interact. 
C) It is a morally ambiguous space that blurs the lines between victims and perpetrators. 
D) It is a term used to describe under-employment because it leads to the destruction of their lives. 
E) It is a judicial term to describe exchanges that are morally wrong,but not illegal.

Question 12

For the academic community,a critical problem with secret research is:

Accepted Answer

A) It may endanger the lives of the anthropologists who pursue it. 
B) The scientific community has no way to assess its validity. 
C) It is almost always used for illegal or immoral purposes. 
D) It is unlikely to provide benefits to either anthropologists or the people who are the subjects of such research. 
E) It can rarely be used to support the tenure and promotion of anthropology professors. 
A) It may endanger the lives of the anthropologists who pursue it. 
B) The scientific community has no way to assess its validity. 
C) It is almost always used for illegal or immoral purposes. 
D) It is unlikely to provide benefits to either anthropologists or the people who are the subjects of such research. 
E) It can rarely be used to support the tenure and promotion of anthropology professors.

Question 13

What is the primary goal of emic research?

Accepted Answer

A) Help insiders make more effective changes to their culture over time. 
B) Help governments better manage minority populations. 
C) Help outsiders determine which cultures are more effective in particular environments. 
D) Help insiders gain a better understanding of their own culture. 
E) Help outsiders understand what it means to be a member of another culture. 
A) Help insiders make more effective changes to their culture over time. 
B) Help governments better manage minority populations. 
C) Help outsiders determine which cultures are more effective in particular environments. 
D) Help insiders gain a better understanding of their own culture. 
E) Help outsiders understand what it means to be a member of another culture.

Question 14

What do anthropologists use as the basis for cross-cultural comparisons?

Accepted Answer

They use e

Question 15

The Human Relations Area Files:

Accepted Answer

A) Does not allow for cross-cultural comparison. 
B) Represents multiple researchers using a single perspective. 
C) Involves multiple perspectives and indexed data. 
D) Is no longer active today. 
E) Is not available in computer searchable formats. 
A) Does not allow for cross-cultural comparison. 
B) Represents multiple researchers using a single perspective. 
C) Involves multiple perspectives and indexed data. 
D) Is no longer active today. 
E) Is not available in computer searchable formats.

Question 16

Phillip Bourgois' work with the homeless and drug addicts in San Francisco has led to a better understanding of issues of economic change,cultural structures,and the effects on individual lives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

It is common for anthropologists to feel confused and disoriented when they first arrive to their field sites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Anthropologists have become more sensitive to issues of voice and of power and have begun to reflect more critically on their role as observer in another culture primarily as a result of:

Accepted Answer

A) Reflectionist ethnology. 
B) Franz Boas. 
C) Feminist anthropology. 
D) Collaborative ethnography. 
E) Postmodernism. 
A) Reflectionist ethnology. 
B) Franz Boas. 
C) Feminist anthropology. 
D) Collaborative ethnography. 
E) Postmodernism.

Question 19

Anthropologists and activists have argued that female genital operations are all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) Are grave violations of human rights. 
B) Are affirmations of the value of women. 
C) Should be legal in European nations. 
D) Should be banned in European nations. 
E) Should not be studied because they are not important. 
A) Are grave violations of human rights. 
B) Are affirmations of the value of women. 
C) Should be legal in European nations. 
D) Should be banned in European nations. 
E) Should not be studied because they are not important.

Question 20

What is cross-cultural comparison,and why is this important in our study of humans and culture? What can we learn through cross-cultural comparisons?

Accepted Answer

Cross-cultural comparison is the process

Delmos Jones' study of voluntary organizations among an African-American community in the United States showed him that:

Who are the Nacirema,and why is this study important in anthropology?

Anthropologists generally agree that they should defend Western notions of human rights.

Cross-cultural comparisons began formally in social science with the publication of Herbert Spencer's Descriptive Sociology.

Most anthropological data comes in the form of extensive field notes,audio recordings,and photographs.

The HRAF is an attempt to facilitate cross cultural analysis.

Allison Truitt's work on motorcycles in Vietnam had no formal research hypothesis.

Lewis Henry Morgan and Edward Tylor classified small-scale societies as:

The gathering and interpretation of information based on intensive,firsthand study is called ethnography.

Why is informed consent an important part of doing ethical research?

What is the "gray zone" that Philippe Bourgois describes in his work among the homeless and drug addicts in San Francisco?

For the academic community,a critical problem with secret research is:

What is the primary goal of emic research?

What do anthropologists use as the basis for cross-cultural comparisons?

The Human Relations Area Files:

Phillip Bourgois' work with the homeless and drug addicts in San Francisco has led to a better understanding of issues of economic change,cultural structures,and the effects on individual lives.

It is common for anthropologists to feel confused and disoriented when they first arrive to their field sites.

Anthropologists have become more sensitive to issues of voice and of power and have begun to reflect more critically on their role as observer in another culture primarily as a result of:

Anthropologists and activists have argued that female genital operations are all of the following except:

What is cross-cultural comparison,and why is this important in our study of humans and culture? What can we learn through cross-cultural comparisons?

Anthropology and Human Diversity

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

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 2: Doing Cultural Anthropology

Delmos Jones' study of voluntary organizations among an African-American community in the United States showed him that:

Who are the Nacirema,and why is this study important in anthropology?

Anthropologists generally agree that they should defend Western notions of human rights.

Cross-cultural comparisons began formally in social science with the publication of Herbert Spencer's Descriptive Sociology.

Most anthropological data comes in the form of extensive field notes,audio recordings,and photographs.

The HRAF is an attempt to facilitate cross cultural analysis.

Allison Truitt's work on motorcycles in Vietnam had no formal research hypothesis.

Lewis Henry Morgan and Edward Tylor classified small-scale societies as:

The gathering and interpretation of information based on intensive,firsthand study is called ethnography.

Why is informed consent an important part of doing ethical research?

What is the "gray zone" that Philippe Bourgois describes in his work among the homeless and drug addicts in San Francisco?

For the academic community,a critical problem with secret research is:

What is the primary goal of emic research?

What do anthropologists use as the basis for cross-cultural comparisons?

The Human Relations Area Files:

Phillip Bourgois' work with the homeless and drug addicts in San Francisco has led to a better understanding of issues of economic change,cultural structures,and the effects on individual lives.

It is common for anthropologists to feel confused and disoriented when they first arrive to their field sites.

Anthropologists have become more sensitive to issues of voice and of power and have begun to reflect more critically on their role as observer in another culture primarily as a result of:

Anthropologists and activists have argued that female genital operations are all of the following except:

What is cross-cultural comparison,and why is this important in our study of humans and culture? What can we learn through cross-cultural comparisons?

Anthropology and Human Diversity

The Idea of Culture

Communication

Making a Living

Economics

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