Question 1

Because music is a cultural universal and musical abilities seem to run in families,

Accepted Answer

A)  everybody, regardless of culture, loves to dance. 
B)  it is possible to use musical abilities as a biological marker for human races. 
C)  it has been suggested that music is a concept of a social fiction. 
D)  anthropologists should investigate the connection between music and formerly misunderstood kinship arrangements. 
E)  it has been suggested that the predisposition for music may have a genetic basis. 
A)  everybody, regardless of culture, loves to dance. 
B)  it is possible to use musical abilities as a biological marker for human races. 
C)  it has been suggested that music is a concept of a social fiction. 
D)  anthropologists should investigate the connection between music and formerly misunderstood kinship arrangements. 
E)  it has been suggested that the predisposition for music may have a genetic basis.

Question 2

Where is art found? Is art found in the same contexts in all kinds of societies?

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Art is found in a multitude of contexts

Question 3

Discuss why it is so difficult to come up with a universally applicable definition for art.

Accepted Answer

There are several reasons why it is diff

Question 4

In many non-Western societies, how are traditional manifestations of expressive culture transmitted?

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A)  through formal state-run schools for the arts 
B)  by chance 
C)  in families 
D)  through the nonproductive members of society 
E)  only by fully initiated adults 
A)  through formal state-run schools for the arts 
B)  by chance 
C)  in families 
D)  through the nonproductive members of society 
E)  only by fully initiated adults

Question 5

During his work among the Tiv, Bohannan found that critics played a key role in the creative process for the production of works of art.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between art and religion?

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A)  All non-Western art is produced anonymously for religious purposes. 
B)  In all societies, art is produced for religious purposes as well as its aesthetic value. 
C)  All of the greatest accomplishments in Western art have been commissioned by formal religions. 
D)  Since nonstate societies lack permanent buildings dedicated to art (museums) or religion (temples, churches), there is no link between art and religion in these societies. 
E)  Western art is divorced from religion. 
A)  All non-Western art is produced anonymously for religious purposes. 
B)  In all societies, art is produced for religious purposes as well as its aesthetic value. 
C)  All of the greatest accomplishments in Western art have been commissioned by formal religions. 
D)  Since nonstate societies lack permanent buildings dedicated to art (museums) or religion (temples, churches), there is no link between art and religion in these societies. 
E)  Western art is divorced from religion.

Question 7

Readers of a text make their own interpretations and derive their own feelings from it. "Readers" of media messages constantly produce their own meanings.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In general, folk art is much less symbolic than the artistic expression of full-time artists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Appreciating art involves an aesthetic appreciation of form as well as feeling.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Anthropologists have an interest in sports because, as the media's illustrations of U.S. football suggest,

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A)  sports can symbolize certain key aspects of the culture where they are highly popular. 
B)  sports are a rare aspect of culture that is influenced by culture but not vice versa. 
C)  sports allow for easy cross-cultural cultural comparison, because in the international arena the way sports are practiced is the same. 
D)  they give insight into unfamiliar cultural dynamics that have nothing to do with the general culture. 
E)  they exemplify how the media determine single-handedly which sports are popular and which are not. 
A)  sports can symbolize certain key aspects of the culture where they are highly popular. 
B)  sports are a rare aspect of culture that is influenced by culture but not vice versa. 
C)  sports allow for easy cross-cultural cultural comparison, because in the international arena the way sports are practiced is the same. 
D)  they give insight into unfamiliar cultural dynamics that have nothing to do with the general culture. 
E)  they exemplify how the media determine single-handedly which sports are popular and which are not.

Question 11

The media offer a rich web of external connections-through cable, satellite, the Internet, television, movies, radio, telephones, print, and other sources-that can provide contact, information, entertainment, and potential social validation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In Western societies, artistic and craft specialization is based on kin groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Folk art, music, and lore refer to the

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A)  unrefined manifestations of human creativity produced by illiterate societies. 
B)  expressive cultures of ordinary people. 
C)  forms of artistic expression found in the New World prior to the arrival of Columbus. 
D)  forms of artistic expression that exist independently of any given cultural system. 
E)  manifestations of human creativity that siblings exchange with their progenitors. 
A)  unrefined manifestations of human creativity produced by illiterate societies. 
B)  expressive cultures of ordinary people. 
C)  forms of artistic expression found in the New World prior to the arrival of Columbus. 
D)  forms of artistic expression that exist independently of any given cultural system. 
E)  manifestations of human creativity that siblings exchange with their progenitors.

Question 14

In a study assessing the effects of television on behavior, attitudes, and values, Kottak and a team of researchers found that

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A)  television exposure has a greater impact on behavior, attitudes, and values in the United States than in Brazil. 
B)  the claim that television exposure affects people's behavior, attitudes, and values is overstated. 
C)  television exposure inevitably leads to a decrease in social interaction, regardless of the culture. 
D)  Brazilians watch telenovelas because they see in these programs the traditions of their culture vividly represented and valued. 
E)  people's ideas about proper family size are influenced as they see, day after day, nuclear families smaller than the traditional ones in their town. 
A)  television exposure has a greater impact on behavior, attitudes, and values in the United States than in Brazil. 
B)  the claim that television exposure affects people's behavior, attitudes, and values is overstated. 
C)  television exposure inevitably leads to a decrease in social interaction, regardless of the culture. 
D)  Brazilians watch telenovelas because they see in these programs the traditions of their culture vividly represented and valued. 
E)  people's ideas about proper family size are influenced as they see, day after day, nuclear families smaller than the traditional ones in their town.

Question 15

What role do the arts play as collective expressions of cultural identities? Is art conservative or liberal? Does art promote change or inhibit it?

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The arts play a crucial role as collecti

Question 16

Actors, musicians, and dancers

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A)  are not artists, since they perform but do not create art. 
B)  function as parasitic consumers of the creative works of artists. 
C)  distort and dilute the artistic mastery of other artists. 
D)  function as intermediaries who translate the works and ideas of other artists. 
E)  are marginal members of artistic communities around the world. 
A)  are not artists, since they perform but do not create art. 
B)  function as parasitic consumers of the creative works of artists. 
C)  distort and dilute the artistic mastery of other artists. 
D)  function as intermediaries who translate the works and ideas of other artists. 
E)  are marginal members of artistic communities around the world.

Question 17

This chapter's "Appreciating Anthropology" unit shows that techniques that anthropologists have used to analyze myth and folktales can be extended to two popular American fantasy films, The Wizard of Oz and Star Wars. In 2009, U.S. American movie director James Cameron, a fan of The Wizard of Oz, released the long-awaited Avatar. If you have seen the movie, compare its structure and symbolic elements in a way similar to that of how The Wizard of Oz and Star Wars have been analyzed in the text. If you have not seen Avatar, explain the connection between The Wizard of Oz and Star Wars.

Accepted Answer

I have seen Avatar and I can compare its

Question 18

Any media-borne image or message can be analyzed in terms of its nature, including its symbolism and its effects. It can also be analyzed as a text, which refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  literary works and other print media. 
B)  anything produced by mass media having commercial value. 
C)  anything that can be read or processed, interpreted, and assigned meaning by anyone exposed to it. 
D)  anything that can be read but whose interpretation is determined by the producer of the text. 
E)  our capacity to codify information. 
A)  literary works and other print media. 
B)  anything produced by mass media having commercial value. 
C)  anything that can be read or processed, interpreted, and assigned meaning by anyone exposed to it. 
D)  anything that can be read but whose interpretation is determined by the producer of the text. 
E)  our capacity to codify information.

Question 19

Nonstate societies generally lack permanent, specialized venues for art and religion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Some researchers have proposed that early humans with a biological penchant for music may have been able to live more effectively in social groups, thus conferring an adaptive advantage to this penchant.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 22: Arts, Media, and Sports

Because music is a cultural universal and musical abilities seem to run in families,

Where is art found? Is art found in the same contexts in all kinds of societies?

Discuss why it is so difficult to come up with a universally applicable definition for art.

In many non-Western societies, how are traditional manifestations of expressive culture transmitted?

During his work among the Tiv, Bohannan found that critics played a key role in the creative process for the production of works of art.

Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between art and religion?

Readers of a text make their own interpretations and derive their own feelings from it. "Readers" of media messages constantly produce their own meanings.

In general, folk art is much less symbolic than the artistic expression of full-time artists.

Appreciating art involves an aesthetic appreciation of form as well as feeling.

Anthropologists have an interest in sports because, as the media's illustrations of U.S. football suggest,

The media offer a rich web of external connections-through cable, satellite, the Internet, television, movies, radio, telephones, print, and other sources-that can provide contact, information, entertainment, and potential social validation.

In Western societies, artistic and craft specialization is based on kin groups.

Folk art, music, and lore refer to the

In a study assessing the effects of television on behavior, attitudes, and values, Kottak and a team of researchers found that

What role do the arts play as collective expressions of cultural identities? Is art conservative or liberal? Does art promote change or inhibit it?

Actors, musicians, and dancers

Any media-borne image or message can be analyzed in terms of its nature, including its symbolism and its effects. It can also be analyzed as a text, which refers to

Nonstate societies generally lack permanent, specialized venues for art and religion.

Some researchers have proposed that early humans with a biological penchant for music may have been able to live more effectively in social groups, thus conferring an adaptive advantage to this penchant.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Applying Anthropology

Doing Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

Evolution and Genetics

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Primates

Early Hominins

Archaic Homo

The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters