Question 1

The presence and acceptance of which of the following is one of the key distinguishing features of a state?

Accepted Answer

A)  gender differences in terms of access to resources 
B)  generosity, even at the fiscal level 
C)  rapport between the elites and commoners 
D)  stratification 
E)  the authority of charismatic leaders 
A)  gender differences in terms of access to resources 
B)  generosity, even at the fiscal level 
C)  rapport between the elites and commoners 
D)  stratification 
E)  the authority of charismatic leaders

Question 2

In the Igbo women's war, women used song, dance, noise, and "in-your-face" behavior to attempt to subvert formal authority, but women did not gain any greater influence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The anthropological approach to the study of political systems and organization is global and comparative and includes nonstates as well as the states and nation-states usually studied by political scientists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The sociopolitical organization of foragers tends to be bands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In the anthropological study of political systems, social control maintains social norms (cultural standards) and regulates conflict. Which of the following is NOT a form of social control?

Accepted Answer

A)  hegemony 
B)  shame 
C)  making subordinates believe they will eventually gain power 
D)  exogamy 
E)  gossip 
A)  hegemony 
B)  shame 
C)  making subordinates believe they will eventually gain power 
D)  exogamy 
E)  gossip

Question 6

The status systems of chiefdoms and states are similar in that both are based on differential access to resources. Nevertheless, a key distinction is that

Accepted Answer

A)  status is much more important to leaders in chiefdoms than in states. 
B)  differential access in chiefdoms is still very much tied to kinship. 
C)  stratum endogamy exists in chiefdoms but not in state status systems. 
D)  in chiefdoms, women are always excluded from the competition for status, whereas in states this gender difference does not exist. 
E)  the status system of chiefdoms can sometimes function in a completely egalitarian manner when the populations are small enough. 
A)  status is much more important to leaders in chiefdoms than in states. 
B)  differential access in chiefdoms is still very much tied to kinship. 
C)  stratum endogamy exists in chiefdoms but not in state status systems. 
D)  in chiefdoms, women are always excluded from the competition for status, whereas in states this gender difference does not exist. 
E)  the status system of chiefdoms can sometimes function in a completely egalitarian manner when the populations are small enough.

Question 7

As an example of how virtually no one is immune from larger political and economic forces, the Yanomami tribal society of Brazil has suffered recent changes as a result of

Accepted Answer

A)  being overrun by the more expansion-minded Nilotic peoples. 
B)  modern-minded big men amassing so much wealth that people have begun to regard them as chiefs. 
C)  village raiding among tribal groups. 
D)  the involvement of NGOs in their internal political affairs. 
E)  encroachment by gold miners and cattle ranchers. 
A)  being overrun by the more expansion-minded Nilotic peoples. 
B)  modern-minded big men amassing so much wealth that people have begun to regard them as chiefs. 
C)  village raiding among tribal groups. 
D)  the involvement of NGOs in their internal political affairs. 
E)  encroachment by gold miners and cattle ranchers.

Question 8

Which of the following kinds of societies is most likely to have stratum endogamy (marriage within one's own group)?

Accepted Answer

A)  band 
B)  state 
C)  chiefdom 
D)  society with segmentary lineage organization 
E)  tribe 
A)  band 
B)  state 
C)  chiefdom 
D)  society with segmentary lineage organization 
E)  tribe

Question 9

What is an age set?

Accepted Answer

A)  a village council 
B)  a pantribal sodality that represents a certain level of achievement in the society, much like the stages of an undergraduate's progress through college 
C)  all men and women related by virtue of patrilineal descent from a human apical ancestor 
D)  all men and women related by virtue of matrilineal descent from a nonhuman apical ancestor 
E)  a group uniting all men or women born during a certain span of time 
A)  a village council 
B)  a pantribal sodality that represents a certain level of achievement in the society, much like the stages of an undergraduate's progress through college 
C)  all men and women related by virtue of patrilineal descent from a human apical ancestor 
D)  all men and women related by virtue of matrilineal descent from a nonhuman apical ancestor 
E)  a group uniting all men or women born during a certain span of time

The presence and acceptance of which of the following is one of the key distinguishing features of a state?

In the Igbo women's war, women used song, dance, noise, and "in-your-face" behavior to attempt to subvert formal authority, but women did not gain any greater influence.

The anthropological approach to the study of political systems and organization is global and comparative and includes nonstates as well as the states and nation-states usually studied by political scientists.

The sociopolitical organization of foragers tends to be bands.

In the anthropological study of political systems, social control maintains social norms (cultural standards) and regulates conflict. Which of the following is NOT a form of social control?

The status systems of chiefdoms and states are similar in that both are based on differential access to resources. Nevertheless, a key distinction is that

As an example of how virtually no one is immune from larger political and economic forces, the Yanomami tribal society of Brazil has suffered recent changes as a result of

Which of the following kinds of societies is most likely to have stratum endogamy (marriage within one's own group)?

What is an age set?

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Exam 17: Political Systems

The presence and acceptance of which of the following is one of the key distinguishing features of a state?

In the Igbo women's war, women used song, dance, noise, and "in-your-face" behavior to attempt to subvert formal authority, but women did not gain any greater influence.

The anthropological approach to the study of political systems and organization is global and comparative and includes nonstates as well as the states and nation-states usually studied by political scientists.

The sociopolitical organization of foragers tends to be bands.

In the anthropological study of political systems, social control maintains social norms (cultural standards) and regulates conflict. Which of the following is NOT a form of social control?

The status systems of chiefdoms and states are similar in that both are based on differential access to resources. Nevertheless, a key distinction is that

As an example of how virtually no one is immune from larger political and economic forces, the Yanomami tribal society of Brazil has suffered recent changes as a result of

Which of the following kinds of societies is most likely to have stratum endogamy (marriage within one's own group)?

What is an age set?

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

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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