Question 1

What is the term for the arbitrary rule that automatically places the children of a union between members of different socioeconomic groups in the less-privileged group?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypervitaminosis 
B)  polygyny 
C)  polyandry 
D)  hypodescent 
E)  hypogamy 
A)  hypervitaminosis 
B)  polygyny 
C)  polyandry 
D)  hypodescent 
E)  hypogamy

Question 2

What is hypodescent? Why is it an arbitrary rule of racial classification? What are the effects of this rule in American society?

Accepted Answer

Hypodescent is a rule of racial classifi

Question 3

In 1998,the American Anthropological Association issued a statement on race.Which of the following is NOT among the points made by this statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is greater variation within racial groups than between them. 
B)  Although the continued sharing of genetic materials has maintained all of humankind as a single species, some scientists suggest that current racial divisions in society that keep certain groups from interbreeding might lead to a true separate species. 
C)  Physical variations in any given trait tend to occur gradually rather than abruptly over geographic areas. 
D)  Physical variations in the human species have no meanings except the social ones that humans put on them. 
E)  Race evolved as a world view, a body of prejudgments that distorts our ideas about human differences and group behavior. 
A)  There is greater variation within racial groups than between them. 
B)  Although the continued sharing of genetic materials has maintained all of humankind as a single species, some scientists suggest that current racial divisions in society that keep certain groups from interbreeding might lead to a true separate species. 
C)  Physical variations in any given trait tend to occur gradually rather than abruptly over geographic areas. 
D)  Physical variations in the human species have no meanings except the social ones that humans put on them. 
E)  Race evolved as a world view, a body of prejudgments that distorts our ideas about human differences and group behavior.

Question 4

What is the term for policies and practices that harm a group and its members?

Accepted Answer

A)  colonialism 
B)  racism 
C)  prejudice 
D)  ethnocentrism 
E)  discrimination 
A)  colonialism 
B)  racism 
C)  prejudice 
D)  ethnocentrism 
E)  discrimination

Question 5

In Japan,the burakumin

Accepted Answer

A)  are perceived as pure Japanese, even if one of their parents is not Japanese. 
B)  are stigmatized despite being genetically indistinguishable from other Japanese. 
C)  are the cream of Japan's racial categories, having the purest blood. 
D)  no longer face discrimination. 
E)  constitute a numerical majority in Japan. 
A)  are perceived as pure Japanese, even if one of their parents is not Japanese. 
B)  are stigmatized despite being genetically indistinguishable from other Japanese. 
C)  are the cream of Japan's racial categories, having the purest blood. 
D)  no longer face discrimination. 
E)  constitute a numerical majority in Japan.

Question 6

Migration and rapid population growth are fueling multiculturalism in countries like the United States and Canada.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Colonialism often erected boundaries that corresponded poorly with preexisting cultural divisions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An ascribed status is a status that

Accepted Answer

A)  people have little or no choice about occupying. 
B)  you choose for yourself. 
C)  you earn, as when a successful law student becomes a lawyer. 
D)  has a position of dominance in society; for example, that of a king. 
E)  is based on standardized test scores. 
A)  people have little or no choice about occupying. 
B)  you choose for yourself. 
C)  you earn, as when a successful law student becomes a lawyer. 
D)  has a position of dominance in society; for example, that of a king. 
E)  is based on standardized test scores.

Question 9

According to Fredrik Barth's theories about ethnic identity,ethnic boundaries are most stable when

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic groups share a common ancestor. 
B)  ethnic groups occupy different ecological niches. 
C)  ethnic groups share the same nation-state. 
D)  the members of the ethnic groups are highly educated, as in postcolonial states. 
E)  ethnic groups are culturally very similar and tend to pursue the same goals. 
A)  ethnic groups share a common ancestor. 
B)  ethnic groups occupy different ecological niches. 
C)  ethnic groups share the same nation-state. 
D)  the members of the ethnic groups are highly educated, as in postcolonial states. 
E)  ethnic groups are culturally very similar and tend to pursue the same goals.

What is the term for the arbitrary rule that automatically places the children of a union between members of different socioeconomic groups in the less-privileged group?

What is hypodescent? Why is it an arbitrary rule of racial classification? What are the effects of this rule in American society?

In 1998,the American Anthropological Association issued a statement on race.Which of the following is NOT among the points made by this statement?

What is the term for policies and practices that harm a group and its members?

In Japan,the burakumin

Migration and rapid population growth are fueling multiculturalism in countries like the United States and Canada.

Colonialism often erected boundaries that corresponded poorly with preexisting cultural divisions.

An ascribed status is a status that

According to Fredrik Barth's theories about ethnic identity,ethnic boundaries are most stable when

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

Making a Living

Political Systems

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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Exam 15: Ethnicity and Race

What is the term for the arbitrary rule that automatically places the children of a union between members of different socioeconomic groups in the less-privileged group?

What is hypodescent? Why is it an arbitrary rule of racial classification? What are the effects of this rule in American society?

In 1998,the American Anthropological Association issued a statement on race.Which of the following is NOT among the points made by this statement?

What is the term for policies and practices that harm a group and its members?

In Japan,the burakumin

Migration and rapid population growth are fueling multiculturalism in countries like the United States and Canada.

Colonialism often erected boundaries that corresponded poorly with preexisting cultural divisions.

An ascribed status is a status that

According to Fredrik Barth's theories about ethnic identity,ethnic boundaries are most stable when

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

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters