Question 1

Forces influencing production and consumption are no longer restricted by national boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Social movements worldwide have adopted which term as a self-identifying and political label based on past oppression but now legitimizing a search for social, cultural, and political rights?

Accepted Answer

A) indio 
B) indigenous people 
C) mestizo 
D) autochthon 
E) freedom fighter 
A) indio 
B) indigenous people 
C) mestizo 
D) autochthon 
E) freedom fighter

Question 3

Identities are

Accepted Answer

A) fixed by both genotype and phenotype. 
B) never dependent on context. 
C) not fixed; they are fluid and multiple. 
D) fictions. 
E) creative constructs and therefore of little real consequence. 
A) fixed by both genotype and phenotype. 
B) never dependent on context. 
C) not fixed; they are fluid and multiple. 
D) fictions. 
E) creative constructs and therefore of little real consequence.

Question 4

Essentialism refers to the process of viewing an identity as established, real, and frozen, so as to hide the historical processes and politics within which that identity developed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Diseases that spread from animals to humans are known as zoonotic diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

________ refers to the rapid spread or advance of one culture at the expense of others, or its imposition on other cultures.

Accepted Answer

A) Diasporation 
B) Symbolic domination 
C) Cultural imperialism 
D) Conquest 
E) Colonialism 
A) Diasporation 
B) Symbolic domination 
C) Cultural imperialism 
D) Conquest 
E) Colonialism

Question 7

Identities are not fixed; they are fluid and multiple.People seize on particular, sometimes competing, self-labels and identities, depending on context.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the difference between postmodernity and postmodernism? How has postmodernity affected the units of anthropological study?

Accepted Answer

Postmodernity and postmodernism are ofte

Question 9

________ describes the process of viewing an identity as established, real, and frozen, so as to hide the historical processes and politics within which that identity developed.

Accepted Answer

A) Essentialism 
B) Marketing 
C) Autochthony 
D) Patrimony 
E) Fluidity 
A) Essentialism 
B) Marketing 
C) Autochthony 
D) Patrimony 
E) Fluidity

Question 10

Contemporary, applied ecological anthropologists work to plan and implement policies aimed at environmental preservation.They also advocate for people who are at risk, actually or potentially.One of the roles for today's environmental anthropologist is to assess the extent and nature of risk perception and to harness that awareness to combat environmental degradation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Global warming is primarily due to increased solar radiation, not human activity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Because of global climate change, arctic landscapes and ecosystems are changing rapidly and perceptibly, as the residents of Newtok, Alaska, can attest.With the land upon which they have built their homes slowly melting and sinking, they have appealed to the state and federal governments for assistance in helping them cover the costs of moving their town to a different location.Ironically,

Accepted Answer

A) the land upon which the Alaskan state government buildings are located is also melting. 
B) the residents of Newtok have discovered oil on their land, making their appeal for funds less convincing. 
C) a senator from Alaska has a vacation home in Newtok, Alaska, and so is personally committed to addressing the predicament of the town. 
D) decades ago, the U.S.government mandated that they and other Alaskan natives abandon a nomadic life based on hunting and fishing for sedentism. 
E) the economic activity of the town of Newtok is extremely polluting and thus a big contributor to the environmental changes that have turned its residents into the first climate change refugees in the United States. 
A) the land upon which the Alaskan state government buildings are located is also melting. 
B) the residents of Newtok have discovered oil on their land, making their appeal for funds less convincing. 
C) a senator from Alaska has a vacation home in Newtok, Alaska, and so is personally committed to addressing the predicament of the town. 
D) decades ago, the U.S.government mandated that they and other Alaskan natives abandon a nomadic life based on hunting and fishing for sedentism. 
E) the economic activity of the town of Newtok is extremely polluting and thus a big contributor to the environmental changes that have turned its residents into the first climate change refugees in the United States.

Question 13

How does acculturation differ from diffusion, or cultural borrowing?

Accepted Answer

A) It can occur without firsthand contact. 
B) It only affects one of the two groups. 
C) It can occur when two nonindustrial societies come into contact. 
D) It requires firsthand contact. 
E) It affects both groups equally. 
A) It can occur without firsthand contact. 
B) It only affects one of the two groups. 
C) It can occur when two nonindustrial societies come into contact. 
D) It requires firsthand contact. 
E) It affects both groups equally.

Question 14

Cultural meaning is

Accepted Answer

A) imposed by a text. 
B) locally created. 
C) inherent in a text. 
D) produced by a text, not from it. 
E) determined only by the author. 
A) imposed by a text. 
B) locally created. 
C) inherent in a text. 
D) produced by a text, not from it. 
E) determined only by the author.

Question 15

How has the community of Newtok, Alaska, been affected by global climate change? What are some of the challenges this community faces in the near future as they try to rebuild?

Accepted Answer

The community of Newtok, Alaska has been

Question 16

Although acculturation can be applied to any case of cultural contact and change, the term most often has described Westernization, the positive influence of Western expansion that has spread democratic and capitalistic values to those less fortunate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Anthropology has always been concerned with how environmental forces influence humans, and how human activities affect the biosphere and the Earth itself.The 1950s through the 1970s witnessed the emergence of an area of study known as cultural ecology or ecological anthropology.This field

Accepted Answer

A) focused on how cultural beliefs and practices help human populations adapt to their environment. 
B) studied etic perspectives on human-environment relationships. 
C) is no longer relevant, because it dealt with research models that were either regional or local, but not global enough to account for the changes caused by climate change. 
D) has limited present value, because it is not scientifically rigorous enough to address environmental problems. 
E) studied human-environment relations as cultural constructions and analyzed them as "texts." 
A) focused on how cultural beliefs and practices help human populations adapt to their environment. 
B) studied etic perspectives on human-environment relationships. 
C) is no longer relevant, because it dealt with research models that were either regional or local, but not global enough to account for the changes caused by climate change. 
D) has limited present value, because it is not scientifically rigorous enough to address environmental problems. 
E) studied human-environment relations as cultural constructions and analyzed them as "texts."

Question 18

________ refers to the blurring and breakdown of established canons-rules, standards, categories, distinctions, and boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) Chaos 
B) Entropy 
C) Postmodern 
D) Agoraphobia 
E) Diaspora 
A) Chaos 
B) Entropy 
C) Postmodern 
D) Agoraphobia 
E) Diaspora

Question 19

Deforestation is a global concern.Forest loss can lead to increased greenhouse gas production, which contributes to global warming.The destruction of tropical forests also is a major factor in the loss of global biodiversity.The global scenarios of deforestation include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) demographic pressure, from births or immigration, on subsistence economies. 
B) commercial logging and road building. 
C) cash cropping. 
D) the intensification of foraging lifestyles among communities that have retreated from the chaos of modern life. 
E) fuel needs associated with urban expansion. 
A) demographic pressure, from births or immigration, on subsistence economies. 
B) commercial logging and road building. 
C) cash cropping. 
D) the intensification of foraging lifestyles among communities that have retreated from the chaos of modern life. 
E) fuel needs associated with urban expansion.

Question 20

What Caribbean people did Grasmuck and Pessar characterize as living "between two islands?"

Accepted Answer

A) Dominicans 
B) Puerto Ricans 
C) Cubans 
D) Jamaicans 
E) Trinidadians 
A) Dominicans 
B) Puerto Ricans 
C) Cubans 
D) Jamaicans 
E) Trinidadians

Forces influencing production and consumption are no longer restricted by national boundaries.

Social movements worldwide have adopted which term as a self-identifying and political label based on past oppression but now legitimizing a search for social, cultural, and political rights?

Identities are

Essentialism refers to the process of viewing an identity as established, real, and frozen, so as to hide the historical processes and politics within which that identity developed.

Diseases that spread from animals to humans are known as zoonotic diseases.

________ refers to the rapid spread or advance of one culture at the expense of others, or its imposition on other cultures.

Identities are not fixed; they are fluid and multiple.People seize on particular, sometimes competing, self-labels and identities, depending on context.

What is the difference between postmodernity and postmodernism? How has postmodernity affected the units of anthropological study?

________ describes the process of viewing an identity as established, real, and frozen, so as to hide the historical processes and politics within which that identity developed.

Global warming is primarily due to increased solar radiation, not human activity.

How does acculturation differ from diffusion, or cultural borrowing?

Cultural meaning is

How has the community of Newtok, Alaska, been affected by global climate change? What are some of the challenges this community faces in the near future as they try to rebuild?

Although acculturation can be applied to any case of cultural contact and change, the term most often has described Westernization, the positive influence of Western expansion that has spread democratic and capitalistic values to those less fortunate.

Anthropology has always been concerned with how environmental forces influence humans, and how human activities affect the biosphere and the Earth itself.The 1950s through the 1970s witnessed the emergence of an area of study known as cultural ecology or ecological anthropology.This field

________ refers to the blurring and breakdown of established canons-rules, standards, categories, distinctions, and boundaries.

Deforestation is a global concern.Forest loss can lead to increased greenhouse gas production, which contributes to global warming.The destruction of tropical forests also is a major factor in the loss of global biodiversity.The global scenarios of deforestation include all of the following EXCEPT

What Caribbean people did Grasmuck and Pessar characterize as living "between two islands?"

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

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Exam 15: Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Forces influencing production and consumption are no longer restricted by national boundaries.

Social movements worldwide have adopted which term as a self-identifying and political label based on past oppression but now legitimizing a search for social, cultural, and political rights?

Identities are

Essentialism refers to the process of viewing an identity as established, real, and frozen, so as to hide the historical processes and politics within which that identity developed.

Diseases that spread from animals to humans are known as zoonotic diseases.

________ refers to the rapid spread or advance of one culture at the expense of others, or its imposition on other cultures.

Identities are not fixed; they are fluid and multiple.People seize on particular, sometimes competing, self-labels and identities, depending on context.

What is the difference between postmodernity and postmodernism? How has postmodernity affected the units of anthropological study?

________ describes the process of viewing an identity as established, real, and frozen, so as to hide the historical processes and politics within which that identity developed.

Global warming is primarily due to increased solar radiation, not human activity.

How does acculturation differ from diffusion, or cultural borrowing?

Cultural meaning is

How has the community of Newtok, Alaska, been affected by global climate change? What are some of the challenges this community faces in the near future as they try to rebuild?

Although acculturation can be applied to any case of cultural contact and change, the term most often has described Westernization, the positive influence of Western expansion that has spread democratic and capitalistic values to those less fortunate.

Anthropology has always been concerned with how environmental forces influence humans, and how human activities affect the biosphere and the Earth itself.The 1950s through the 1970s witnessed the emergence of an area of study known as cultural ecology or ecological anthropology.This field

________ refers to the blurring and breakdown of established canons-rules, standards, categories, distinctions, and boundaries.

Deforestation is a global concern.Forest loss can lead to increased greenhouse gas production, which contributes to global warming.The destruction of tropical forests also is a major factor in the loss of global biodiversity.The global scenarios of deforestation include all of the following EXCEPT

What Caribbean people did Grasmuck and Pessar characterize as living "between two islands?"

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Filters