Question 1

Development projects usually fail when they try to replace indigenous institutions with culturally alien concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

________ is any society's set of environmental practices and perceptions-that is, its cultural model of the environment and its relation to people and society.

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnoecology 
B) Ecological imperialism 
C) Indigenized 
D) Ecological anthropology 
E) Essentialism 
A) Ethnoecology 
B) Ecological imperialism 
C) Indigenized 
D) Ecological anthropology 
E) Essentialism

Question 3

The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon that keeps the earth's surface warm.Without greenhouse gases-water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, halocarbons, and ozone-life as we know it wouldn't exist.The current problem is that

Accepted Answer

A) most scientists dispute the anthropogenic reasoning for high concentrations of greenhouse gases. 
B) the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases has reached its highest level in 400,000 years and will continue to rise, as will global temperatures, without actions to slow it down. 
C) scientists cannot agree on a general model of how the greenhouse effect went from being a positive to a negative and a life-threatening force. 
D) global warming actually benefits 90 percent of the world's population, so it is difficult to mobilize the will to address the anthropogenic causes of climate change. 
E) it is difficult to distinguish between climate change and global warming. 
A) most scientists dispute the anthropogenic reasoning for high concentrations of greenhouse gases. 
B) the atmospheric concentration of greenhouse gases has reached its highest level in 400,000 years and will continue to rise, as will global temperatures, without actions to slow it down. 
C) scientists cannot agree on a general model of how the greenhouse effect went from being a positive to a negative and a life-threatening force. 
D) global warming actually benefits 90 percent of the world's population, so it is difficult to mobilize the will to address the anthropogenic causes of climate change. 
E) it is difficult to distinguish between climate change and global warming.

Question 4

________ refers to the changes that result when groups come into continuous firsthand contact.

Accepted Answer

A) Acculturation 
B) Hegemony 
C) Enculturation 
D) Diffusion 
E) Colonialism 
A) Acculturation 
B) Hegemony 
C) Enculturation 
D) Diffusion 
E) Colonialism

Question 5

TV programming that is culturally alien tends to outperform native programming when the alien programming comes from the United States, Great Britain, or France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When people are asked to give up the basis of their livelihood, they usually comply, especially if they are paid money.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT true of postmodernism?

Accepted Answer

A) The term originally referred to a style and movement in architecture. 
B) It rejects rules, geometric order, and austerity. 
C) It has a clear and functional design or structure. 
D) It draws on a diversity of styles from different times and places. 
E) It extends value well beyond classic, elite, Western cultural forms. 
A) The term originally referred to a style and movement in architecture. 
B) It rejects rules, geometric order, and austerity. 
C) It has a clear and functional design or structure. 
D) It draws on a diversity of styles from different times and places. 
E) It extends value well beyond classic, elite, Western cultural forms.

Question 8

In Spanish-speaking Latin America, social scientists and politicians now favor the term indio over indigena when referring to Native Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

How have indigenous movements, political mobilization, and identity politics affected ethnography?

Accepted Answer

Indigenous movements, political mobiliza

Question 10

In Latin America, the drive by indigenous peoples for self-identification has emphasized their autochthony, with an implicit call for excluding strangers from their communities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What is environmental anthropology? What can be its contribution to addressing environmental threats around the world?

Accepted Answer

Environmental anthropology is a subfield

Question 12

Ethnoecology is any society's set of environmental practices and perceptions-that is, its cultural model of the environment and its relation to people and society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Vietnamese children learning French history in French colonial schools is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) bilingual education. 
B) diffusion. 
C) cultural borrowing. 
D) cultural imperialism. 
E) ethnocide. 
A) bilingual education. 
B) diffusion. 
C) cultural borrowing. 
D) cultural imperialism. 
E) ethnocide.

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT one of the possible consequences experienced after the "shock phase" of an encounter between indigenous societies and more powerful outsiders?

Accepted Answer

A) increased mortality 
B) a broad-spectrum revolution 
C) fragmentation of kin groups 
D) damaged social support systems 
E) disrupted subsistence 
A) increased mortality 
B) a broad-spectrum revolution 
C) fragmentation of kin groups 
D) damaged social support systems 
E) disrupted subsistence

Question 15

What are some of the arguments for and against the interpretation of the mass media as forms of cultural imperialism?

Accepted Answer

Arguments for the interpretation of mass

Question 16

In Spanish-speaking Latin America, social scientists and politicians favor which term over indio (Indian), the colonial term that the Spanish and Portuguese conquerors used to refer to the native inhabitants of the Americas?

Accepted Answer

A) indigena (indigenous person) 
B) civilian 
C) citizen 
D) cultural patrimony 
E) autochthon 
A) indigena (indigenous person) 
B) civilian 
C) citizen 
D) cultural patrimony 
E) autochthon

Question 17

How have recent movements regarding the politics of identity with regard to indigenous peoples varied around the world?

Accepted Answer

Recent movements regarding the politics

Question 18

Because our planet's climate is always changing, the key question becomes, how much of global warming is caused by human activities versus natural climate variability? On this issue, most scientists agree that the causes are mainly

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary. 
B) ecological. 
C) anthropogenic. 
D) moral. 
E) indigenized. 
A) evolutionary. 
B) ecological. 
C) anthropogenic. 
D) moral. 
E) indigenized.

Question 19

Postmodernism refers to the breakdown of traditional categories, standards, and boundaries in favor of a more fluid, context-dependent set of identities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The spread of environmentalism may expose radically different notions about the rights and values of plants and animals versus humans.Fortunately, it is clear to everyone that certain animal rights trump other rights.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Development projects usually fail when they try to replace indigenous institutions with culturally alien concepts.

________ is any society's set of environmental practices and perceptions-that is, its cultural model of the environment and its relation to people and society.

The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon that keeps the earth's surface warm.Without greenhouse gases-water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, halocarbons, and ozone-life as we know it wouldn't exist.The current problem is that

________ refers to the changes that result when groups come into continuous firsthand contact.

TV programming that is culturally alien tends to outperform native programming when the alien programming comes from the United States, Great Britain, or France.

When people are asked to give up the basis of their livelihood, they usually comply, especially if they are paid money.

Which of the following is NOT true of postmodernism?

In Spanish-speaking Latin America, social scientists and politicians now favor the term indio over indigena when referring to Native Americans.

How have indigenous movements, political mobilization, and identity politics affected ethnography?

In Latin America, the drive by indigenous peoples for self-identification has emphasized their autochthony, with an implicit call for excluding strangers from their communities.

What is environmental anthropology? What can be its contribution to addressing environmental threats around the world?

Ethnoecology is any society's set of environmental practices and perceptions-that is, its cultural model of the environment and its relation to people and society.

Vietnamese children learning French history in French colonial schools is an example of

Which of the following is NOT one of the possible consequences experienced after the "shock phase" of an encounter between indigenous societies and more powerful outsiders?

What are some of the arguments for and against the interpretation of the mass media as forms of cultural imperialism?

In Spanish-speaking Latin America, social scientists and politicians favor which term over indio (Indian), the colonial term that the Spanish and Portuguese conquerors used to refer to the native inhabitants of the Americas?

How have recent movements regarding the politics of identity with regard to indigenous peoples varied around the world?

Because our planet's climate is always changing, the key question becomes, how much of global warming is caused by human activities versus natural climate variability? On this issue, most scientists agree that the causes are mainly

Postmodernism refers to the breakdown of traditional categories, standards, and boundaries in favor of a more fluid, context-dependent set of identities.

The spread of environmentalism may expose radically different notions about the rights and values of plants and animals versus humans.Fortunately, it is clear to everyone that certain animal rights trump other rights.

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

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Exam 15: Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Development projects usually fail when they try to replace indigenous institutions with culturally alien concepts.

________ is any society's set of environmental practices and perceptions-that is, its cultural model of the environment and its relation to people and society.

The greenhouse effect is a natural phenomenon that keeps the earth's surface warm.Without greenhouse gases-water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide, halocarbons, and ozone-life as we know it wouldn't exist.The current problem is that

________ refers to the changes that result when groups come into continuous firsthand contact.

TV programming that is culturally alien tends to outperform native programming when the alien programming comes from the United States, Great Britain, or France.

When people are asked to give up the basis of their livelihood, they usually comply, especially if they are paid money.

Which of the following is NOT true of postmodernism?

In Spanish-speaking Latin America, social scientists and politicians now favor the term indio over indigena when referring to Native Americans.

How have indigenous movements, political mobilization, and identity politics affected ethnography?

In Latin America, the drive by indigenous peoples for self-identification has emphasized their autochthony, with an implicit call for excluding strangers from their communities.

What is environmental anthropology? What can be its contribution to addressing environmental threats around the world?

Ethnoecology is any society's set of environmental practices and perceptions-that is, its cultural model of the environment and its relation to people and society.

Vietnamese children learning French history in French colonial schools is an example of

Which of the following is NOT one of the possible consequences experienced after the "shock phase" of an encounter between indigenous societies and more powerful outsiders?

What are some of the arguments for and against the interpretation of the mass media as forms of cultural imperialism?

In Spanish-speaking Latin America, social scientists and politicians favor which term over indio (Indian), the colonial term that the Spanish and Portuguese conquerors used to refer to the native inhabitants of the Americas?

How have recent movements regarding the politics of identity with regard to indigenous peoples varied around the world?

Because our planet's climate is always changing, the key question becomes, how much of global warming is caused by human activities versus natural climate variability? On this issue, most scientists agree that the causes are mainly

Postmodernism refers to the breakdown of traditional categories, standards, and boundaries in favor of a more fluid, context-dependent set of identities.

The spread of environmentalism may expose radically different notions about the rights and values of plants and animals versus humans.Fortunately, it is clear to everyone that certain animal rights trump other rights.

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