Question 1

Weber argued that the only true capitalists were Protestants, and people who believed in any other faith could never fully mature as capitalists.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The distinction between small-c communism and large-C Communism is an example of arbitrary concepts defined in the social sciences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

The United States originally started out as a peripheral nation, but by 1900 it had asserted itself as a member of the industrialized core.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

According to Weber, what are the three dimensions of social stratification?

Accepted Answer

A) the means of production, mode of production, and measure of production 
B) status, exchange, and religion 
C) gender, ethnicity, and race 
D) wealth, power, and prestige 
E) age, gender, and ethnicity 
A) the means of production, mode of production, and measure of production 
B) status, exchange, and religion 
C) gender, ethnicity, and race 
D) wealth, power, and prestige 
E) age, gender, and ethnicity

Question 5

What is the name of the political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended time?

Accepted Answer

A) apartheid 
B) colonialism 
C) alienation 
D) petty capitalism 
E) industrialization 
A) apartheid 
B) colonialism 
C) alienation 
D) petty capitalism 
E) industrialization

Question 6

One consequence of the ongoing globalization of work and migration is that skilled Western workers must now compete against well-educated workers in such low-wage countries as India, where an experienced software programmer earns one-fifth the average salary of a comparable U.S.worker.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

How did the Belgian colonizers of East Africa identify who was Tutsi and who was Hutu?

Accepted Answer

A) individual self-identification 
B) the number of cattle owned 
C) previous census data 
D) phenotype, or how the individual physically looked 
E) unique tribal body modifications such as scar tattoos 
A) individual self-identification 
B) the number of cattle owned 
C) previous census data 
D) phenotype, or how the individual physically looked 
E) unique tribal body modifications such as scar tattoos

Question 8

All of the following are true about neoliberalism EXCEPT that it

Accepted Answer

A) seeks to control costs by lowering wage expenses. 
B) characterizes the type of policies designed by powerful international financial institutions. 
C) has been spreading globally. 
D) refers to a recent revival of economic liberalism. 
E) is characterized by the policy that environmental protection and job safety are too important to be left unregulated. 
A) seeks to control costs by lowering wage expenses. 
B) characterizes the type of policies designed by powerful international financial institutions. 
C) has been spreading globally. 
D) refers to a recent revival of economic liberalism. 
E) is characterized by the policy that environmental protection and job safety are too important to be left unregulated.

Question 9

Hundreds of ethnic groups and so-called tribes are colonial constructs.What does this mean-does it suggest that they are only imaginary and therefore of no consequence? Provide illustrations with your answers.

Accepted Answer

The statement "Hundreds of ethnic groups

Question 10

What term refers to the ideological justification for outsiders to guide native groups in specific directions?

Accepted Answer

A) development ideology 
B) intervention philosophy 
C) coercive philosophy 
D) development philosophy 
E) intrusive ideology 
A) development ideology 
B) intervention philosophy 
C) coercive philosophy 
D) development philosophy 
E) intrusive ideology

Question 11

The Occupy movement, which began on Wall Street in New York and spread to other U.S.and Canadian cities, recognizes the disparity between the rich and the poor.Which of the following statements about U.S.wealth as of the year 2012 is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A) The top 1% of American households hold over one-third the nation's wealth. 
B) The net worth of the top 1% is 288 times greater than the typical household's net worth. 
C) The net worth of the top 1% compared to the typical household is the highest ratio on record. 
D) The bottom 90% of income-earning households control half of all net worth. 
E) 74% of U.S.wealth growth in recent years has gone to the top 5%. 
A) The top 1% of American households hold over one-third the nation's wealth. 
B) The net worth of the top 1% is 288 times greater than the typical household's net worth. 
C) The net worth of the top 1% compared to the typical household is the highest ratio on record. 
D) The bottom 90% of income-earning households control half of all net worth. 
E) 74% of U.S.wealth growth in recent years has gone to the top 5%.

Question 12

Weber argued that without Catholic ethics and values, capitalism and industrialism would have never spread beyond England.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The current world stratification system features a substantial contrast between capitalists and workers in the core nations, and workers on the periphery.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What is the world system perspective, and why is it important in anthropology?

Accepted Answer

The world-systems perspective is an anal

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT true about the modern world system?

Accepted Answer

A) The distinction between bourgeoisie and proletariat has disappeared. 
B) The contrast between capitalists and propertyless workers is a worldwide phenomenon. 
C) Stratification systems are not simple and dichotomous. 
D) There is a growing middle class of skilled and professional workers. 
E) Intermediate occupations create opportunities for social mobility. 
A) The distinction between bourgeoisie and proletariat has disappeared. 
B) The contrast between capitalists and propertyless workers is a worldwide phenomenon. 
C) Stratification systems are not simple and dichotomous. 
D) There is a growing middle class of skilled and professional workers. 
E) Intermediate occupations create opportunities for social mobility.

Question 16

What changes did workers instigate in response to industrialization in England?

Accepted Answer

A) Workers launched a proletarian revolution. 
B) Workers barred women and children from working in factories. 
C) Workers won the right to control production. 
D) Workers organized to protected their interest. 
E) Workers demanded the 8-hour work day and the Sabbath off. 
A) Workers launched a proletarian revolution. 
B) Workers barred women and children from working in factories. 
C) Workers won the right to control production. 
D) Workers organized to protected their interest. 
E) Workers demanded the 8-hour work day and the Sabbath off.

Question 17

How is the world stratification system related to structural positions within the world capitalist economy? What about the modern stratification system within the United States?

Accepted Answer

The world stratification system is close

Question 18

French colonial strategies incorporated both direct and indirect rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

In anthropology, history, and literature, the field of postcolonial studies has gained prominence since the 1970s.Postcolonial refers to

Accepted Answer

A) the study of the interactions between European nations and the societies they colonized. 
B) the period succeeding the slave trade. 
C) a moral stance toward oppressed peoples. 
D) the study of social movements that, instead of rejecting colonialism, actually embraced it and transformed it for their own benefit. 
E) an up-and-coming subfield in sociology. 
A) the study of the interactions between European nations and the societies they colonized. 
B) the period succeeding the slave trade. 
C) a moral stance toward oppressed peoples. 
D) the study of social movements that, instead of rejecting colonialism, actually embraced it and transformed it for their own benefit. 
E) an up-and-coming subfield in sociology.

Question 20

What best characterizes the intervention philosophy of the British empire?

Accepted Answer

A) manifest destiny 
B) white man's burden 
C) this land is our land 
D) fifty-four forty or fight 
E) in his majesty's domain 
A) manifest destiny 
B) white man's burden 
C) this land is our land 
D) fifty-four forty or fight 
E) in his majesty's domain

Weber argued that the only true capitalists were Protestants, and people who believed in any other faith could never fully mature as capitalists.

The distinction between small-c communism and large-C Communism is an example of arbitrary concepts defined in the social sciences.

The United States originally started out as a peripheral nation, but by 1900 it had asserted itself as a member of the industrialized core.

According to Weber, what are the three dimensions of social stratification?

What is the name of the political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended time?

One consequence of the ongoing globalization of work and migration is that skilled Western workers must now compete against well-educated workers in such low-wage countries as India, where an experienced software programmer earns one-fifth the average salary of a comparable U.S.worker.

How did the Belgian colonizers of East Africa identify who was Tutsi and who was Hutu?

All of the following are true about neoliberalism EXCEPT that it

Hundreds of ethnic groups and so-called tribes are colonial constructs.What does this mean-does it suggest that they are only imaginary and therefore of no consequence? Provide illustrations with your answers.

What term refers to the ideological justification for outsiders to guide native groups in specific directions?

The Occupy movement, which began on Wall Street in New York and spread to other U.S.and Canadian cities, recognizes the disparity between the rich and the poor.Which of the following statements about U.S.wealth as of the year 2012 is NOT correct?

Weber argued that without Catholic ethics and values, capitalism and industrialism would have never spread beyond England.

The current world stratification system features a substantial contrast between capitalists and workers in the core nations, and workers on the periphery.

What is the world system perspective, and why is it important in anthropology?

Which of the following is NOT true about the modern world system?

What changes did workers instigate in response to industrialization in England?

How is the world stratification system related to structural positions within the world capitalist economy? What about the modern stratification system within the United States?

French colonial strategies incorporated both direct and indirect rule.

In anthropology, history, and literature, the field of postcolonial studies has gained prominence since the 1970s.Postcolonial refers to

What best characterizes the intervention philosophy of the British empire?

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Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

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Exam 14: The World System and Colonialism

Weber argued that the only true capitalists were Protestants, and people who believed in any other faith could never fully mature as capitalists.

The distinction between small-c communism and large-C Communism is an example of arbitrary concepts defined in the social sciences.

The United States originally started out as a peripheral nation, but by 1900 it had asserted itself as a member of the industrialized core.

According to Weber, what are the three dimensions of social stratification?

What is the name of the political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended time?

One consequence of the ongoing globalization of work and migration is that skilled Western workers must now compete against well-educated workers in such low-wage countries as India, where an experienced software programmer earns one-fifth the average salary of a comparable U.S.worker.

How did the Belgian colonizers of East Africa identify who was Tutsi and who was Hutu?

All of the following are true about neoliberalism EXCEPT that it

Hundreds of ethnic groups and so-called tribes are colonial constructs.What does this mean-does it suggest that they are only imaginary and therefore of no consequence? Provide illustrations with your answers.

What term refers to the ideological justification for outsiders to guide native groups in specific directions?

The Occupy movement, which began on Wall Street in New York and spread to other U.S.and Canadian cities, recognizes the disparity between the rich and the poor.Which of the following statements about U.S.wealth as of the year 2012 is NOT correct?

Weber argued that without Catholic ethics and values, capitalism and industrialism would have never spread beyond England.

The current world stratification system features a substantial contrast between capitalists and workers in the core nations, and workers on the periphery.

What is the world system perspective, and why is it important in anthropology?

Which of the following is NOT true about the modern world system?

What changes did workers instigate in response to industrialization in England?

How is the world stratification system related to structural positions within the world capitalist economy? What about the modern stratification system within the United States?

French colonial strategies incorporated both direct and indirect rule.

In anthropology, history, and literature, the field of postcolonial studies has gained prominence since the 1970s.Postcolonial refers to

What best characterizes the intervention philosophy of the British empire?

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

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters