Exam 7: Making a Living

Economic anthropologists have been concerned with two main questions, one focusing on systems of human behavior and the other on the individuals who participate in those systems.The first question is: How are production, distribution, and consumption organized in different societies? The second question is:

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Question 41

How does economic anthropology differ from classical economics? In what ways can economic anthropology serve as a safeguard against ethnocentrism?

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Question 42

A mode of production is a way of organizing production, whereas the means of production include the factors of production such as land, labor, and technology.

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Question 43

Although agriculture is much more productive per acre than horticulture, horticulture is more reliable and dependable in the long run.

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Question 44

Agriculturalists tend to live in permanent villages that are larger and closer to other settlements than the semipermanent settlements of horticulturalists.

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Question 45

In transhumant societies, the entire group moves with their animals throughout the year.

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Question 46

Which of the following is most characteristic of foragers?

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Question 47

Which of the following statements about irrigation is NOT true?

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Question 48

Which of the following is a characteristic of most foraging societies?

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Question 49

Which of the following economic principles is generally dominant in industrial society?

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Question 50

Generalized reciprocity

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Question 51

Which of the following was a characteristic shared by recent foraging communities?

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Question 52

List the first four of Cohen's adaptive strategies and summarize the key features of each.What are the correlated variables for each strategy?

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Question 53

In nonindustrial societies, economic activities are embedded in the society.

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Question 54

In order to intensify production, agriculturalists frequently build irrigation canals and terraces.

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Question 55

With generalized reciprocity, the individuals participating in the exchange usually do not know the other person prior to the exchange.

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Question 56

How are nonindustrial economic systems embedded in society?

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Question 57

Which of the following kinds of exchange is characteristic among the members of a family?

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Question 58

This chapter's description of the San Bushmen's relation to the government of Botswana provides a telling example of how

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Question 59

This chapter's "Focus on Globalization" section discusses economic globalization.Which of the following is an outcome of our 21^st-century global economy?

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How does economic anthropology differ from classical economics? In what ways can economic anthropology serve as a safeguard against ethnocentrism?

A mode of production is a way of organizing production, whereas the means of production include the factors of production such as land, labor, and technology.

Although agriculture is much more productive per acre than horticulture, horticulture is more reliable and dependable in the long run.

Agriculturalists tend to live in permanent villages that are larger and closer to other settlements than the semipermanent settlements of horticulturalists.

In transhumant societies, the entire group moves with their animals throughout the year.

Which of the following is most characteristic of foragers?

Which of the following statements about irrigation is NOT true?

Which of the following is a characteristic of most foraging societies?

Which of the following economic principles is generally dominant in industrial society?

Generalized reciprocity

Which of the following was a characteristic shared by recent foraging communities?

List the first four of Cohen's adaptive strategies and summarize the key features of each.What are the correlated variables for each strategy?

In nonindustrial societies, economic activities are embedded in the society.

In order to intensify production, agriculturalists frequently build irrigation canals and terraces.

With generalized reciprocity, the individuals participating in the exchange usually do not know the other person prior to the exchange.

How are nonindustrial economic systems embedded in society?

Which of the following kinds of exchange is characteristic among the members of a family?

This chapter's description of the San Bushmen's relation to the government of Botswana provides a telling example of how

This chapter's "Focus on Globalization" section discusses economic globalization.Which of the following is an outcome of our 21^st-century global economy?

What Is Anthropology

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Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

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Marriage

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Exam 7: Making a Living

How does economic anthropology differ from classical economics? In what ways can economic anthropology serve as a safeguard against ethnocentrism?

A mode of production is a way of organizing production, whereas the means of production include the factors of production such as land, labor, and technology.

Although agriculture is much more productive per acre than horticulture, horticulture is more reliable and dependable in the long run.

Agriculturalists tend to live in permanent villages that are larger and closer to other settlements than the semipermanent settlements of horticulturalists.

In transhumant societies, the entire group moves with their animals throughout the year.

Which of the following is most characteristic of foragers?

Which of the following statements about irrigation is NOT true?

Which of the following is a characteristic of most foraging societies?

Which of the following economic principles is generally dominant in industrial society?

Generalized reciprocity

Which of the following was a characteristic shared by recent foraging communities?

List the first four of Cohen's adaptive strategies and summarize the key features of each.What are the correlated variables for each strategy?

In nonindustrial societies, economic activities are embedded in the society.

In order to intensify production, agriculturalists frequently build irrigation canals and terraces.

With generalized reciprocity, the individuals participating in the exchange usually do not know the other person prior to the exchange.

How are nonindustrial economic systems embedded in society?

Which of the following kinds of exchange is characteristic among the members of a family?

This chapter's description of the San Bushmen's relation to the government of Botswana provides a telling example of how

This chapter's "Focus on Globalization" section discusses economic globalization.Which of the following is an outcome of our 21st-century global economy?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Applying Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

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

This chapter's "Focus on Globalization" section discusses economic globalization.Which of the following is an outcome of our 21^st-century global economy?