Question 1

An examination of racial classifications from around the world indicates that

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A) all cultures classify races similarly. 
B) the classification of racial types is an arbitrary, culturally specific process. 
C) the best racial classifications are based solely on phenotypical traits. 
D) the best racial classifications are based solely on genotype. 
E) the best racial classifications are based on both genotype and phenotype. 
A) all cultures classify races similarly. 
B) the classification of racial types is an arbitrary, culturally specific process. 
C) the best racial classifications are based solely on phenotypical traits. 
D) the best racial classifications are based solely on genotype. 
E) the best racial classifications are based on both genotype and phenotype. B

Question 2

What is the term for identification with, and feeling part of, a cultural group, and exclusion from other cultural groups?

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A) Culture shock 
B) Ethnicity 
C) Cultural relativism 
D) Assimilation 
E) Ethnocentrism 
A) Culture shock 
B) Ethnicity 
C) Cultural relativism 
D) Assimilation 
E) Ethnocentrism B

Question 3

Which of the following statements about social race is true?

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A) Social race has some biological basis, although it can mostly be explained through culture. 
B) The importance of social race has declined, and anthropologists no longer study the subject. 
C) Since it is a cultural construction, social race has no real world effects. 
D) Social races are biologically distinct from ethnic groups. 
E) Social races are groups assumed to have a biological basis but actually defined in a culturally arbitrary manner. 
A) Social race has some biological basis, although it can mostly be explained through culture. 
B) The importance of social race has declined, and anthropologists no longer study the subject. 
C) Since it is a cultural construction, social race has no real world effects. 
D) Social races are biologically distinct from ethnic groups. 
E) Social races are groups assumed to have a biological basis but actually defined in a culturally arbitrary manner. E

Question 4

A policy of ethnic expulsion or ethnic persecution may create

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A) social races. 
B) ethnic harmony. 
C) refugee populations. 
D) a plural society. 
E) multiculturalism. 
A) social races. 
B) ethnic harmony. 
C) refugee populations. 
D) a plural society. 
E) multiculturalism.

Question 5

Historically, the Basques have fought for autonomy from France so that they might fully assimilate into Spanish society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

No hypodescent rule developed in Brazil to ensure that whites and blacks remained separate.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is a major difference between Brazilian and American racial classifications?

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A) Brazilians do not recognize racial differences. 
B) American categories are purer than Brazilian ones. 
C) Brazilian racial categories are based on genotype, whereas American categories are based on phenotype. 
D) In the United States, social race is determined at birth and does not change, but in Brazil, racial identity can change from day to day. 
E) There are no major differences between Brazilian and American racial classifications. 
A) Brazilians do not recognize racial differences. 
B) American categories are purer than Brazilian ones. 
C) Brazilian racial categories are based on genotype, whereas American categories are based on phenotype. 
D) In the United States, social race is determined at birth and does not change, but in Brazil, racial identity can change from day to day. 
E) There are no major differences between Brazilian and American racial classifications.

Question 8

Interracial, biracial, and multiracial identities are becoming increasingly common in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Cultural colonialism is a process of external assimilation that occurs when a developing nation-state requests financial support from a First World nation-state.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

What is a "plural society"? According to Barth, what conditions contribute to the stability and endurance of ethnic boundaries?

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A "plural society" refers to a society t

Question 11

The Holocaust is one example of

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A) forced assimilation. 
B) cultural colonialism. 
C) genocide. 
D) ethnocide. 
E) hypodescent. 
A) forced assimilation. 
B) cultural colonialism. 
C) genocide. 
D) ethnocide. 
E) hypodescent.

Question 12

What are the major differences between Brazilian and American systems of racial classification?

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The major differences between Brazilian

Question 13

In Japan, burakumin

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A) are perceived as "pure" Japanese even though they are the offspring of interracial marriages. 
B) suffer from discrimination as members of a stigmatized minority group. 
C) enjoy the highest status of all racial groups. 
D) no longer face any discrimination. 
E) constitute a numerical majority. 
A) are perceived as "pure" Japanese even though they are the offspring of interracial marriages. 
B) suffer from discrimination as members of a stigmatized minority group. 
C) enjoy the highest status of all racial groups. 
D) no longer face any discrimination. 
E) constitute a numerical majority.

Question 14

What term does Barth use to refer to a society that combines ethnic contrasts, ecological specialization, and economic interdependence of groups?

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A) Colony 
B) Broad-spectrum subsistence 
C) Plural society 
D) Imagined community 
E) Assimilation 
A) Colony 
B) Broad-spectrum subsistence 
C) Plural society 
D) Imagined community 
E) Assimilation

Question 15

The hypodescent rule is applied to individuals who are racially "pure."

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

"Race" is

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A) based on biology, while ethnicity is based on culture. 
B) only important in the United States. 
C) an achieved status. 
D) a scientifically defined characteristic. 
E) culturally constructed. 
A) based on biology, while ethnicity is based on culture. 
B) only important in the United States. 
C) an achieved status. 
D) a scientifically defined characteristic. 
E) culturally constructed.

Question 17

What term refers to the view that cultural diversity in a country is something good and desirable?

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A) Assimilation 
B) Acculturation 
C) Enculturation 
D) Colonialism 
E) Multiculturalism 
A) Assimilation 
B) Acculturation 
C) Enculturation 
D) Colonialism 
E) Multiculturalism

Question 18

What rule automatically places the children of a union between members of different groups in the minority group?

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A) Hypervitaminosis 
B) Polygyny 
C) Polyandry 
D) Hypodescent 
E) Hypogamy 
A) Hypervitaminosis 
B) Polygyny 
C) Polyandry 
D) Hypodescent 
E) Hypogamy

Question 19

What term refers to the destruction of an ethnic group's culture?

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A) Genocide 
B) Prejudice 
C) Ethnocide 
D) Discrimination 
E) Diaspora 
A) Genocide 
B) Prejudice 
C) Ethnocide 
D) Discrimination 
E) Diaspora

Question 20

The dominance of Russian culture, language, and people in the former Soviet empire is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) multiculturalism. 
B) cultural colonialism. 
C) hypodescent. 
D) enculturation. 
E) plural society. 
A) multiculturalism. 
B) cultural colonialism. 
C) hypodescent. 
D) enculturation. 
E) plural society.

An examination of racial classifications from around the world indicates that

What is the term for identification with, and feeling part of, a cultural group, and exclusion from other cultural groups?

Which of the following statements about social race is true?

A policy of ethnic expulsion or ethnic persecution may create

Historically, the Basques have fought for autonomy from France so that they might fully assimilate into Spanish society.

No hypodescent rule developed in Brazil to ensure that whites and blacks remained separate.

Which of the following is a major difference between Brazilian and American racial classifications?

Interracial, biracial, and multiracial identities are becoming increasingly common in the United States.

Cultural colonialism is a process of external assimilation that occurs when a developing nation-state requests financial support from a First World nation-state.

What is a "plural society"? According to Barth, what conditions contribute to the stability and endurance of ethnic boundaries?

The Holocaust is one example of

What are the major differences between Brazilian and American systems of racial classification?

In Japan, burakumin

What term does Barth use to refer to a society that combines ethnic contrasts, ecological specialization, and economic interdependence of groups?

The hypodescent rule is applied to individuals who are racially "pure."

"Race" is

What term refers to the view that cultural diversity in a country is something good and desirable?

What rule automatically places the children of a union between members of different groups in the minority group?

What term refers to the destruction of an ethnic group's culture?

The dominance of Russian culture, language, and people in the former Soviet empire is an example of

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 11: Applying Anthropology

An examination of racial classifications from around the world indicates that

What is the term for identification with, and feeling part of, a cultural group, and exclusion from other cultural groups?

Which of the following statements about social race is true?

A policy of ethnic expulsion or ethnic persecution may create

Historically, the Basques have fought for autonomy from France so that they might fully assimilate into Spanish society.

No hypodescent rule developed in Brazil to ensure that whites and blacks remained separate.

Which of the following is a major difference between Brazilian and American racial classifications?

Interracial, biracial, and multiracial identities are becoming increasingly common in the United States.

Cultural colonialism is a process of external assimilation that occurs when a developing nation-state requests financial support from a First World nation-state.

What is a "plural society"? According to Barth, what conditions contribute to the stability and endurance of ethnic boundaries?

The Holocaust is one example of

What are the major differences between Brazilian and American systems of racial classification?

In Japan, burakumin

What term does Barth use to refer to a society that combines ethnic contrasts, ecological specialization, and economic interdependence of groups?

The hypodescent rule is applied to individuals who are racially "pure."

"Race" is

What term refers to the view that cultural diversity in a country is something good and desirable?

What rule automatically places the children of a union between members of different groups in the minority group?

What term refers to the destruction of an ethnic group's culture?

The dominance of Russian culture, language, and people in the former Soviet empire is an example of

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters