Question 1

An ethnoecology is any society's set of environmental practices and perceptions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

__________ is a priority issue to the Malagasy, the people of Madagascar.

Accepted Answer

A) Human poverty 
B) Lemur extinction 
C) Deforestation 
D) Getting local television programming that reflects their culture 
E) Lemur interference at airports 
A) Human poverty 
B) Lemur extinction 
C) Deforestation 
D) Getting local television programming that reflects their culture 
E) Lemur interference at airports

Question 3

Given the mobility of people today, anthropologists increasingly are shifting their attention from local communities to

Accepted Answer

A) texts. 
B) hegemonies. 
C) postsocialist societies. 
D) public transcripts. 
E) diasporas. 
A) texts. 
B) hegemonies. 
C) postsocialist societies. 
D) public transcripts. 
E) diasporas.

Question 4

The Earth's climate has always remained constant, so any changes must be human-driven.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The average American consumes about ___________ times more energy than the average forager or tribesperson.

Accepted Answer

A) 25 
B) 35 
C) 45 
D) 55 
E) 65 
A) 25 
B) 35 
C) 45 
D) 55 
E) 65

Question 6

Differentiate postmodernity and postmodernism.Discuss how postmodernity affected the focus of anthropological study.

Accepted Answer

Postmodernity and postmodernism are ofte

Question 7

The indigenous rights movement has brought about full equality in all Latin American countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Globalization as fact

Accepted Answer

A) is based on the theory of neoliberalism 
B) began after the fall of the Soviet Union 
C) is the spread and connectedness of production, communication, and technologies across the world. 
D) includes efforts to create a global free market for goods and services. 
E) refers to a society's set of environment practices and perceptions. 
A) is based on the theory of neoliberalism 
B) began after the fall of the Soviet Union 
C) is the spread and connectedness of production, communication, and technologies across the world. 
D) includes efforts to create a global free market for goods and services. 
E) refers to a society's set of environment practices and perceptions.

Question 9

The statement, __________, does not describe indigenous identities.

Accepted Answer

A) "they emerge through a specific process" 
B) "they are thriving" 
C) "they are ways of being someone or something in particular times and places" 
D) "they are potentially plural" 
E) "they can be fluid or competing" 
A) "they emerge through a specific process" 
B) "they are thriving" 
C) "they are ways of being someone or something in particular times and places" 
D) "they are potentially plural" 
E) "they can be fluid or competing"

Question 10

The statement, __________, is true.

Accepted Answer

A) "studies show that people accept television's messages at face value, without much reinterpretation" 
B) "television coverage can increase an area's participation in an activity" 
C) "American programming is much more popular than local television shows around the world" 
D) "television is more popular in urban than in rural areas" 
E) "television has little effect on culture" 
A) "studies show that people accept television's messages at face value, without much reinterpretation" 
B) "television coverage can increase an area's participation in an activity" 
C) "American programming is much more popular than local television shows around the world" 
D) "television is more popular in urban than in rural areas" 
E) "television has little effect on culture"

Question 11

The greatest obstacle to slowing climate change is

Accepted Answer

A) curbing population growth. 
B) providing enough food. 
C) ensuring that each culture is considered in any plan to halt climate change. 
D) stopping deforestation. 
E) meeting energy demands. 
A) curbing population growth. 
B) providing enough food. 
C) ensuring that each culture is considered in any plan to halt climate change. 
D) stopping deforestation. 
E) meeting energy demands.

Question 12

Discuss strategies that can help ensure that economic development and environmentalism benefit, rather than endanger, local communities.

Accepted Answer

There are several strategies that can he

Question 13

National boundaries no long restrict forces influencing production and consumption.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Mass media can play an important role in constructing and maintaining national and ethnic identities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Deforestation is more likely to occur in a food-producing society than a foraging culture.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Globalization promotes intercultural communication, migration, and commerce.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Conservation projects have traditionally been sensitive to the ethnoecologies of indigenous people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The globalization of risk describes the commercial value of generating new ideas and converting them into products and services that consumers want.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

As capitalism has spread globally, the gap between rich and poor has decreased both within and between nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

__________ 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

An ethnoecology is any society's set of environmental practices and perceptions.

__________ is a priority issue to the Malagasy, the people of Madagascar.

Given the mobility of people today, anthropologists increasingly are shifting their attention from local communities to

The Earth's climate has always remained constant, so any changes must be human-driven.

The average American consumes about ___________ times more energy than the average forager or tribesperson.

Differentiate postmodernity and postmodernism.Discuss how postmodernity affected the focus of anthropological study.

The indigenous rights movement has brought about full equality in all Latin American countries.

Globalization as fact

The statement, __________, does not describe indigenous identities.

The statement, __________, is true.

The greatest obstacle to slowing climate change is

Discuss strategies that can help ensure that economic development and environmentalism benefit, rather than endanger, local communities.

National boundaries no long restrict forces influencing production and consumption.

Mass media can play an important role in constructing and maintaining national and ethnic identities.

Deforestation is more likely to occur in a food-producing society than a foraging culture.

Globalization promotes intercultural communication, migration, and commerce.

Conservation projects have traditionally been sensitive to the ethnoecologies of indigenous people.

The globalization of risk describes the commercial value of generating new ideas and converting them into products and services that consumers want.

As capitalism has spread globally, the gap between rich and poor has decreased both within and between nations.

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

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

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Exam 19: Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

An ethnoecology is any society's set of environmental practices and perceptions.

__________ is a priority issue to the Malagasy, the people of Madagascar.

Given the mobility of people today, anthropologists increasingly are shifting their attention from local communities to

The Earth's climate has always remained constant, so any changes must be human-driven.

The average American consumes about ___________ times more energy than the average forager or tribesperson.

Differentiate postmodernity and postmodernism.Discuss how postmodernity affected the focus of anthropological study.

The indigenous rights movement has brought about full equality in all Latin American countries.

Globalization as fact

The statement, __________, does not describe indigenous identities.

The statement, __________, is true.

The greatest obstacle to slowing climate change is

Discuss strategies that can help ensure that economic development and environmentalism benefit, rather than endanger, local communities.

National boundaries no long restrict forces influencing production and consumption.

Mass media can play an important role in constructing and maintaining national and ethnic identities.

Deforestation is more likely to occur in a food-producing society than a foraging culture.

Globalization promotes intercultural communication, migration, and commerce.

Conservation projects have traditionally been sensitive to the ethnoecologies of indigenous people.

The globalization of risk describes the commercial value of generating new ideas and converting them into products and services that consumers want.

As capitalism has spread globally, the gap between rich and poor has decreased both within and between nations.

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

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Evolution, Genetics, and Human Variation

The Primates

Early Hominins

The Genus Homo

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Filters