Question 1

Nationalities create "imagined communities" because

Accepted Answer

A) in reaction to colonial governments. 
B) most members of a nationality will never meet 
C) they do not exist in real terms. 
D) they are comprised of many different ethnic groups and subcultures, and therefore may disintegrate at any moment. 
E) the members of a nationality constantly compare their society to an idealized, quasi-historical past. 
A) in reaction to colonial governments. 
B) most members of a nationality will never meet 
C) they do not exist in real terms. 
D) they are comprised of many different ethnic groups and subcultures, and therefore may disintegrate at any moment. 
E) the members of a nationality constantly compare their society to an idealized, quasi-historical past.

Question 2

Many "imagined communities" were created by colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Policies and practices that harm a group and its members is

Accepted Answer

A) colonialism. 
B) racism. 
C) prejudice. 
D) ethnocentrism. 
E) discrimination. 
A) colonialism. 
B) racism. 
C) prejudice. 
D) ethnocentrism. 
E) discrimination.

Question 4

Racial categories in Japan are more rigid than those in Brazil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Segregation in the southern United States and apartheid in South Africa are examples of

Accepted Answer

A) situational discrimination. 
B) genocide. 
C) assimilation. 
D) de jure discrimination. 
E) de facto discrimination. 
A) situational discrimination. 
B) genocide. 
C) assimilation. 
D) de jure discrimination. 
E) de facto discrimination.

Question 6

The hypodescent rule is found in most Western industrialized nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The burakumin constitute an isolated breeding population that is genetically distinct from the majority Japanese population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Only bilingual people engage in identity shifting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The statement, __________, is not true.

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnicity is based on actual, perceived, and assumed cultural similarities among members of the same ethnic group. 
B) People may change the amount of importance they place on ethnicity due to political or individual life changes. 
C) Ethnic distinctions can be based on language and geography. 
D) Unlike race, ethnicity derives from biological differences among human groups. 
E) Ethnic distinctions can be based on religion, kinship, history, and "race." 
A) Ethnicity is based on actual, perceived, and assumed cultural similarities among members of the same ethnic group. 
B) People may change the amount of importance they place on ethnicity due to political or individual life changes. 
C) Ethnic distinctions can be based on language and geography. 
D) Unlike race, ethnicity derives from biological differences among human groups. 
E) Ethnic distinctions can be based on religion, kinship, history, and "race."

Question 10

"Race" is

Accepted Answer

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 11

The dominance of Russian culture, language, and people in the former Soviet empire by communist ideology 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.

Question 12

__________ automatically places the children of a union between members of different groups in the minority group.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

In many societies, minority groups have inferior power and less secure access to resources than do majority groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Social races

Accepted Answer

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

Nationalities create "imagined communities" because

Many "imagined communities" were created by colonialism.

Policies and practices that harm a group and its members is

Racial categories in Japan are more rigid than those in Brazil.

Segregation in the southern United States and apartheid in South Africa are examples of

The hypodescent rule is found in most Western industrialized nations.

The burakumin constitute an isolated breeding population that is genetically distinct from the majority Japanese population.

Only bilingual people engage in identity shifting.

The statement, __________, is not true.

"Race" is

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

__________ automatically places the children of a union between members of different groups in the minority group.

In many societies, minority groups have inferior power and less secure access to resources than do majority groups.

Social races

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

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters

Exam 16: Ethnicity and Race

Nationalities create "imagined communities" because

Many "imagined communities" were created by colonialism.

Policies and practices that harm a group and its members is

Racial categories in Japan are more rigid than those in Brazil.

Segregation in the southern United States and apartheid in South Africa are examples of

The hypodescent rule is found in most Western industrialized nations.

The burakumin constitute an isolated breeding population that is genetically distinct from the majority Japanese population.

Only bilingual people engage in identity shifting.

The statement, __________, is not true.

"Race" is

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

__________ automatically places the children of a union between members of different groups in the minority group.

In many societies, minority groups have inferior power and less secure access to resources than do majority groups.

Social races

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

Applying Anthropology

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters