Question 1

This chapter argues that the World Bank's approach to corruption is

Accepted Answer

A)  effective when dealing with cases in postsocialist nations. 
B)  wrong to assume that the state (public)-private dichotomy is universal and that it takes a similar form in all societies. 
C)  right to assume that the fallacy of underdifferentiation applies equally to all societies. 
D)  wrong to assume that in postsocialist nations officials don't respect business moral codes. 
E)  ineffective, because it lacks the expertise of ethnographically informed secret agents.

Question 2

Communism has two meanings, distinguished by how they are written. Small-c communism describes a social system in which property is owned by the community and in which people work for the common good. Large-C Communism

Accepted Answer

A)  is just another version of neoliberalism but in disguise. 
B)  is an imperial doctrine to appropriate private capital for the sake of the survival of the state. 
C)  is Lenin's political theory of small-c communism. 
D)  refers to the social aspects of small-c communism. 
E)  was a political movement and doctrine seeking to overthrow capitalism and establish a form of communism such as that which prevailed in the Soviet Union (the USSR) from 1917 to 1991.

Question 3

Neoliberalism refers to a revival of Adam Smith's classic economic liberalism, which suggests that governments should not regulate private enterprise and that free market forces should rule.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Higher wages and improved benefits for workers in core nations are possible only because an added surplus from the periphery enables companies to maintain high profit margins.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

According to Wallerstein, the nations in the world system can be classified into three types: core, periphery, and frontier.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Colonialism refers to the solicitation by peripheral countries of political and financial assistance from core nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

________ is the term for the physical destruction of ethnic groups by murder, warfare, and introduced diseases.

Accepted Answer

A)  Sociocide 
B)  Ethnocide 
C)  Biocide 
D)  Genocide 
E)  Patricide

Question 8

How did the views of Marx and Weber on stratification differ? Relate their views to the modern global stratification system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of How did the views of Marx and...

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

How does the modern world system affect ethnographers?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are almost no truly isolated cultures left, making it difficult to do real ethnographic research. 
B)  They need to be aware of the fact that any culture they study is influenced by and has influence on other cultures. 
C)  They must be careful when comparing their findings to those who did work in the first half of the 20th century, when there were many isolated cultures. 
D)  There are no more indigenous peoples. 
E)  It has brought about a blending of the races, which makes it harder to identify specific cultures.

Question 11

As this chapter's "Appreciating Anthropology" segment notes, around the world many contemporary nations are repeating-at an accelerated rate-the process of resource depletion that started in Europe and the United States during the Industrial Revolution. Fortunately, however,

Accepted Answer

A)  this resource depletion is very localized, since extractive enterprises have been using new technologies that completely eliminate negative externalities. 
B)  the money made from this resource depletion always benefits the host communities and countries. 
C)  resource depletion now is more than 80 percent sustainable. 
D)  today's world has some environmental watchdogs-many of them anthropologists-who did not exist during the first centuries of the Industrial Revolution. 
E)  anthropologists are increasingly being consulted prior to the start of new resource extraction projects.

Question 12

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

Question 13

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.

Question 14

All of the following are true about neoliberalism EXCEPT that it

Accepted Answer

A)  places more emphasis on individual responsibility than on the common good. 
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 15

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

Question 16

This chapter's "Focus on Globalization" discusses outsourcing jobs to countries outside the United States. What is an outcome of this outsourcing?

Accepted Answer

A)  decreased profits for U.S. corporations 
B)  an increase in union membership within the U.S. 
C)  corporations realizing the importance of workers' rights 
D)  fewer jobs in the U.S., as they are replaced by machines and outsourced jobs 
E)  more incentives for illegal immigration

Question 17

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.

Question 18

The labels First World, Second World, and Third World represent a common, if ethnocentric, way of categorizing nations. First World refers to the democratic West, which is traditionally conceived of as being in opposition to a Second World ruled by

Accepted Answer

A)  folk economic and political models. 
B)  primitive neoliberalism. 
C)  Communism. 
D)  dictators. 
E)  imperialism.

Question 19

Who viewed the nation-state as an instrument of oppression and religion as a method of diverting and controlling the masses?

Accepted Answer

A)  Weber 
B)  Freud 
C)  Tylor 
D)  Marx 
E)  Morgan

Question 20

Periphery nations

Accepted Answer

A)  export to the core but not the semiperiphery. 
B)  lack industrialization. 
C)  are isolated from the world economy. 
D)  have economies that disproportionately benefit capitalists in the core. 
E)  have little incentive to interact with nations of the core.

Exam 14: The World System and Colonialism

This chapter argues that the World Bank's approach to corruption is

Communism has two meanings, distinguished by how they are written. Small-c communism describes a social system in which property is owned by the community and in which people work for the common good. Large-C Communism

Neoliberalism refers to a revival of Adam Smith's classic economic liberalism, which suggests that governments should not regulate private enterprise and that free market forces should rule.

Higher wages and improved benefits for workers in core nations are possible only because an added surplus from the periphery enables companies to maintain high profit margins.

According to Wallerstein, the nations in the world system can be classified into three types: core, periphery, and frontier.

Colonialism refers to the solicitation by peripheral countries of political and financial assistance from core nations.

________ is the term for the physical destruction of ethnic groups by murder, warfare, and introduced diseases.

How did the views of Marx and Weber on stratification differ? Relate their views to the modern global stratification system.

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

How does the modern world system affect ethnographers?

As this chapter's "Appreciating Anthropology" segment notes, around the world many contemporary nations are repeating-at an accelerated rate-the process of resource depletion that started in Europe and the United States during the Industrial Revolution. Fortunately, however,

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

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

All of the following are true about neoliberalism EXCEPT that it

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?

This chapter's "Focus on Globalization" discusses outsourcing jobs to countries outside the United States. What is an outcome of this outsourcing?

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

The labels First World, Second World, and Third World represent a common, if ethnocentric, way of categorizing nations. First World refers to the democratic West, which is traditionally conceived of as being in opposition to a Second World ruled by

Who viewed the nation-state as an instrument of oppression and religion as a method of diverting and controlling the masses?

Periphery nations