Cultural Anthropology

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Cultural Anthropology What term refers to wealth or resources invested in business with the intent of producing a profit? Capital Which of the following statements about Marx is not true? He viewed socioeconomic stratification in terms of several classes with different but complementary interests. The political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended period of time is known as colonialism. According to Weber, what are the three dimensions of social stratification? Wealth, power, prestige The Industrial Revolution began inEngland. Why have many Arembepeiros begun to resent their own local Saint Francis festival?The correct answer is: It has become an outsider's event, drawing thousands of tourists. Why was late 18th-century France able to maintain the form of its domestic manufacturing system?France had a larger population than England did, and thus could simply augment its domestic production system. How were many postcolonial countries, especially in Africa, formed? Colonial powers lumped and separated indigenous groups of people into arbitrary countries. Which of the following statements about British colonialism is not true?It lacked an intervention philosophy. What term refers to the blurring and breakdown of established canons (rules, standards), categories, distinctions, and boundaries?: Postmodern Which of the following statements about television is true?The correct answer is: It can enhance national cultural identity by diffusing the cultures of countries within their own borders. Which is not generally true of core nations?They have less control over world finance than do semiperiphery nations. Which of the following statements concerning semiperiphery nations is not true?Their economic activities are less mechanized than those in the periphery. In terms of energy consumption, what nation consumes the most nonrenewable resources today?United States What term is used to refer to the study of the interactions between European nations and the societies they colonized?Postcolonial What does it mean for people to live mulitlocally?Migrants maintain ties with their native lands through phoning, e-mailing, visiting, sending money, and watching ethnic TV. Westernization has most often been described as a form of what kind of cultural change?Acculturation What form of rule did France use in colonies with long histories of state organization?: Indirect rule Why is the idea of corruption an issue in postsocialist countries?In Russia today, there is not a clear divide between public and private domains. What is the term for our contemporary world in flux, with people on the move, in which established groups, boundaries, identities, contrasts, and standards are reaching out and breaking down?Postmodernity Native Australians relate to the movie Rambo because native Australians see tribal ties and kin links between Rambo and the prisoners he was rescuing. What is the dominant intervention philosophy today?Neoliberalism Which of the following is not true of 20th-century industrialization?It had tremendously beneficial effects on the economies, ecologies, and populations of "developing" nations in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.

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Cultural AnthropologyWhat term refers to wealth or resources invested in business with the intent of producing a profit? CapitalWhich of the following statements about Marx is not true? He viewed socioeconomic stratification in terms of several classes with different but complementary interests.The political, social, economic, and cultural domination of a territory and its people by a foreign power for an extended period of time is known as colonialism.According to Weber, what are the three dimensions of social stratification? Wealth, power, prestigeThe Industrial Revolution began inEngland.Why have many Arembepeiros begun to resent their own local Saint Francis festival?The correct answer is: It has become an outsider's event, drawing thousands of tourists.Why was late 18th-century France able to maintain the form of its domestic manufacturing system?France had a larger population than England did, and thus could simply augment its domestic production system.How were many postcolonial countries, especially in Africa, formed? Colonial powers lumped and separated indigenous groups of people into arbitrary countries.Which of the following statements about British colonialism is not true?It lacked an intervention philosophy.What term refers to the blurring and breakdown of established canons (rules, standards), categories, distinctions, and boundaries?: PostmodernWhich of the following statements about television is true?The correct answer is: It can enhance national cultural identity by diffusing the cultures of countries within their own borders.Which is not generally true of core nations?They have less control over world finance than do semiperiphery nations.Which of the following statements concerning semiperiphery nations is not true?Their economic activities are less mechanized than those in the periphery.In terms of energy consumption, what nation consumes the most nonrenewable resources today?United StatesWhat term is used to refer to the study of the interactions between European nations and the societies they colonized?PostcolonialWhat does it mean for people to live mulitlocally?Migrants maintain ties with their native lands through phoning, e-mailing, visiting, sending money, and watching ethnic TV.Westernization has most often been described as a form of what kind of cultural change?AcculturationWhat form of rule did France use in colonies with long histories of state organization?: Indirect ruleWhy is the idea of corruption an issue in postsocialist countries?In Russia today, there is not a clear divide between public and private domains.What is the term for our contemporary world in flux, with people on the move, in which established groups, boundaries, identities, contrasts, and standards are reaching out and breaking down?PostmodernityNative Australians relate to the movie Rambo because native Australians see tribal ties and kin links between Rambo and the prisoners he was rescuing.What is the dominant intervention philosophy today?NeoliberalismWhich of the following is not true of 20th-century industrialization?It had tremendously beneficial effects on the economies, ecologies, and populations of "developing" nations in Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Pacific.What are the causes of the problems in Newtok, Alaska?: Climate change and reconciling local culture with outside world expectationsWhich is the term that many scientists prefer instead of global warming to describe changes in the environment? Climate changeAll of the following are examples of shamans except: priests.When a dominant group compels a minority group to adopt the dominant culture, this is known as: forced assimilation.In general, societies with the patrilineal-patrilocal complex are characterized by all of the following exceptThe correct answer is: inheritance of land and prestige through female lines.Who was the founder of the anthropology of religion?: Edward B. TylorCross-cultural studies indicate that: in most societies women tend to be the primary child caregivers.Which of the following statements about sexual orientation is not true? Sexual orientation is genetically predetermined, and culture plays no role in its expression.What is the term for the marginal or in-between phase of a rite of passage?: LiminalityPolytheism refers to belief in multiple gods.Among foragers: the lack of a clear public-domestic dichotomy contributes to reduced gender inequality.A policy of ethnic expulsion or ethnic persecution may createis: refugee populations.Which of the following statements about social race is true?: Social races are groups assumed to have a biological basis but actually defined in a culturally arbitrary manner.What rule automatically places the children of a union between members of different groups in the minority group? HypodescentThe worldwide increase in female-headed households stems from all of the following except: decreasing divorce rates.A political system ruled by men in which women have inferior status is known as a(an) patriarchy.What is the term for identification with, and feeling part of, a cultural group, and exclusion from other cultural groups?:EthnicityWhich of the following statements about gender differences among tropical and semitropical foragers is true?: Women's work usually contributes more to the diet than does men's work; consequently, there is less gender stratification.Discrimination that is not legally sanctioned is known as: de facto discrimination.Belief in mana was especially prominent in is: Melanesia.In Japan, burakumin: suffer from discrimination as members of a stigmatized minority group.what is the term for policies and practices that harm a group and its members?: DiscriminationAccording to Tylor, what is the sequence through which religion evolved?: Animism, polytheism, monotheismIn general, the status of women: is higher in matrilineal societies than it is in patrilineal societies.What term refers to the manipulation of the supernatural to accomplish specific goals?: MagicWhat term does Barth use to refer to a society that combines ethnic contrasts, ecological specialization, and economic interdependence of groups?: Plural society