Quiz Facts 8. Anthropology & Archaeology - Cultural And Social Anthropology

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Autonomous or independent political units consisting of several extended families that live together for most or all of the year are called:

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Wicca’s present day popularity is associated with all of the following EXCEPT _____

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Today some of the Ju/’hoansi are participating in the ecotourist market

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Which of the following best describes the approach of participant observation?

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Divorce is more common in matrilineal/matrilocal societies than it is in patrilineal/patrilocal societies.

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!Kung shamans use percussion, song, and dance to

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A __________ anthropologist might test a new product for a company or observe shoppers in a new setting

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A perfectly competitive firm is producing the profit-maximizing output level when their variable cost decreases. If the market price does not change, to maximize profit, the firm will need to ________.

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The major purpose of anthropology is to understand other cultures. This can be accomplished most effectively in all of the following ways EXCEPT ______

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Unlike in industrial societies, where economic alienation is common, in nonindustrial societies

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Early agricultural populations __________, based on archaeological studies of bones and teeth

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In "Motorcycles, Membership, and Belonging,"

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What are "life chances"?

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Productivity refers to

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If a friend were to say, "He's the president of the college," the term "president" would refer to a

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Which theory argues that any culture is partially composed of traits diffused from other cultures?

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Which of the following statements about globalization is not true?

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Few cultural universals have to do with meeting the basic physiological needs of humans

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Under which of the following applied field techniques does the community itself contact the research professional for help in creating change?

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Which of the following statements about survey research is accurate?

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Some languages express politeness through __________, or the use of special markers on nouns, verbs, and modifiers to show deference to the addressee

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African American churches in the United States have played an important role as agents of social change in all of the following ways EXCEPT _____

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When nations continue to exert political and economic pressure on their former colonies, it is called post-colonialism

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In his research on suicide bombing, Scott Atran found that the individuals who vow to commit acts of violence __________

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A more proper name for Santería is __________

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What is a "cultural defense"?

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Historically, when agricultural societies have entered the cash economy, the position of women has improved

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In addition to an increase in immigration, why has the Hispanic/Latino population grown so quickly in the United States?

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What crop from the Caribbean region was the most important to the British (and other Europeans) during colonialism?

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Related to his study of famines, economist Amartya Sen found that

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Refer to the figure below. If the number of demanders for Good Z increases at the same time as the number of suppliers of Good Z decreases and the shift in supply is greater than the shift in demand, the equilibrium price will be ________ than $100 and the equilibrium quantity will be ________ than 100.