Quiz Mark 5. Anthropology & Archaeology - Cultural And Social Anthropology

Any means used to enforce compliance with the rules and norms of a society is called:

The unique individual sounds that make a difference in the meanings of words are called

Describe what it means to say that an economic development project is culturally compatible. List the advantages of ensuring that projects are culturally compatible.

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In the United States, Native American reservations __________

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What is the term for an expert on a particular aspect of local life?

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This chapter's "Appreciating Diversity" account describes how McDonald's was able to succeed in the Brazilian market once it adapted to preexisting Brazilian cultural patterns. This example illustrates

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A. Brazilians' intolerance of foreign goods, because the companies that produce them disregard Brazilian tastes.
B. the danger of applied anthropology turning itself into a tool of capitalist interests, which always disregard the culture and well-being of the consumer.
C. applied anthropology's capacity to help foreign markets adapt to a marketing strategy that must, above all costs, maintain the integrity of its brand.
D. how the axiom of applied anthropology that innovation succeeds best when it is culturally appropriate applies only in Western cultures.
E. how the axiom of applied anthropology that innovation succeeds best when it is culturally appropriate applies not just to development projects but also to businesses, such as fast food.

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All of the following are true of a price ceiling except which one?

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Pehunan is a Semai word that means being in a state of:

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The way people hold their bodies often communicates information about all of the following EXCEPT _______

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Religion acts as a system of social control through

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The different dimensions of social class membership: power, job prestige, wealth, education, and family position, almost always correlate

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Describe the three models of assimilation in the United States

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According to the fossil evidence, the first hominins to migrate out of Africa were the Neandertals

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Which of the following is currently the fastest growing specialty within applied anthropology?

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The European colonial slave trade was based upon __________, which made it initially possible

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Which of the following is an example of a bound morpheme?

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The scene in which the Afghan women stone the soldier is an example of

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Rural Indian Sign Language is an unstructured system of communication that does not have standardized syntactic rules or a full lexicon

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Today, an estimated __________ of all families in the art producing towns of the Oaxaca Valley in Mexico make a living by producing wooden carvings

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Controls on imports, such as tariffs and duties, have little impact on the creation of an integrated global economy

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__________ suggest that when the state relies more heavily on resources from taxpayers, the rulers must give the public more in return or else face noncompliance and rebellion

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What is one way that members of Hutterite communities build commitment to the group?

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Napoleon Chagnon had difficulty conducting ____ among the Yanomamo because for them it is taboo to speak the names of the dead and of very powerful men still living

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The integration of resources, labor, and capital into a global network is called __________

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There are more anthropologists working today to influence public policy decisions than there were 50 years ago

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Within the tribal-level society of the Cheyenne, the Council of Forty-Four and groups of warriors would sometimes act as de facto judges and courts. This in an example of a(an)

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Berlin and Kay's study of color terminology (1969/1992) revealed that

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Chiefs occupied formal offices and administered or regulated a series of villages.

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Researchers have shown a link between the hormone __________ and aggression in animal experiments

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World Bank requirements that loan-recipient countries adjust their spending away from social programs such as education and health are called __________

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According to the Transnational Migration and Identity lecture, Haitian, Dominican, and African immigrants do not embrace the “black” or “ African American” identity that is imposed on them by American society

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The popularity of Western-style "white weddings" is growing in much of East Asia but not in India

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In which type of society are women most likely to contribute more than men to primary subsistence?

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During the last 30 years, policy in Latin America relating to indigenous peoples has shifted from a focus on cultural difference to a focus on assimilation.

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Which of the following hominin species was the first to live outside of Africa and produce bifacially flaked tools?

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The two theorists (one in England and one in the U.S.) who were of great importance to fieldwork were:

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Which of these statements about ethnohistory is FALSE?

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Define and describe domestication

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Food production became important for humans approximately _____ years ago

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Which of the statements below is true of signed language communities?

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The provision of goods and services to meet biological and social wants is called

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Consider the value of writing and literacy to a society. What limitations can you imagine would be present in everyday life in a completely illiterate society? How does a difference in writing and literacy affect overall social inequality?

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Although all societies have some kind of incest taboo, the relationship which is considered incestuous may vary. Concepts of incest seem to be related to a group’s definitions of endogamy and exogamy, thus suggesting that incest taboos may help to promote:

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You are the manager of a local flower shop and you compete with one other flower shop in your area. You estimate the cross-price elasticity of demand between your flowers and your competitor's flowers to be 2.60. If your competitor increases the price of her flowers by 4 percent, you should expect which of the following?

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