In the example discussed in the chapter, why did the Guatemalan villagers not use the free antimalarial pills provided to them?
A) They were sure that malaria came from spirits.
B) They already had a sufficient treatment for malaria.
C) They were suspicious of government-supplied medicines.
D) They did not believe the free pills would work.
D) They did not believe the free pills would work.
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In the field, ethnographers strive to establish rapport: a good, friendly working relationship, based on personal contact,
A. that is necessary in conducting any valuable research in the social sciences, not just anthropology. B. that if done properly ensures the ethnographer's ability to conduct detached, unbiased research. C. achieved in large part by engaging in participant observation. D. and if that fails, the next option is to pay people so they will talk about their culture. E. as well as on payment, based on local standards, for people's time spent with the researcher.
During the Spanish-American War of 1898, the United States took control of:
a. Haiti. b. Guam. c. Easter Island. d. New Zealand.
Which statement about the Winnemem Wintu people is true?
a. They are in danger of losing their last remaining ancestral land to the Shasta Dam. b. They have already lost ancestral land to the Shasta Dam. c. They are threatened of being wiped out by HIV-AIDS. d. They have been relocated to a reservation in Oklahoma. e. They are currently undergoing a language revitalization program.
The theory of sociobiology views a culture as:
a. The visible expression of genetic coding. b. As a way for members of society to understand who they are. c. The mechanism that drives individuality and self-expression. d. The result of little other than its own history. e. A result of the sum total of personalities that makes it up.