The Western model of education is based strongly on __________
a. group learning
b. individual achievement
c. students’ supreme authority
d. homeschooling
Answer: b
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How is environmental anthropology a response to existing environmental policies?
A) There is increasing recognition that environmental policies imposed from the top down are unlikely to work. B) There are few environmental policies in the developing world, so anthropologists are needed to apply Western policies to new communities. C) Existing environmental policies are culturally discriminatory, and anthropologists are involved to reduce this bias. D) There is evidence that environmental change is more likely to be successful if it is initiated by an outsider.
Anthropologist Eric Wolf did all of the following except:
a. worked tirelessly on behalf of applied anthropology. b. did extensive research on peasants. c. focused intently on promoting ethics in anthropological research. d. studied the transformative impact of capitalism on traditional societies. e. explored how ideas and power are connected through the medium of culture.
In today’s world, hunters and gatherers are found _____
a. on land very poorly suited for agriculture b. in a few, very dense populations c. living permanently on arid lands near waterholes, where animals can be easily hunted d. living in large extended families e. only in Africa
While two-thirds of burakumin report that they had not encountered discrimination, what evidence suggests that inequality persists?
A) Burakumin are only allowed to marry within their group. B) Education levels are particularly low among the burakumin. C) Subtle messages in the media depict burakumin as undesirable D) Most burakumin live in segregated communities with high unemployment