Why did indigenous peoples oppose the use of the term "primitive" for their art in museums?
What will be an ideal response?
It emphasized the differences between cultures, diminished the humanity of the people who made the art, and provided justification for colonial control.
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Which of the following types of cultural anthropology would be considered the LEAST applied in its focus?
a. Ethnography b. Studies of social issues c. Practicing anthropology d. Policy studies e. Applied anthropology
Which of the following statements about individual artists in non-Western societies is true?
A. They are just copying Western art forms. B. They are nonexistent. C. They tend to be iconoclastic and antisocial. D. They are all trained in formal, state-controlled schools for the arts. E. They tend to get more feedback during the artistic process than in Western societies.
Progress is a term that is often used by anthropologists who are involved in applied research working to improve the lives of indigenous peoples
a. True b. False
What have recent cross-cultural studies of gender roles demonstrated?
a. The gender roles of men and women are largely determined by their biological capabilities - such as relative strength, endurance, and intelligence. b. Women are subservient in nearly all societies because their subsistence activities contribute much less to the total diet than do those of men. c. Foraging, horticultural, pastoral, and industrial societies all have similar attitudes toward gender roles. d. The relative status of women is variable, depending on factors such as subsistence strategy, the importance of warfare, and the prevalence of a domestic-public dichotomy. e. Changes in the gender roles of men and women are usually associated with social decay and anarchy.