Anthropology

6 years ago

What is happening to the gap between rich and poor nations?

What is happening to the gap between rich and poor nations?

A) It has been rising steadily since the Industrial Revolution.
B) The gap is still growing, but at a slower rate.
C) The wealth difference h

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6 years ago

The symbol of yin and yang represent the idea of the complementary nature of genders with yin ...

The symbol of yin and yang represent the idea of the complementary nature of genders with yin representing __________ and yang representing __________.

a. maleness, femaleness
b. femaleness, maleness
c

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6 years ago

The ___________ system of spatial reference describes objects from the point of view of the speaker. ...

The ___________ system of spatial reference describes objects from the point of view of the speaker.

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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6 years ago

Why are NGOs sometimes more powerful than government organizations?

Why are NGOs sometimes more powerful than government organizations?

A) They can raise money privately.
B) They are usually bigger.
C) NGOs have more fluid leadership.
D) Only NGOs can enfor

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Sermax

6 years ago

In contrast to foraging societies, horticulturalists __________.

In contrast to foraging societies, horticulturalists __________.

A) have part-time trade specialists
B) divide labor by interests, rather than by gender
C) have full-time, individual career paths

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6 years ago

Subjects precede objects in the vast majority of the world's languages. (True or false?)

Subjects precede objects in the vast majority of the world's languages.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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6 years ago

What happened to the rotating credit association, described by Nici Nelson, that was started up by ...

What happened to the rotating credit association, described by Nici Nelson, that was started up by women living in a Nairobi slum?

A) The members became wealthy enough to open their own bank accounts.
B) The men j

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6 years ago

Which component of a narrative ends the story? A the orientation B the evaluation C the coda D ...

Which component of a narrative ends the story?

A the orientation
B the evaluation
C the coda
D the complicating action
E the abstract

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6 years ago

What happens to customs of sharing when money is introduced into a society?

What happens to customs of sharing when money is introduced into a society?

A) people tend to be less inclined to share after money is introduced
B) money makes it easier for people to share with others

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6 years ago

In a recent article, Netting et al. argued that an important reason for the success of the Kofyar ...

In a recent article, Netting et al. argued that an important reason for the success of the Kofyar move to commercial agriculture and the market economy was that

A) they were subsidized by foreign development agencies.
&n

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6 years ago

Because peasants control little political power, they may be exploited by :

Because peasants control little political power, they may be exploited by

A) urban elites.
B) merchants and middlemen.
C) absentee landlords.
D) all of the above.
E) A and C.

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6 years ago

The ___________ approach to studying language, culture, and communication involves gathering data ...

The ___________ approach to studying language, culture, and communication involves gathering data from observations of people's daily lives and attempting to understand behavior from participants' point of view.

Fill in the b

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Sermax

6 years ago

Among the Ariaal, marriage is accompanied by the payment of bride wealth, which means :

Among the Ariaal, marriage is accompanied by the payment of bride wealth, which means

A) payment of cattle to the bride, which her daughters will inherit.
B) payment of cattle to the bride, which she can keep or s

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6 years ago

What is a cultural model in the context of linguistic anthropology? A a culture that is ...

What is a cultural model in the context of linguistic anthropology?

A a culture that is particularly sophisticated and advanced
B a person whom most members of a culture look up to
C a construction of

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6 years ago

True political systems only emerge with states, where people compete for formal political office. ...

True political systems only emerge with states, where people compete for formal political office.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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6 years ago

Law is a term applied to a rule of social conduct enforced by sanctions administered by a particular ...

Law is a term applied to a rule of social conduct enforced by sanctions administered by a particular source of legitimate power.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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6 years ago

Economic anthropologists who subscribe to the formalist view :

Economic anthropologists who subscribe to the formalist view

A) believe that the concept of profit can only be applied to industrial societies.
B) believe that the concept of profit, broadly defined, can be applie

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6 years ago

When humans enter an ecosystem they tend to :

When humans enter an ecosystem they tend to

A) increase its diversity.
B) increase its resilience.
C) remain unaffected by other species.
D) become the dominant species.
E) aban

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6 years ago

An uncle who is related to ego through one of ego's parents is a lineal relative. (True or false?)

An uncle who is related to ego through one of ego's parents is a lineal relative.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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6 years ago

Polygyny, marriage of a man to more than one wife, is much more commonly found than polyandry, ...

Polygyny, marriage of a man to more than one wife, is much more commonly found than polyandry, marriage of a woman to more than one man.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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6 years ago

Gilmore found that among different peoples of the world notions of masculinity :

Gilmore found that among different peoples of the world notions of masculinity

A) included strength, resistance to pain, and bravery only among primitive peoples.
B) varied greatly by geographical location.
&

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6 years ago

By comparing cognates and tracing phonemic changes in related languages, linguists can :

By comparing cognates and tracing phonemic changes in related languages, linguists can

A) reconstruct the proto-language from which they descend.
B) show development of languages from simple to complex.

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6 years ago

A stratified sample is a sample in which only the upper classes, or strata, of a society are ...

A stratified sample is a sample in which only the upper classes, or strata, of a society are considered.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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6 years ago

A common form of sampling bias results in underestimating the contribution of women to the economy ...

A common form of sampling bias results in underestimating the contribution of women to the economy of a community.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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6 years ago

What is the most important contribution of anthropology to international business?

What is the most important contribution of anthropology to international business?

A) explaining cultural variation in communication
B) helping with the adjustment in time zones and business hours
C) u

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6 years ago

Which of the following is associated with a high degree of female participation in food-getting? ...

Which of the following is associated with a high degree of female participation in food-getting?

A) polyphonic music
B) chromatic artistic style
C) patterns of light and color
D) artistic s

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6 years ago

Why is it so difficult to pinpoint the emergence of the earliest languages?

Why is it so difficult to pinpoint the emergence of the earliest languages?

A) Written language only appeared about 5,000 years ago.
B) Modern apes have a rudimentary language, so it must date to at least the dive

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6 years ago

What method should be used to test a theory within one society?

What method should be used to test a theory within one society?

A) within-culture comparison
B) regional controlled comparison
C) cross-cultural research
D) historical research

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6 years ago

Which theorist was pivotal in the theoretical approach of evolutionism?

Which theorist was pivotal in the theoretical approach of evolutionism?

A) Lewis Henry Morgan
B) Franz Boas
C) Clifford Geertz
D) Julian Steward

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6 years ago

The method of __________ shows that a theory seems to be wrong.

The method of __________ shows that a theory seems to be wrong.

A) falsification
B) proving
C) guessing
D) testing

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6 years ago

Which important tenet of anthropology was first championed by Franz Boas to challenge the attitude ...

Which important tenet of anthropology was first championed by Franz Boas to challenge the attitude that Western culture was inherently superior to others?

A) cultural relativism
B) participant-observation
&nb

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6 years ago

Anthropology is a comparatively young discipline. It was only in the late __________ that ...

Anthropology is a comparatively young discipline. It was only in the late __________ that anthropologists began to go to live with people in faraway places.

A) 1800s
B) 1700s
C) 1600s
D) 1

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6 years ago

Research into ethnomedicine has indicated that __________.

Research into ethnomedicine has indicated that __________.

A. biomedicine is the only effective treatment for disease
B. all humans experience disease the same way
C. theories of how contagions are tra

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6 years ago

The populations of Germany and Japan are both __________.

The populations of Germany and Japan are both __________.

A. doubling every 23 years
B. increasing at a rate of 2 percent a year
C. stable and unchanging
D. decreasing

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6 years ago

Communist policies in China viewed the traditional patriarchal family as __________.

Communist policies in China viewed the traditional patriarchal family as __________.

A. a major source of inequality
B. a model for nation building
C. an important aspect of cultural heritage
&nbs

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6 years ago

Under apartheid in South Africa, the term coloreds referred to individuals of mixed __________ ...

Under apartheid in South Africa, the term coloreds referred to individuals of mixed __________ descent.

A. Spanish and Portuguese
B. African and European
C. Bantu and Zulu
D. Protestant and

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Milkshake

6 years ago

How can big men in Melanesia gain the allegiance of followers?

How can big men in Melanesia gain the allegiance of followers?

A. impress them by sponsoring a feast of pig meat from his family's herd
B. conquer them in battle, take them captive, and then provide them with free

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Milkshake

6 years ago

Which of the following is a form of tribal political organization that is based on multiple descent ...

Which of the following is a form of tribal political organization that is based on multiple descent groups that are interrelated and serve certain political functions?

A. a segmentary lineage system
B. a fragmente

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6 years ago

Demographic anthropologists are interested in demonstrating how cultural systems modify the natural ...

Demographic anthropologists are interested in demonstrating how cultural systems modify the natural environment.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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