Question 1

Anthropologist S.Ann Dunham was the mother of which U.S.president?

Accepted Answer

A) George Bush 
B) Barack Obama 
C) Ronald Reagan 
D) Dwight Eisenhower 
E) Bill Clinton 
A) George Bush 
B) Barack Obama 
C) Ronald Reagan 
D) Dwight Eisenhower 
E) Bill Clinton

Question 2

Which of the following organizations is an example of "soft power"?

Accepted Answer

A) Coast Guard 
B) Shell Energy 
C) Cable News Network 
D) Walmart 
E) US Army 
A) Coast Guard 
B) Shell Energy 
C) Cable News Network 
D) Walmart 
E) US Army

Question 3

In their search for cheap labor,global corporations have tended to favor__________________for low-skilled assembly jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) immigrants 
B) women 
C) men 
D) robots 
E) children 
A) immigrants 
B) women 
C) men 
D) robots 
E) children

Question 4

Coercive power that is backed up by economic and military force is called:

Accepted Answer

A) structural violence. 
B) imposed force. 
C) coercion. 
D) hard power. 
E) soft power. 
A) structural violence. 
B) imposed force. 
C) coercion. 
D) hard power. 
E) soft power.

Question 5

Discuss structural violence and its variable impact on populations across the globe.

Accepted Answer

Structural violence refers to the system

Question 6

What is meant by a "global culture"?

Accepted Answer

A "global culture" refers to the shared

Question 7

What is multiculturalism?

Accepted Answer

Multiculturalism is a term that refers t

Question 8

The term__________________refers to the public policy for managing cultural diversity in a multi-ethnic society.This policy stresses mutual respect and tolerance for cultural differences within a country's borders.

Accepted Answer

A) multiculturalism 
B) anti-ethnocentrism 
C) international ecumenism 
D) nationalization 
E) ethnonationalism 
A) multiculturalism 
B) anti-ethnocentrism 
C) international ecumenism 
D) nationalization 
E) ethnonationalism

Question 9

Consider the three primary kinds of world migration that are current today.How might each of these result in different challenges for the human populations most affected?

Accepted Answer

The three primary kinds of world migrati

Question 10

To help resolve problems of global structural violence,which of the following values and cultural motivations would not be needed?

Accepted Answer

A) A xenophobic policy that would work to help countries seal their national borders and begin to work to improve the lives of their citizenry only 
B) A worldview that sees humanity as part of the natural world,rather than superior to it 
C) A sense of social responsibility that recognizes that no individual,people,or state has the right to expropriate resources at the expense of others 
D) An awareness of how important supportive ties are for individuals,such as seen in kinship or other associations in the world's traditional societies 
E) A sense of value for the natural resources that humans have harnessed for millennia in order to survive 
A) A xenophobic policy that would work to help countries seal their national borders and begin to work to improve the lives of their citizenry only 
B) A worldview that sees humanity as part of the natural world,rather than superior to it 
C) A sense of social responsibility that recognizes that no individual,people,or state has the right to expropriate resources at the expense of others 
D) An awareness of how important supportive ties are for individuals,such as seen in kinship or other associations in the world's traditional societies 
E) A sense of value for the natural resources that humans have harnessed for millennia in order to survive

Question 11

Global warming will cause a rise in diseases mostly in the more temperate areas of the globe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

What is the Gini Index?

Accepted Answer

The Gini Index, also known as the Gini c

Question 13

What percentage of the world's population lives on nearly $1.90 a day? %

Accepted Answer

A) 23% 
B) 7%. 
C) 10% 
D) 50% 
E) 22% 
A) 23% 
B) 7%. 
C) 10% 
D) 50% 
E) 22%

Question 14

Almost 7% of the world's population lives outside its country of birth.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The use of propaganda as a way of exerting influence over others is what type of structural power?

Accepted Answer

A) Hard power 
B) Soft power 
C) Symbolic power 
D) Mercantile power 
E) Coercion 
A) Hard power 
B) Soft power 
C) Symbolic power 
D) Mercantile power 
E) Coercion

Question 16

Of all the world's states,__________________is one of the very few where pluralism really has worked out to the satisfaction of all parties to the arrangement.

Accepted Answer

A) the United States 
B) Canada 
C) Switzerland 
D) France 
E) Australia 
A) the United States 
B) Canada 
C) Switzerland 
D) France 
E) Australia

Question 17

The primary role of anthropologists in addressing the challenges of globalization is to document the native peoples who are disappearing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Identify the world's major global corporations.Give at least four corporations.

Accepted Answer

Some of the world's major global corpora

Question 19

What are three of the negative impacts of global corporations?

Accepted Answer

Global corporations, while contributing

Question 20

Many people see the worldwide spread of fast food giants as a sign of:

Accepted Answer

A) excellent economic growth in third-world countries. 
B) a coming epidemic of worldwide obesity. 
C) homogeneous global culture. 
D) a growth in cultural misunderstandings. 
E) worldwide cheap food availability. 
A) excellent economic growth in third-world countries. 
B) a coming epidemic of worldwide obesity. 
C) homogeneous global culture. 
D) a growth in cultural misunderstandings. 
E) worldwide cheap food availability.

Exam 26: Global Challenges, Local Responses, and the Role of Anthropology

Anthropologist S.Ann Dunham was the mother of which U.S.president?

Which of the following organizations is an example of "soft power"?

In their search for cheap labor,global corporations have tended to favor__________________for low-skilled assembly jobs.

Coercive power that is backed up by economic and military force is called:

Discuss structural violence and its variable impact on populations across the globe.

What is meant by a "global culture"?

What is multiculturalism?

The term__________________refers to the public policy for managing cultural diversity in a multi-ethnic society.This policy stresses mutual respect and tolerance for cultural differences within a country's borders.

Consider the three primary kinds of world migration that are current today.How might each of these result in different challenges for the human populations most affected?

To help resolve problems of global structural violence,which of the following values and cultural motivations would not be needed?

Global warming will cause a rise in diseases mostly in the more temperate areas of the globe.

What is the Gini Index?

What percentage of the world's population lives on nearly $1.90 a day? %

Almost 7% of the world's population lives outside its country of birth.

The use of propaganda as a way of exerting influence over others is what type of structural power?

Of all the world's states,__________________is one of the very few where pluralism really has worked out to the satisfaction of all parties to the arrangement.

The primary role of anthropologists in addressing the challenges of globalization is to document the native peoples who are disappearing.

Identify the world's major global corporations.Give at least four corporations.

What are three of the negative impacts of global corporations?

Many people see the worldwide spread of fast food giants as a sign of:

The Essence of Anthropology

Biology, Genetics, and Evolution

Living Primates

Primate Behavior

Field Methods in Archaeology and Paleoanthropology

From First Primates to First Bipeds

Origins of the Genus Homo

The Global Expansion of Homo Sapiens and Their Technology

The Neolithic Revolution: the Domestication of Plants and Animals

The Emergence of Cities and States

Modern Human Diversity: Race and Racism

Human Adaptation to a Changing World

Characteristics of Culture

Ethnographic Research: Its History, Methods, and Theories

Language and Communication

Social Identity, Personality, and Gender

Patterns of Subsistence

Economic Systems

Sex, Marriage, and Family

Kinship and Descent

Grouping by Gender, Age, Common Interest, and Social Status

Politics, Power, War, and Peace

Spirituality, Religion, and Shamanism

The Arts

Processes of Cultural Change

Filters