Question 1

Distinguish between hard and soft power,and provide examples of each.

Accepted Answer

Hard power and soft power are two differ

Question 2

What is xenophobia?

Accepted Answer

A) Fear of anything strange or foreign 
B) Belief that all cultures are of value 
C) Fear of change 
D) Reluctance to live a multicultural society 
E) Inability to learn a foreign language 
A) Fear of anything strange or foreign 
B) Belief that all cultures are of value 
C) Fear of change 
D) Reluctance to live a multicultural society 
E) Inability to learn a foreign language

Question 3

In the United States,there are__________________different ethnic groups within its borders (in addition to hundreds of federally recognized American Indians).

Accepted Answer

A) 1,118 
B) 406 
C) 237 
D) 120 
E) 76 
A) 1,118 
B) 406 
C) 237 
D) 120 
E) 76

Question 4

Why do the Inuit peoples suffer from high levels of toxic breast milk?

Accepted Answer

The Inuit peoples, who live in the Arcti

Question 5

Global warming is thought to be primarily caused by:

Accepted Answer

A) climate shifts. 
B) tilting of the Earth. 
C) loss of ozone. 
D) burning fields. 
E) burning fossil fuels. 
A) climate shifts. 
B) tilting of the Earth. 
C) loss of ozone. 
D) burning fields. 
E) burning fossil fuels.

Question 6

In their work of meeting the challenges of globalization in human communities,anthropologists are__________________,meaning they take into account many interacting factors to understand the functioning of a complex whole.

Accepted Answer

A) evolutionary 
B) relativistic 
C) holistic 
D) cross-cultural 
E) ethnocentric 
A) evolutionary 
B) relativistic 
C) holistic 
D) cross-cultural 
E) ethnocentric

Question 7

How have ethnic minorities fought to defend themselves against global forces?

Accepted Answer

Ethnic minorities have fought to defend

Question 8

What is anthropology's most important role in meeting the challenges of globalization in our world today?

Accepted Answer

Anthropology's most important role in me

Question 9

The change from subsistence farming to cash crops leads to economic improvement in the countries that make this change.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Discuss the reactions that have occurred to counterbalance the forces of globalization.

Accepted Answer

There have been various reactions to cou

Question 11

How does soft power work globally? Consider more recent examples of political unrest,especially in Arab countries,and explain the role that soft power played in these changes.

Accepted Answer

Soft power works globally by influencing

Question 12

Which of the following statements best describes changes during the past five centuries?

Accepted Answer

A) This period has been marked by the reduction of human diversity to a single species. 
B) During this time,humans have first faced cultural change and diversity. 
C) This has been a period of radical culture change. 
D) Humans have migrated from African into Europe during this period. 
E) Humans have evolved during this time into bipedal walkers. 
A) This period has been marked by the reduction of human diversity to a single species. 
B) During this time,humans have first faced cultural change and diversity. 
C) This has been a period of radical culture change. 
D) Humans have migrated from African into Europe during this period. 
E) Humans have evolved during this time into bipedal walkers.

Question 13

Explain the connection between global megacorporations,soft economic power,and politically-based governments in countries,both large and small,around the world today.

Accepted Answer

Global megacorporations, with their imme

Question 14

Where do the PCBs found in Inuit breast milk originate?

Accepted Answer

A) Africa and Asia 
B) Asia,Europe,and Australia 
C) Europe,Asia,and Africa 
D) North and South America 
E) North America,Europe,and Asia 
A) Africa and Asia 
B) Asia,Europe,and Australia 
C) Europe,Asia,and Africa 
D) North and South America 
E) North America,Europe,and Asia

Question 15

What is structural violence? Explain and discuss at least four examples of structural violence in our world today.

Accepted Answer

Structural violence refers to the ways i

Question 16

What is the difference between internal migration and external migration?

Accepted Answer

Internal migration and external migratio

Question 17

All of the following are research topics and work that anthropologist S.Ann Dunham focused on while in Indonesia and Pakistan except:

Accepted Answer

A) interest in handicraft industry. 
B) development of small rural businesses 
C) critique of modernization theory. 
D) pastoral subsistence in the rural areas. 
E) study of rural women in Indonesia. 
A) interest in handicraft industry. 
B) development of small rural businesses 
C) critique of modernization theory. 
D) pastoral subsistence in the rural areas. 
E) study of rural women in Indonesia.

Question 18

Why is it important to understand a country's structural power?

Accepted Answer

Understanding a country's structural pow

Question 19

If a farmer leaves his land behind and comes to the city to seek work,this is classified as which type of migration?

Accepted Answer

A) External 
B) Internal 
C) Interstate 
D) Civil 
E) National 
A) External 
B) Internal 
C) Interstate 
D) Civil 
E) National

Question 20

Worldwide,about 1 billion people live in what would be classified as "slums."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

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

Distinguish between hard and soft power,and provide examples of each.

What is xenophobia?

In the United States,there are__________________different ethnic groups within its borders (in addition to hundreds of federally recognized American Indians).

Why do the Inuit peoples suffer from high levels of toxic breast milk?

Global warming is thought to be primarily caused by:

In their work of meeting the challenges of globalization in human communities,anthropologists are__________________,meaning they take into account many interacting factors to understand the functioning of a complex whole.

How have ethnic minorities fought to defend themselves against global forces?

What is anthropology's most important role in meeting the challenges of globalization in our world today?

The change from subsistence farming to cash crops leads to economic improvement in the countries that make this change.

Discuss the reactions that have occurred to counterbalance the forces of globalization.

How does soft power work globally? Consider more recent examples of political unrest,especially in Arab countries,and explain the role that soft power played in these changes.

Which of the following statements best describes changes during the past five centuries?

Explain the connection between global megacorporations,soft economic power,and politically-based governments in countries,both large and small,around the world today.

Where do the PCBs found in Inuit breast milk originate?

What is structural violence? Explain and discuss at least four examples of structural violence in our world today.

What is the difference between internal migration and external migration?

All of the following are research topics and work that anthropologist S.Ann Dunham focused on while in Indonesia and Pakistan except:

Why is it important to understand a country's structural power?

If a farmer leaves his land behind and comes to the city to seek work,this is classified as which type of migration?

Worldwide,about 1 billion people live in what would be classified as "slums."

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