Question 1

What type of anthropologist seeks solutions to problems in areas such as children's health? A(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  urban anthropologist 
B)  corporate anthropologist 
C)  medical anthropologist 
D)  paleoanthropologist 
A)  urban anthropologist 
B)  corporate anthropologist 
C)  medical anthropologist 
D)  paleoanthropologist

Question 2

Discuss and evaluate the strategies developed by Gerald Murray in his reforestation program for Haiti.

Accepted Answer

Gerald Murray's reforestation program fo

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT studied by medical anthropologists?

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A)  maternal nutrition 
B)  paternal child support 
C)  epidemiology 
D)  folk medicine 
A)  maternal nutrition 
B)  paternal child support 
C)  epidemiology 
D)  folk medicine

Question 4

How did AOP technicians overcome the perception that the Haitian government owned the planted trees?

Accepted Answer

A)  Each farmer had a contract with AOP. 
B)  Local government leaders coordinated the program. 
C)  The local church was active in the program. 
D)  The program involved American Peace Corps workers. 
A)  Each farmer had a contract with AOP. 
B)  Local government leaders coordinated the program. 
C)  The local church was active in the program. 
D)  The program involved American Peace Corps workers.

Question 5

What do applied anthropologists do?

Accepted Answer

Applied anthropologists use their expert

Question 6

Tradition, a common barrier in culture change situations, was circumvented by Robert Trotter because he did not

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage legal sanctions against the folk herbalists. 
B)  publicly challenge the authority of "curanderos." 
C)  insist on the confiscation of all "azarcon." 
D)  directly criticize Mexican folk medicine. 
A)  encourage legal sanctions against the folk herbalists. 
B)  publicly challenge the authority of "curanderos." 
C)  insist on the confiscation of all "azarcon." 
D)  directly criticize Mexican folk medicine.

Question 7

Ann Jordan's report on the corporate merger between "Uno Inc" and "Due Inc" exemplified all of the following problems in newly merged companies EXCEPT

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A)  two different corporate cultures existed 
B)  marketing strategies differed in these companies. 
C)  all of the employees of one company were fired. 
D)  both company employee groups saw their way of doing business as most adaptive to the market. 
A)  two different corporate cultures existed 
B)  marketing strategies differed in these companies. 
C)  all of the employees of one company were fired. 
D)  both company employee groups saw their way of doing business as most adaptive to the market.

Question 8

Design anthropologists are expert at using ethnographic methods to distinguish

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A)  the best possible design. 
B)  between ideal and actual behavior. 
C)  the best pricing for a new commodity. 
D)  between subcultures. 
A)  the best possible design. 
B)  between ideal and actual behavior. 
C)  the best pricing for a new commodity. 
D)  between subcultures.

Question 9

In his research on Mexican-American folk medicine, Robert Trotter used all of the following research methods EXCEPT

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A)  informants 
B)  formal interviews 
C)  informal interviews 
D)  questionnaires 
A)  informants 
B)  formal interviews 
C)  informal interviews 
D)  questionnaires

Question 10

Deforestation in Haiti

Accepted Answer

A)  resulted from colonialism. 
B)  has occurred cyclically since prehistoric times. 
C)  resulted from overpopulation. 
D)  occurred as new building methods were brought to Haiti. 
A)  resulted from colonialism. 
B)  has occurred cyclically since prehistoric times. 
C)  resulted from overpopulation. 
D)  occurred as new building methods were brought to Haiti.

Question 11

In an effort to address customer complaints in the McCurdy study of the multinational corporation, ethnographic techniques revealed that

Accepted Answer

A)  workers filling orders were estimating the number of books instead of counting them. 
B)  workers were not properly trained on the computer software. 
C)  shrink-wrapping books took too much time. 
D)  workers spent too much time carrying shipments to offices in multistory buildings. 
A)  workers filling orders were estimating the number of books instead of counting them. 
B)  workers were not properly trained on the computer software. 
C)  shrink-wrapping books took too much time. 
D)  workers spent too much time carrying shipments to offices in multistory buildings.

Question 12

Discuss why using ethnographic methods in applied settings can yield a unique perspective.Illustrate with a specific example.

Accepted Answer

Ethnographic methods in applied settings

Question 13

There is a labor dispute in a local cannery.Management views the situation and solution one-way, the union perceives the situation quite differently.Outline how an anthropological consultant would approach this situation.

Accepted Answer

An anthropological consultant would appr

Question 14

Susan Squires and her colleagues used what techniques in their research leading the development of the product Go-Gurt?

Accepted Answer

A)  observation, recorders, video cameras 
B)  focus groups and interviews. 
C)  questionnaires and interviews 
D)  participant observation and questionnaires 
A)  observation, recorders, video cameras 
B)  focus groups and interviews. 
C)  questionnaires and interviews 
D)  participant observation and questionnaires

Question 15

What are "greta" and "azarcon"?

Accepted Answer

"Greta" and "azarcon" are traditional Hi

Question 16

What were three issues over which customers were unhappy in the case study of anthropology in business?

Accepted Answer

As of my last update, I do not have acce

Question 17

The on-site techniques used to study the multinational corporation's education division, as reported by McCurdy, revealed what warehouse problems?

Accepted Answer

A)  outdated computers 
B)  outdated billing systems 
C)  employees who only estimated the number of books packaged 
D)  employees who were not properly trained in the warehouse management software 
A)  outdated computers 
B)  outdated billing systems 
C)  employees who only estimated the number of books packaged 
D)  employees who were not properly trained in the warehouse management software

Question 18

Why did the Haitian peasants not embrace the reforesting effort?

Accepted Answer

A)  Too many new trees did not survive. 
B)  The actual cost of the tree planting exceeded initial cost estimates. 
C)  Peasants believed that the government would profit at their expense. 
D)  Reforesting was in conflict with local belief systems. 
A)  Too many new trees did not survive. 
B)  The actual cost of the tree planting exceeded initial cost estimates. 
C)  Peasants believed that the government would profit at their expense. 
D)  Reforesting was in conflict with local belief systems.

Question 19

What do business people typically mean when they use the term corporate culture?

Accepted Answer

When business people refer to "corporate

Question 20

Discuss two successful strategies that were part of Gerald Murray's program for reforestation in Haiti.

Accepted Answer

Gerald Murray's program for reforestatio

What type of anthropologist seeks solutions to problems in areas such as children's health? A(n)

Discuss and evaluate the strategies developed by Gerald Murray in his reforestation program for Haiti.

Which of the following is NOT studied by medical anthropologists?

How did AOP technicians overcome the perception that the Haitian government owned the planted trees?

What do applied anthropologists do?

Tradition, a common barrier in culture change situations, was circumvented by Robert Trotter because he did not

Ann Jordan's report on the corporate merger between "Uno Inc" and "Due Inc" exemplified all of the following problems in newly merged companies EXCEPT

Design anthropologists are expert at using ethnographic methods to distinguish

In his research on Mexican-American folk medicine, Robert Trotter used all of the following research methods EXCEPT

Deforestation in Haiti

In an effort to address customer complaints in the McCurdy study of the multinational corporation, ethnographic techniques revealed that

Discuss why using ethnographic methods in applied settings can yield a unique perspective.Illustrate with a specific example.

There is a labor dispute in a local cannery.Management views the situation and solution one-way, the union perceives the situation quite differently.Outline how an anthropological consultant would approach this situation.

Susan Squires and her colleagues used what techniques in their research leading the development of the product Go-Gurt?

What are "greta" and "azarcon"?

What were three issues over which customers were unhappy in the case study of anthropology in business?

The on-site techniques used to study the multinational corporation's education division, as reported by McCurdy, revealed what warehouse problems?

Why did the Haitian peasants not embrace the reforesting effort?

What do business people typically mean when they use the term corporate culture?

Discuss two successful strategies that were part of Gerald Murray's program for reforestation in Haiti.

Anthropology: What Are Its Subfields and Perspectives

Culture: What Makes Us Strangers When We Are Away From Home

Fieldwork: How Are Data Gathered

Language: Is This What Makes Us Human

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation I: What Challenges Face Foragers

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation II: How Did Food Production Transform Culture

Marriage, Family, and Residence: What Are the Possibilities

Kinship and Descent: Are These the Ties That Bind

Gender and Sexuality: Nature or Nurture

Political Order, Disorder, and Social Control: Who Decides

Belief Systems: How Do We Explain the Unexplainable

Expressions: Is This Art

Culture Change and Globalization: What Have We Learned

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Exam 14: Applying Anthropology: How Does It Make a Difference

What type of anthropologist seeks solutions to problems in areas such as children's health? A(n)

Discuss and evaluate the strategies developed by Gerald Murray in his reforestation program for Haiti.

Which of the following is NOT studied by medical anthropologists?

How did AOP technicians overcome the perception that the Haitian government owned the planted trees?

What do applied anthropologists do?

Tradition, a common barrier in culture change situations, was circumvented by Robert Trotter because he did not

Ann Jordan's report on the corporate merger between "Uno Inc" and "Due Inc" exemplified all of the following problems in newly merged companies EXCEPT

Design anthropologists are expert at using ethnographic methods to distinguish

In his research on Mexican-American folk medicine, Robert Trotter used all of the following research methods EXCEPT

Deforestation in Haiti

In an effort to address customer complaints in the McCurdy study of the multinational corporation, ethnographic techniques revealed that

Discuss why using ethnographic methods in applied settings can yield a unique perspective.Illustrate with a specific example.

There is a labor dispute in a local cannery.Management views the situation and solution one-way, the union perceives the situation quite differently.Outline how an anthropological consultant would approach this situation.

Susan Squires and her colleagues used what techniques in their research leading the development of the product Go-Gurt?

What are "greta" and "azarcon"?

What were three issues over which customers were unhappy in the case study of anthropology in business?

The on-site techniques used to study the multinational corporation's education division, as reported by McCurdy, revealed what warehouse problems?

Why did the Haitian peasants not embrace the reforesting effort?

What do business people typically mean when they use the term corporate culture?

Discuss two successful strategies that were part of Gerald Murray's program for reforestation in Haiti.

Anthropology: What Are Its Subfields and Perspectives

Culture: What Makes Us Strangers When We Are Away From Home

Fieldwork: How Are Data Gathered

Language: Is This What Makes Us Human

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation I: What Challenges Face Foragers

Subsistence Strategies and Resource Allocation II: How Did Food Production Transform Culture

Marriage, Family, and Residence: What Are the Possibilities

Kinship and Descent: Are These the Ties That Bind

Gender and Sexuality: Nature or Nurture

Political Order, Disorder, and Social Control: Who Decides

Belief Systems: How Do We Explain the Unexplainable

Expressions: Is This Art

Culture Change and Globalization: What Have We Learned

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