Question 1

All of the following are proper roles for applied anthropologists EXCEPT

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A)  identifying needs for change that local people perceive. 
B)  working with people to design culturally appropriate and socially sensitive change. 
C)  placing the cultural values of the local people above everybody else's cultural values. 
D)  protecting local people from harmful policies and projects that might threaten them. 
E)  working as participant observers, taking part in the events they study in order to understand local thought and behavior. 
A)  identifying needs for change that local people perceive. 
B)  working with people to design culturally appropriate and socially sensitive change. 
C)  placing the cultural values of the local people above everybody else's cultural values. 
D)  protecting local people from harmful policies and projects that might threaten them. 
E)  working as participant observers, taking part in the events they study in order to understand local thought and behavior.

Question 2

A bachelor's degree in anthropology is of little value in the corporate world.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Developmental anthropology is the branch of applied anthropology that focuses on social issues in, and the cultural dimensions of, moral development.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

What did Robert Redfield argue about the relations between urban and rural communities?

Accepted Answer

A)  Peasants are culturally isolated from cities. 
B)  Cities are centers from which cultural innovations are spread to rural and tribal areas. 
C)  Innovation tends to move from rural to urban areas. 
D)  There are so many connections between rural and urban areas that it is not useful to distinguish between the two within one cultural context. 
E)  Urban centers have more in common with each other, even across national boundaries, than they do with rural areas in the same country. 
A)  Peasants are culturally isolated from cities. 
B)  Cities are centers from which cultural innovations are spread to rural and tribal areas. 
C)  Innovation tends to move from rural to urban areas. 
D)  There are so many connections between rural and urban areas that it is not useful to distinguish between the two within one cultural context. 
E)  Urban centers have more in common with each other, even across national boundaries, than they do with rural areas in the same country.

Question 5

Biomedicine, which aims to link an illness to scientifically-demonstrated agents that bear no personal malice toward their victims, is an example of naturalistic medicine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What, if anything, is the difference between an anthropologist currently consulting on a development project in Indonesia and another one conducting research in support of the British colonial government's efforts to subdue African natives in the 1930s?

Accepted Answer

The main difference between the anthropo

Question 7

Who was studied at a distance during the 1940s in an attempt to predict the behavior of the political enemies of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Koreans and English 
B)  the Yanomami and Betsileo 
C)  the Malagasy 
D)  the Germans and Japanese 
E)  the Brazilians and Indonesians 
A)  the Koreans and English 
B)  the Yanomami and Betsileo 
C)  the Malagasy 
D)  the Germans and Japanese 
E)  the Brazilians and Indonesians

Question 8

How might a premedical student apply some of the knowledge learned through anthropology as a physician? What is the value of studying the curing and belief systems of patients' ethnic groups?

Accepted Answer

As a premedical student, applying knowle

Question 9

What is a disease?

Accepted Answer

A)  a health problem as it is experienced by the one affected 
B)  an artificial product of biomedicine 
C)  a consequence of a foraging lifestyle 
D)  an unnatural state of health 
E)  a scientifically identified health threat 
A)  a health problem as it is experienced by the one affected 
B)  an artificial product of biomedicine 
C)  a consequence of a foraging lifestyle 
D)  an unnatural state of health 
E)  a scientifically identified health threat

Question 10

Discuss the major advantages and disadvantages of scientific and traditional medicine, being careful to distinguish between scientific medicine and Western medicine.

Accepted Answer

Scientific medicine, also known as evide

Question 11

HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic. How does culture play a role in HIV transmission? How might applied anthropology help in finding a solution to this problem?

Accepted Answer

Culture plays a significant role in HIV

Question 12

Scientific medicine is not the same thing as Western medicine. Despite advances in technology, genomics, molecular biology, pathology, surgery, diagnostics, and applications, many Western medical procedures have little justification in logic or fact.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Shamans and other magico-religious specialists are effective curers with regard to what kind of disease theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  exotic 
B)  ritualistic 
C)  naturalistic 
D)  personalistic 
E)  scientific 
A)  exotic 
B)  ritualistic 
C)  naturalistic 
D)  personalistic 
E)  scientific

Question 14

During World War II, the U.S. government recruited anthropologists to study Japanese and German cultures. This chapter uses this example to illustrate the dangers of the old anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

A comparative study of 68 rural development projects from all around the world found culturally compatible economic development projects to be twice as successful financially as incompatible ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

As an aid to applied anthropology, anthropological theory

Accepted Answer

A)  is now read widely throughout the commercial sector of Western economies. 
B)  is generally considered a drawback to practice, because it is mainly based on work among indigenous societies. 
C)  promotes a systemic perspective that aids the successful implementation of development projects. 
D)  is derivative and lacking in original ideas. 
E)  formally forbids anthropologists from doing applied work. 
A)  is now read widely throughout the commercial sector of Western economies. 
B)  is generally considered a drawback to practice, because it is mainly based on work among indigenous societies. 
C)  promotes a systemic perspective that aids the successful implementation of development projects. 
D)  is derivative and lacking in original ideas. 
E)  formally forbids anthropologists from doing applied work.

Question 17

In a comparative study of 68 development projects, Kottak determined that

Accepted Answer

A)  overinnovation was the most productive development model. 
B)  culturally compatible development projects were twice as successful as incompatible ones. 
C)  the Soviet socialist bloc model was the most successful. 
D)  the capitalist bloc model was the most financially successful. 
E)  the underdifferentiated model led to the most equity. 
A)  overinnovation was the most productive development model. 
B)  culturally compatible development projects were twice as successful as incompatible ones. 
C)  the Soviet socialist bloc model was the most successful. 
D)  the capitalist bloc model was the most financially successful. 
E)  the underdifferentiated model led to the most equity.

Question 18

Non-Western medicine does not maintain a sharp distinction between biological and psychological illnesses.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

What is the commonly stated goal for most development projects?

Accepted Answer

A)  greater socioeconomic stratification 
B)  ethnocide 
C)  cultural assimilation 
D)  decreased local autonomy 
E)  increased equity 
A)  greater socioeconomic stratification 
B)  ethnocide 
C)  cultural assimilation 
D)  decreased local autonomy 
E)  increased equity

Question 20

Discuss the relevance of the ethnographic method for modern society, contemporary problems, and applied anthropology.

Accepted Answer

The ethnographic method is highly releva

All of the following are proper roles for applied anthropologists EXCEPT

A bachelor's degree in anthropology is of little value in the corporate world.

Developmental anthropology is the branch of applied anthropology that focuses on social issues in, and the cultural dimensions of, moral development.

What did Robert Redfield argue about the relations between urban and rural communities?

Biomedicine, which aims to link an illness to scientifically-demonstrated agents that bear no personal malice toward their victims, is an example of naturalistic medicine.

What, if anything, is the difference between an anthropologist currently consulting on a development project in Indonesia and another one conducting research in support of the British colonial government's efforts to subdue African natives in the 1930s?

Who was studied at a distance during the 1940s in an attempt to predict the behavior of the political enemies of the United States?

How might a premedical student apply some of the knowledge learned through anthropology as a physician? What is the value of studying the curing and belief systems of patients' ethnic groups?

What is a disease?

Discuss the major advantages and disadvantages of scientific and traditional medicine, being careful to distinguish between scientific medicine and Western medicine.

HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic. How does culture play a role in HIV transmission? How might applied anthropology help in finding a solution to this problem?

Scientific medicine is not the same thing as Western medicine. Despite advances in technology, genomics, molecular biology, pathology, surgery, diagnostics, and applications, many Western medical procedures have little justification in logic or fact.

Shamans and other magico-religious specialists are effective curers with regard to what kind of disease theory?

During World War II, the U.S. government recruited anthropologists to study Japanese and German cultures. This chapter uses this example to illustrate the dangers of the old anthropology.

A comparative study of 68 rural development projects from all around the world found culturally compatible economic development projects to be twice as successful financially as incompatible ones.

As an aid to applied anthropology, anthropological theory

In a comparative study of 68 development projects, Kottak determined that

Non-Western medicine does not maintain a sharp distinction between biological and psychological illnesses.

What is the commonly stated goal for most development projects?

Discuss the relevance of the ethnographic method for modern society, contemporary problems, and applied anthropology.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

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Exam 4: Applying Anthropology

All of the following are proper roles for applied anthropologists EXCEPT

A bachelor's degree in anthropology is of little value in the corporate world.

Developmental anthropology is the branch of applied anthropology that focuses on social issues in, and the cultural dimensions of, moral development.

What did Robert Redfield argue about the relations between urban and rural communities?

Biomedicine, which aims to link an illness to scientifically-demonstrated agents that bear no personal malice toward their victims, is an example of naturalistic medicine.

What, if anything, is the difference between an anthropologist currently consulting on a development project in Indonesia and another one conducting research in support of the British colonial government's efforts to subdue African natives in the 1930s?

Who was studied at a distance during the 1940s in an attempt to predict the behavior of the political enemies of the United States?

How might a premedical student apply some of the knowledge learned through anthropology as a physician? What is the value of studying the curing and belief systems of patients' ethnic groups?

What is a disease?

Discuss the major advantages and disadvantages of scientific and traditional medicine, being careful to distinguish between scientific medicine and Western medicine.

HIV/AIDS is a global pandemic. How does culture play a role in HIV transmission? How might applied anthropology help in finding a solution to this problem?

Scientific medicine is not the same thing as Western medicine. Despite advances in technology, genomics, molecular biology, pathology, surgery, diagnostics, and applications, many Western medical procedures have little justification in logic or fact.

Shamans and other magico-religious specialists are effective curers with regard to what kind of disease theory?

During World War II, the U.S. government recruited anthropologists to study Japanese and German cultures. This chapter uses this example to illustrate the dangers of the old anthropology.

A comparative study of 68 rural development projects from all around the world found culturally compatible economic development projects to be twice as successful financially as incompatible ones.

As an aid to applied anthropology, anthropological theory

In a comparative study of 68 development projects, Kottak determined that

Non-Western medicine does not maintain a sharp distinction between biological and psychological illnesses.

What is the commonly stated goal for most development projects?

Discuss the relevance of the ethnographic method for modern society, contemporary problems, and applied anthropology.

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Method and Theory in Cultural Anthropology

Language and Communication

Ethnicity and Race

Making a Living

Political Systems

Gender

Families, Kinship, and Descent

Marriage

Religion

Arts, Media, and Sports

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters