Question 1

From the research Patten's team conducted,they learned that

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A)  women in the villages headed 50 percent of all households. 
B)  each household had an adult male regularly living with them. 
C)  over 35 percent of the children were underweight for their age. 
D)  20 percent of the women were illiterate. 
A)  women in the villages headed 50 percent of all households. 
B)  each household had an adult male regularly living with them. 
C)  over 35 percent of the children were underweight for their age. 
D)  20 percent of the women were illiterate. C

Question 2

In "Using Anthropology," McCurdy argues that is an important skill that people who study anthropology can take into daily life.

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnography 
B)  knowledge of particular cultures 
C)  the ability to conduct survey research 
D)  knowledge of cross-cultural economics 
A)  ethnography 
B)  knowledge of particular cultures 
C)  the ability to conduct survey research 
D)  knowledge of cross-cultural economics A

Question 3

In "Ethnography in the Public Interest," Stryker's study determined that

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A)  there are adequate translation services in the prisons studied. 
B)  the number of MTA positions should be increased. 
C)  overcrowding had no impact on prisoners' access to health care. 
D)  the MTA position should be eliminated. 
A)  there are adequate translation services in the prisons studied. 
B)  the number of MTA positions should be increased. 
C)  overcrowding had no impact on prisoners' access to health care. 
D)  the MTA position should be eliminated. D

Question 4

According to McCurdy in "Using Anthropology," the first thing a new manager at UTC did after assuming a new position was to

Accepted Answer

A)  shrink-wrap books in the warehouse. 
B)  ask warehouse workers, customer outlet staff, and other employees about problems and procedures. 
C)  ask previous warehouse managers for advice. 
D)  change the counting and shipping procedures in the warehouse. 
A)  shrink-wrap books in the warehouse. 
B)  ask warehouse workers, customer outlet staff, and other employees about problems and procedures. 
C)  ask previous warehouse managers for advice. 
D)  change the counting and shipping procedures in the warehouse.

Question 5

The manager at UTC spent time learning the warehouse system as an insider views it,and discovered that inaccurate warehouse inventory numbers resulted from

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A)  employees throwing away materials. 
B)  a problem with software that tracked inventory. 
C)  pressures on employees to work fast, preventing them from accurately counting and recording what was shipped. 
D)  employee theft. 
A)  employees throwing away materials. 
B)  a problem with software that tracked inventory. 
C)  pressures on employees to work fast, preventing them from accurately counting and recording what was shipped. 
D)  employee theft.

Question 6

McCurdy claims in "Using Anthropology" that in many companies,newly installed managers tend to

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A)  listen to their employees' suggestions. 
B)  ask employees to teach them the new job. 
C)  leave their employees alone. 
D)  impose a new agenda on their employees. 
A)  listen to their employees' suggestions. 
B)  ask employees to teach them the new job. 
C)  leave their employees alone. 
D)  impose a new agenda on their employees.

Question 7

According to Stryker in "Ethnography in the Public Interest,"

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A)  overcrowding was not a problem at the prisons she studied. 
B)  women were very well paid for the work they did in the prison. 
C)  women sometimes faked illness to get faster medical attention. 
D)  women had equal and unfettered access to adequate medical care. 
A)  overcrowding was not a problem at the prisons she studied. 
B)  women were very well paid for the work they did in the prison. 
C)  women sometimes faked illness to get faster medical attention. 
D)  women had equal and unfettered access to adequate medical care.

Question 8

In Alverson's estimation,which statement best describes the Tswana?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Tswana do not value friendships based on trust and honesty. 
B)  The Tswana believe that privacy is important part of daily life. 
C)  The Tswana value truth and honesty above all. 
D)  The Tswana feel that work comes before hospitality and socializing. 
A)  The Tswana do not value friendships based on trust and honesty. 
B)  The Tswana believe that privacy is important part of daily life. 
C)  The Tswana value truth and honesty above all. 
D)  The Tswana feel that work comes before hospitality and socializing.

Question 9

In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that by 2004,

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A)  one third of the women still had their original project animal. 
B)  half of the women had lost their original animals to theft. 
C)  only one woman had sold her animal before it had produced a viable kid. 
D)  village elders had taken control of all of the buck stations and had begun charging for its services. 
A)  one third of the women still had their original project animal. 
B)  half of the women had lost their original animals to theft. 
C)  only one woman had sold her animal before it had produced a viable kid. 
D)  village elders had taken control of all of the buck stations and had begun charging for its services.

Question 10

The meeting of two culturally distinct groups is called

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A)  diffusion. 
B)  acculturation. 
C)  social contact. 
D)  cultural contact. 
A)  diffusion. 
B)  acculturation. 
C)  social contact. 
D)  cultural contact.

Question 11

According to Stryker in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," the state asked the ethnographic project she directed to assess

Accepted Answer

A)  how women access health care in prison. 
B)  the effects of overcrowding. 
C)  whether the position of MTA should be abolished. 
D)  how much female inmates should be paid for their work. 
A)  how women access health care in prison. 
B)  the effects of overcrowding. 
C)  whether the position of MTA should be abolished. 
D)  how much female inmates should be paid for their work.

Question 12

According to Stryker in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," the prison position of MTA was held by a

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A)  nurse practitioner. 
B)  medically trained guard. 
C)  medical appointment secretary. 
D)  designated prison doctor. 
A)  nurse practitioner. 
B)  medically trained guard. 
C)  medical appointment secretary. 
D)  designated prison doctor.

Question 13

Which of the following authors is an extreme diffusionist?

Accepted Answer

A)  Erich von Däniken 
B)  W. Lloyd Warner 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  Sigmund Freud 
A)  Erich von Däniken 
B)  W. Lloyd Warner 
C)  Emile Durkheim 
D)  Sigmund Freud

Question 14

Any use of anthropological knowledge to influence social interaction,to maintain or change social institutions,or to direct the course of cultural change is called

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A)  applied anthropology. 
B)  adjustment anthropology. 
C)  advocate anthropology. 
D)  administrative anthropology. 
A)  applied anthropology. 
B)  adjustment anthropology. 
C)  advocate anthropology. 
D)  administrative anthropology.

Question 15

According to Patten in "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," the UDLP planned to provide

Accepted Answer

A)  village elders with goats to collectively raise and milk for the all of the village's children. 
B)  the male head of household a milk-producing goat to raise and use for the nutritional needs of his entire family. 
C)  the male head of household a goat to raise and slaughter for meat. 
D)  the woman of each household with a milk-producing goat to raise and use for her children's nutritional needs. 
A)  village elders with goats to collectively raise and milk for the all of the village's children. 
B)  the male head of household a milk-producing goat to raise and use for the nutritional needs of his entire family. 
C)  the male head of household a goat to raise and slaughter for meat. 
D)  the woman of each household with a milk-producing goat to raise and use for her children's nutritional needs.

Question 16

Any use of anthropological knowledge by anthropologists to increase the power of self- determination of a particular cultural group is called

Accepted Answer

A)  action anthropology. 
B)  academic anthropology. 
C)  advocate anthropology. 
D)  adjustment anthropology. 
A)  action anthropology. 
B)  academic anthropology. 
C)  advocate anthropology. 
D)  adjustment anthropology.

Question 17

According to Patten in "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," the "hungry season," the time between the consumption of the last of the stored harvest and the first harvest of the new season,now often begins in _________ and ends in __________.

Accepted Answer

A)  June; November 
B)  December; March 
C)  September; March 
D)  March; September 
A)  June; November 
B)  December; March 
C)  September; March 
D)  March; September

Question 18

In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that the UDLP project to teach women how to raise and care for goats,and to incorporate milk into their children's food,was

Accepted Answer

A)  flatly rejected by the village leaders. 
B)  so popular that it quickly had more participants than it could accommodate. 
C)  too difficult for the women of the villages to undertake. 
D)  failed due to the theft of goats by people in other villages. 
A)  flatly rejected by the village leaders. 
B)  so popular that it quickly had more participants than it could accommodate. 
C)  too difficult for the women of the villages to undertake. 
D)  failed due to the theft of goats by people in other villages.

Question 19

According to Alverson in "Advice for Developers," Tswana see greeting others as

Accepted Answer

A)  a waste of time. 
B)  a way to be polite. 
C)  a strategy to avoid work. 
D)  an essential act and time to exchange news. 
A)  a waste of time. 
B)  a way to be polite. 
C)  a strategy to avoid work. 
D)  an essential act and time to exchange news.

Question 20

The purpose of public interest ethnography,in Stryker's analysis in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," is to

Accepted Answer

A)  study the motivations of policy makers. 
B)  assess the costs associated with a policy. 
C)  assess a policy from the perspective of those affected by it. 
D)  discover inconsistencies in a policy. 
A)  study the motivations of policy makers. 
B)  assess the costs associated with a policy. 
C)  assess a policy from the perspective of those affected by it. 
D)  discover inconsistencies in a policy.

From the research Patten's team conducted,they learned that

In "Using Anthropology," McCurdy argues that is an important skill that people who study anthropology can take into daily life.

In "Ethnography in the Public Interest," Stryker's study determined that

According to McCurdy in "Using Anthropology," the first thing a new manager at UTC did after assuming a new position was to

The manager at UTC spent time learning the warehouse system as an insider views it,and discovered that inaccurate warehouse inventory numbers resulted from

McCurdy claims in "Using Anthropology" that in many companies,newly installed managers tend to

According to Stryker in "Ethnography in the Public Interest,"

In Alverson's estimation,which statement best describes the Tswana?

In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that by 2004,

The meeting of two culturally distinct groups is called

According to Stryker in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," the state asked the ethnographic project she directed to assess

According to Stryker in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," the prison position of MTA was held by a

Which of the following authors is an extreme diffusionist?

Any use of anthropological knowledge to influence social interaction,to maintain or change social institutions,or to direct the course of cultural change is called

According to Patten in "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," the UDLP planned to provide

Any use of anthropological knowledge by anthropologists to increase the power of self- determination of a particular cultural group is called

According to Patten in "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," the "hungry season," the time between the consumption of the last of the stored harvest and the first harvest of the new season,now often begins in _ and ends in __.

In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that the UDLP project to teach women how to raise and care for goats,and to incorporate milk into their children's food,was

According to Alverson in "Advice for Developers," Tswana see greeting others as

The purpose of public interest ethnography,in Stryker's analysis in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," is to

Culture and Ethnography

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Ecology and Subsistence

Economic Systems

Kinship and Family

Roles and Inequality

Law and Politics

Religion, magic, and Worldview

Globalization

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Exam 10: Using and Doing Anthropology

From the research Patten's team conducted,they learned that

In "Using Anthropology," McCurdy argues that is an important skill that people who study anthropology can take into daily life.

In "Ethnography in the Public Interest," Stryker's study determined that

According to McCurdy in "Using Anthropology," the first thing a new manager at UTC did after assuming a new position was to

The manager at UTC spent time learning the warehouse system as an insider views it,and discovered that inaccurate warehouse inventory numbers resulted from

McCurdy claims in "Using Anthropology" that in many companies,newly installed managers tend to

According to Stryker in "Ethnography in the Public Interest,"

In Alverson's estimation,which statement best describes the Tswana?

In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that by 2004,

The meeting of two culturally distinct groups is called

According to Stryker in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," the state asked the ethnographic project she directed to assess

According to Stryker in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," the prison position of MTA was held by a

Which of the following authors is an extreme diffusionist?

Any use of anthropological knowledge to influence social interaction,to maintain or change social institutions,or to direct the course of cultural change is called

According to Patten in "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," the UDLP planned to provide

Any use of anthropological knowledge by anthropologists to increase the power of self- determination of a particular cultural group is called

According to Patten in "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," the "hungry season," the time between the consumption of the last of the stored harvest and the first harvest of the new season,now often begins in _________ and ends in __________.

In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that the UDLP project to teach women how to raise and care for goats,and to incorporate milk into their children's food,was

According to Alverson in "Advice for Developers," Tswana see greeting others as

The purpose of public interest ethnography,in Stryker's analysis in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," is to

Culture and Ethnography

Language and Communication

Ecology and Subsistence

Economic Systems

Kinship and Family

Roles and Inequality

Law and Politics

Religion, magic, and Worldview

Globalization

Filters

According to Patten in "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," the "hungry season," the time between the consumption of the last of the stored harvest and the first harvest of the new season,now often begins in _ and ends in __.