Question 1

The process of change due to culture contact is called

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A)  diffusion. 
B)  borrowing. 
C)  acculturation. 
D)  enculturation. 
A)  diffusion. 
B)  borrowing. 
C)  acculturation. 
D)  enculturation.

Question 2

According to Alverson in "Advice for Developers," how do Peace Corps volunteers see themselves?

Accepted Answer

A)  They see themselves as students, there to learn from the Tswana about how to change their American ways. 
B)  They see themselves are experts, there to teach the less fortunate. 
C)  They know that the Tswana do not want them in Botswana, but feel that they know better than the Tswana was is good for their community. 
D)  They don't want to impart Western ideas in their work with the Tswana. 
A)  They see themselves as students, there to learn from the Tswana about how to change their American ways. 
B)  They see themselves are experts, there to teach the less fortunate. 
C)  They know that the Tswana do not want them in Botswana, but feel that they know better than the Tswana was is good for their community. 
D)  They don't want to impart Western ideas in their work with the Tswana.

Question 3

In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that some villages were not good candidates for the social research project due to

Accepted Answer

A)  a language barrier between the anthropologists and the villagers. 
B)  an ongoing problem of animal theft. 
C)  the elders' resistance to the plan. 
D)  the resistance of women head-of-households in those villages. 
A)  a language barrier between the anthropologists and the villagers. 
B)  an ongoing problem of animal theft. 
C)  the elders' resistance to the plan. 
D)  the resistance of women head-of-households in those villages.

Question 4

In action anthropology,planned change is initiated,controlled,and implemented by

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A)  administrators 
B)  the people affected by change 
C)  the anthropologist 
D)  outside observers 
A)  administrators 
B)  the people affected by change 
C)  the anthropologist 
D)  outside observers

Question 5

A recombination of things that are known into something different is called

Accepted Answer

A)  culture change. 
B)  innovation. 
C)  social integration. 
D)  diffusion. 
A)  culture change. 
B)  innovation. 
C)  social integration. 
D)  diffusion.

Question 6

In "Advice for Developers," Alverson observes that the Tswana see time as

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A)  lineal. 
B)  connected to events. Time happens when events happen. 
C)  a non-concept. The Tswana do not think in terms of time. 
D)  measured by a cycle of ritual occasions. 
A)  lineal. 
B)  connected to events. Time happens when events happen. 
C)  a non-concept. The Tswana do not think in terms of time. 
D)  measured by a cycle of ritual occasions.

Question 7

Based on Alverson's report in "Advice for Developers," which one of the following statements about Peace Corps volunteers is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  They easily recognize Tswana class and age distinctions. 
B)  They are often able to make up a good lie rather than tell the truth. 
C)  They like their privacy and resent it when the Tswana interrupt their tranquility. 
D)  They are offended by the usual candor of Tswana speech. 
A)  They easily recognize Tswana class and age distinctions. 
B)  They are often able to make up a good lie rather than tell the truth. 
C)  They like their privacy and resent it when the Tswana interrupt their tranquility. 
D)  They are offended by the usual candor of Tswana speech.

Question 8

In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that in Malawi culture,goats have traditionally been seen as

Accepted Answer

A)  walking bank accounts. 
B)  animals bred solely for milk production. 
C)  animals that don't provide enough in resources to warrant raising them. 
D)  nuisance animals that eat the crops grown by villagers. 
A)  walking bank accounts. 
B)  animals bred solely for milk production. 
C)  animals that don't provide enough in resources to warrant raising them. 
D)  nuisance animals that eat the crops grown by villagers.

Question 9

According to McCurdy in "Using Anthropology," an anthropologist was hired to find out why customers of a utility company failed to reduce energy consumption,despite their claims that they were trying to conserve.He discovered that

Accepted Answer

A)  customers were lying. 
B)  thermostats were faulty. 
C)  meters were faulty. 
D)  fathers turned down thermostats, other family members turned them up. 
A)  customers were lying. 
B)  thermostats were faulty. 
C)  meters were faulty. 
D)  fathers turned down thermostats, other family members turned them up.

Question 10

According to Stryker in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," in order to receive medical treatment,female inmates in the California prison system had to

Accepted Answer

A)  file a $10 copay form. 
B)  always see an MTA first. 
C)  always see a nurse practitioner first. 
D)  receive a ducat. 
A)  file a $10 copay form. 
B)  always see an MTA first. 
C)  always see a nurse practitioner first. 
D)  receive a ducat.

Question 11

Alverson has seen the Tswana's belief that being alone is

Accepted Answer

A)  a time to think. 
B)  a way to experience a religious experience. 
C)  a necessary part of resting. 
D)  a time for secrets. 
A)  a time to think. 
B)  a way to experience a religious experience. 
C)  a necessary part of resting. 
D)  a time for secrets.

Question 12

Any use of anthropological knowledge that makes social interaction more predictable among persons having different cultural codes is called

Accepted Answer

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

The process of change due to culture contact is called

According to Alverson in "Advice for Developers," how do Peace Corps volunteers see themselves?

In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that some villages were not good candidates for the social research project due to

In action anthropology,planned change is initiated,controlled,and implemented by

A recombination of things that are known into something different is called

In "Advice for Developers," Alverson observes that the Tswana see time as

Based on Alverson's report in "Advice for Developers," which one of the following statements about Peace Corps volunteers is true?

In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that in Malawi culture,goats have traditionally been seen as

According to McCurdy in "Using Anthropology," an anthropologist was hired to find out why customers of a utility company failed to reduce energy consumption,despite their claims that they were trying to conserve.He discovered that

According to Stryker in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," in order to receive medical treatment,female inmates in the California prison system had to

Alverson has seen the Tswana's belief that being alone is

Any use of anthropological knowledge that makes social interaction more predictable among persons having different cultural codes is called

Culture and Ethnography

Language and Communication

Ecology and Subsistence

Economic Systems

Kinship and Family

Roles and Inequality

Law and Politics

Religion, magic, and Worldview

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Exam 10: Using and Doing Anthropology

The process of change due to culture contact is called

According to Alverson in "Advice for Developers," how do Peace Corps volunteers see themselves?

In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that some villages were not good candidates for the social research project due to

In action anthropology,planned change is initiated,controlled,and implemented by

A recombination of things that are known into something different is called

In "Advice for Developers," Alverson observes that the Tswana see time as

Based on Alverson's report in "Advice for Developers," which one of the following statements about Peace Corps volunteers is true?

In "Medical Anthropology: Improving Nutrition in Malawi," Patten notes that in Malawi culture,goats have traditionally been seen as

According to McCurdy in "Using Anthropology," an anthropologist was hired to find out why customers of a utility company failed to reduce energy consumption,despite their claims that they were trying to conserve.He discovered that

According to Stryker in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," in order to receive medical treatment,female inmates in the California prison system had to

Alverson has seen the Tswana's belief that being alone is

Any use of anthropological knowledge that makes social interaction more predictable among persons having different cultural codes is called

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

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