Question 1

Mass media can play an important role is constructing and maintaining national and ethnic identities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Diseases that spread from animals to humans are known as zoonotic diseases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Anthropology has always been concerned with how environmental forces influence humans,and how human activities affect the biosphere and the Earth itself.The 1950s through the 1970s witnessed the emergence of an area of study known as cultural ecology or ecological anthropology.This field

Accepted Answer

A)  focused on how cultural beliefs and practices help human populations adapt to their environment. 
B)  studied etic perspectives on human-environment relationships. 
C)  is no longer relevant, because it dealt with research models that were either regional or local, but not global enough to account for the changes caused by climate change. 
D)  has limited present value, because it is not scientifically rigorous enough to address environmental problems. 
E)  studied human-environment relations as cultural constructions and analyzed them as "texts." 
A)  focused on how cultural beliefs and practices help human populations adapt to their environment. 
B)  studied etic perspectives on human-environment relationships. 
C)  is no longer relevant, because it dealt with research models that were either regional or local, but not global enough to account for the changes caused by climate change. 
D)  has limited present value, because it is not scientifically rigorous enough to address environmental problems. 
E)  studied human-environment relations as cultural constructions and analyzed them as "texts." A

Question 4

Forces influencing production and consumption are no longer restricted by national boundaries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Deforestation helps cool the planet by allowing more sunlight to be reflected back into space.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The term indigenous people gained legitimacy within international law with the creation in 1982 of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Scientists prefer the term climate change to global warming.Climate change points out that,beyond rising temperatures,there have been changes in sea levels,precipitation,storms,and ecosystem effects.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

How have indigenous movements,political mobilization,and identity politics affected ethnography?

Accepted Answer

Indigenous movements, political mobiliza

Question 9

Modern technology plays an important role in both facilitating cultural imperialism and resisting it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Development projects usually fail when they try to replace indigenous institutions with culturally alien concepts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Postmodernism refers to the breakdown of traditional categories,standards,and boundaries in favor of a more fluid,context-dependent set of identities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

How can the perspective of an ethnographer,who carries out research at the local level of communities,contribute to large-scale environmental concerns such as climate change and deforestation?

Accepted Answer

The perspective of an ethnographer, who

Question 13

How have recent movements regarding the politics of identity with regard to indigenous peoples varied around the world?

Accepted Answer

Recent movements regarding the politics

Question 14

________ is any society's set of environmental practices and perceptions-that is,its cultural model of the environment and its relation to people and society.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnoecology 
B)  Ecological imperialism 
C)  Indigenized 
D)  Ecological anthropology 
E)  Essentialism 
A)  Ethnoecology 
B)  Ecological imperialism 
C)  Indigenized 
D)  Ecological anthropology 
E)  Essentialism

Question 15

Essentialism refers to the process of viewing an identity as established,real,and frozen,so as to hide the historical processes and politics within which that identity developed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

How can mass media play a cultural role for those individuals and families leading transnational lives?

Accepted Answer

Mass media can play a significant cultur

Question 17

Although anthropologists may be interested in contemporary global issues such as climate change,their perspective is necessarily limited to the local scale of their fieldwork.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Social movements worldwide have adopted which term as a self-identifying and political label based on past oppression but now legitimizing a search for social,cultural,and political rights?

Accepted Answer

A)  indio 
B)  indigenous people 
C)  mestizo 
D)  autochthon 
E)  freedom fighter 
A)  indio 
B)  indigenous people 
C)  mestizo 
D)  autochthon 
E)  freedom fighter

Question 19

Deforestation is a global concern.Forest loss can lead to increased greenhouse gas production,which contributes to global warming.The destruction of tropical forests also is a major factor in the loss of global biodiversity.The global scenarios of deforestation include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  demographic pressure, from births or immigration, on subsistence economies. 
B)  commercial logging and road building. 
C)  cash cropping. 
D)  the intensification of foraging lifestyles among communities that have retreated from the chaos of modern life. 
E)  fuel needs associated with urban expansion. 
A)  demographic pressure, from births or immigration, on subsistence economies. 
B)  commercial logging and road building. 
C)  cash cropping. 
D)  the intensification of foraging lifestyles among communities that have retreated from the chaos of modern life. 
E)  fuel needs associated with urban expansion.

Question 20

Westernization is a form of what kind of cultural change?

Accepted Answer

A)  exodus 
B)  imperialism 
C)  acculturation 
D)  enculturation 
E)  migration 
A)  exodus 
B)  imperialism 
C)  acculturation 
D)  enculturation 
E)  migration

Exam 24: Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Mass media can play an important role is constructing and maintaining national and ethnic identities.

Diseases that spread from animals to humans are known as zoonotic diseases.

Anthropology has always been concerned with how environmental forces influence humans,and how human activities affect the biosphere and the Earth itself.The 1950s through the 1970s witnessed the emergence of an area of study known as cultural ecology or ecological anthropology.This field

Forces influencing production and consumption are no longer restricted by national boundaries.

Deforestation helps cool the planet by allowing more sunlight to be reflected back into space.

The term indigenous people gained legitimacy within international law with the creation in 1982 of the United Nations Working Group on Indigenous Populations.

Scientists prefer the term climate change to global warming.Climate change points out that,beyond rising temperatures,there have been changes in sea levels,precipitation,storms,and ecosystem effects.

How have indigenous movements,political mobilization,and identity politics affected ethnography?

Modern technology plays an important role in both facilitating cultural imperialism and resisting it.

Development projects usually fail when they try to replace indigenous institutions with culturally alien concepts.

Postmodernism refers to the breakdown of traditional categories,standards,and boundaries in favor of a more fluid,context-dependent set of identities.

How can the perspective of an ethnographer,who carries out research at the local level of communities,contribute to large-scale environmental concerns such as climate change and deforestation?

How have recent movements regarding the politics of identity with regard to indigenous peoples varied around the world?

________ is any society's set of environmental practices and perceptions-that is,its cultural model of the environment and its relation to people and society.

Essentialism refers to the process of viewing an identity as established,real,and frozen,so as to hide the historical processes and politics within which that identity developed.

How can mass media play a cultural role for those individuals and families leading transnational lives?

Although anthropologists may be interested in contemporary global issues such as climate change,their perspective is necessarily limited to the local scale of their fieldwork.

Social movements worldwide have adopted which term as a self-identifying and political label based on past oppression but now legitimizing a search for social,cultural,and political rights?

Deforestation is a global concern.Forest loss can lead to increased greenhouse gas production,which contributes to global warming.The destruction of tropical forests also is a major factor in the loss of global biodiversity.The global scenarios of deforestation include all of the following EXCEPT

Westernization is a form of what kind of cultural change?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Applying Anthropology

Doing Archaeology and Biological Anthropology

Evolution and Genetics

Human Variation and Adaptation

The Primates

Early Hominins

Archaic Homo

The Origin and Spread of Modern Humans

The First Farmers

The First Cities and States

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

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