Question 1

What term refers to the tendency to view less developed countries as more alike than they are?

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural relativism 
B)  ethnobias 
C)  overinnovation 
D)  underdifferentiation 
E)  intervention philosophy 
A)  cultural relativism 
B)  ethnobias 
C)  overinnovation 
D)  underdifferentiation 
E)  intervention philosophy D

Question 2

The Bahia,Brazil,development project in which loans were given to fishing-boat owners is an example of how some development projects can actually widen wealth disparities instead of increasing equity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

What is the postwar baby boom of the late 1940s and 1950s responsible for?

Accepted Answer

A)  It fueled the general expansion of the U.S. educational system, including academic anthropology. 
B)  It promoted renewed interest in applied anthropology during the 1950s and 1960s. 
C)  It brought anthropology into most high school curricula. 
D)  It produced a new interest in ethnic diversity. 
E)  It worked to shrink the world system. 
A)  It fueled the general expansion of the U.S. educational system, including academic anthropology. 
B)  It promoted renewed interest in applied anthropology during the 1950s and 1960s. 
C)  It brought anthropology into most high school curricula. 
D)  It produced a new interest in ethnic diversity. 
E)  It worked to shrink the world system. A

Question 4

An illness is a scientifically identified health threat caused by a bacterium,virus,fungus,parasite,or other pathogen.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of the work that applied anthropologists do?

Accepted Answer

A)  They enter the affected communities and talk with people. 
B)  They gather government statistics. 
C)  They consult project managers. 
D)  They consult government officials and other experts. 
E)  They promote development. 
A)  They enter the affected communities and talk with people. 
B)  They gather government statistics. 
C)  They consult project managers. 
D)  They consult government officials and other experts. 
E)  They promote development.

Question 6

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

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 8

Which of the following does NOT illustrate the kinds of work that applied anthropologists do?

Accepted Answer

A)  working for or with international development agencies, such as the World Bank and the U.S. Agency for International Development 
B)  helping the Environmental Protection Agency address environmental problems 
C)  borrowing from fields such as history and sociology to broaden the scope of theoretical anthropology 
D)  using the tools of medical anthropology to work as cultural interpreters in public health programs 
E)  applying the tools of forensic anthropology to work with police, medical examiners, the courts, and international organizations to identify victims of crimes, accidents, wars, and terrorism 
A)  working for or with international development agencies, such as the World Bank and the U.S. Agency for International Development 
B)  helping the Environmental Protection Agency address environmental problems 
C)  borrowing from fields such as history and sociology to broaden the scope of theoretical anthropology 
D)  using the tools of medical anthropology to work as cultural interpreters in public health programs 
E)  applying the tools of forensic anthropology to work with police, medical examiners, the courts, and international organizations to identify victims of crimes, accidents, wars, and terrorism

Question 9

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 10

Applied anthropology is

Accepted Answer

A)  the purely academic dimension of anthropology. 
B)  the term used for all anthropological research programs. 
C)  the use of anthropological data, perspectives, theory, and methods to identify, assess, and solve contemporary problems. 
D)  rarely possible, as anthropological studies are not practical in the "real world." 
E)  not guided by anthropological theory. 
A)  the purely academic dimension of anthropology. 
B)  the term used for all anthropological research programs. 
C)  the use of anthropological data, perspectives, theory, and methods to identify, assess, and solve contemporary problems. 
D)  rarely possible, as anthropological studies are not practical in the "real world." 
E)  not guided by anthropological theory.

Question 11

One of the stated goals of public anthropology is to

Accepted Answer

A)  oppose policies that promote injustice. 
B)  refrain from discussion of social issues in the media. 
C)  promote anthropology as a career, especially to minorities. 
D)  encourage academic anthropologists to become applied anthropologists. 
E)  restrict the publication of research papers to professional journals. 
A)  oppose policies that promote injustice. 
B)  refrain from discussion of social issues in the media. 
C)  promote anthropology as a career, especially to minorities. 
D)  encourage academic anthropologists to become applied anthropologists. 
E)  restrict the publication of research papers to professional journals.

Question 12

Non-Western medicine recognizes that poor health has intertwined physical,emotional,and social causes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following best illustrates urban applied anthropologists' ability to help social groups deal with urban institutions?

Accepted Answer

A)  "culture at a distance" studies among Japanese and Germans in an attempt to predict the behavior of the enemies of the United States 
B)  Kottak's comparative study of development projects from around the world 
C)  Vigil's study of gang violence in the context of large-scale immigrant adaptation to U.S. cities 
D)  anthropological analysis of the relation between Malagasy descent groups and the state 
E)  analysis of differences between personalistic and naturalistic disease theories among rural poor of the U.S. 
A)  "culture at a distance" studies among Japanese and Germans in an attempt to predict the behavior of the enemies of the United States 
B)  Kottak's comparative study of development projects from around the world 
C)  Vigil's study of gang violence in the context of large-scale immigrant adaptation to U.S. cities 
D)  anthropological analysis of the relation between Malagasy descent groups and the state 
E)  analysis of differences between personalistic and naturalistic disease theories among rural poor of the U.S.

Question 14

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 15

What is microenculturation?

Accepted Answer

A)  a condition that exists in large, industrialized states, wherein most of the population has only a small amount of real culture 
B)  the process whereby particular roles are learned within a limited social system (for example, a business) 
C)  the process whereby enculturation is accomplished through advanced media technology 
D)  the result of the meeting between foraging and tribal communities in less developed countries 
E)  enculturation based on a focused interest; for example, reruns of a TV show like Star Trek 
A)  a condition that exists in large, industrialized states, wherein most of the population has only a small amount of real culture 
B)  the process whereby particular roles are learned within a limited social system (for example, a business) 
C)  the process whereby enculturation is accomplished through advanced media technology 
D)  the result of the meeting between foraging and tribal communities in less developed countries 
E)  enculturation based on a focused interest; for example, reruns of a TV show like Star Trek

Question 16

Which of the following was observed in the Bahia,Brazil,development project in which sailboat owners got loans to by motors,as described in this chapter?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ambitious young men increasingly sought wage labor. 
B)  The fishing community became more egalitarian. 
C)  There was an increase in commercial sailboat ownership. 
D)  The price of power fishing vessels decreased. 
E)  Individual initiative was rewarded, and the fishing industry grew. 
A)  Ambitious young men increasingly sought wage labor. 
B)  The fishing community became more egalitarian. 
C)  There was an increase in commercial sailboat ownership. 
D)  The price of power fishing vessels decreased. 
E)  Individual initiative was rewarded, and the fishing industry grew.

Question 17

Fortunately for applied anthropologists eager to do effective international work,all governments are by their nature genuinely and realistically committed to improving the lives of their citizens.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Development projects should aim to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  promoting change, but not overinnovation. 
B)  preserving local systems while working to make them better. 
C)  respecting local traditions. 
D)  drawing models of development from indigenous practices. 
E)  developing strategies with little input from the local communities. 
A)  promoting change, but not overinnovation. 
B)  preserving local systems while working to make them better. 
C)  respecting local traditions. 
D)  drawing models of development from indigenous practices. 
E)  developing strategies with little input from the local communities.

Question 19

In an example of applied anthropology's contribution to improving education,this chapter describes a study of Puerto Rican seventh graders in a Midwestern U.S.urban school (Hill-Burnett,1978).What did anthropologists discover in this study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Puerto Rican students came from a background that placed less value on education than did that of white students. 
B)  The parents of Puerto Rican students did not value achievement. 
C)  The Puerto Rican subjects benefited from the English-as-a-foreign-language program. 
D)  Puerto Ricans do not benefit from bilingual education. 
E)  The Puerto Rican students' education was being affected by their teachers' misconceptions. 
A)  Puerto Rican students came from a background that placed less value on education than did that of white students. 
B)  The parents of Puerto Rican students did not value achievement. 
C)  The Puerto Rican subjects benefited from the English-as-a-foreign-language program. 
D)  Puerto Ricans do not benefit from bilingual education. 
E)  The Puerto Rican students' education was being affected by their teachers' misconceptions.

Question 20

What is an illness?

Accepted Answer

A)  a nonexistent ailment (only diseases are real) 
B)  an artificial product of biomedicine 
C)  a scientifically described health threat 
D)  a purely linguistic problem 
E)  a condition of poor health perceived by an individual 
A)  a nonexistent ailment (only diseases are real) 
B)  an artificial product of biomedicine 
C)  a scientifically described health threat 
D)  a purely linguistic problem 
E)  a condition of poor health perceived by an individual

Exam 3: Applying Anthropology

What term refers to the tendency to view less developed countries as more alike than they are?

The Bahia,Brazil,development project in which loans were given to fishing-boat owners is an example of how some development projects can actually widen wealth disparities instead of increasing equity.

What is the postwar baby boom of the late 1940s and 1950s responsible for?

An illness is a scientifically identified health threat caused by a bacterium,virus,fungus,parasite,or other pathogen.

Which of the following is a distinguishing characteristic of the work that applied anthropologists do?

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

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.

Which of the following does NOT illustrate the kinds of work that applied anthropologists do?

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

Applied anthropology is

One of the stated goals of public anthropology is to

Non-Western medicine recognizes that poor health has intertwined physical,emotional,and social causes.

Which of the following best illustrates urban applied anthropologists' ability to help social groups deal with urban institutions?

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?

What is microenculturation?

Which of the following was observed in the Bahia,Brazil,development project in which sailboat owners got loans to by motors,as described in this chapter?

Fortunately for applied anthropologists eager to do effective international work,all governments are by their nature genuinely and realistically committed to improving the lives of their citizens.

Development projects should aim to accomplish all of the following EXCEPT

In an example of applied anthropology's contribution to improving education,this chapter describes a study of Puerto Rican seventh graders in a Midwestern U.S.urban school (Hill-Burnett,1978).What did anthropologists discover in this study?

What is an illness?

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