Question 1

Any use oanthropological knowledge thamakes social interaction more predictable among persons having differencultural codes is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

The length othe "hungry season" in Malawi has decreased in recenyears.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

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 5

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.

Question 6

In "Advice for Developers," Alverson suggests thathe Tswana are liable to show up aa volunteer's door when the American says, "We should getogether sometime."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In addition to typical weor dry seasons thamoscountries experience, Malawi has a "hungry season": the period between when the lasothe stored harvesis consumed and the firsothe nexseason's crops are harvested.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

An anthropologisattempts to influence the way people treatramps by publishing a book on tramp culture, thus making tramps more predictable to those who musdeal with them.Such an anthropologiswould be doing adjustmenanthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

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

Accepted Answer

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 10

According to McCurdy in "Using Anthropology," an anthropologiswas hired to find ouwhy customers oa utility company failed to reduce energy consumption, despite their claims thathey 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.

Question 11

As he describes iin his article "Using Anthropology," McCurdy notes thaone othe problems aUTC was thawarehouse workers failed to counbooks correctly.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In "Advice for Developers," Alverson concludes that, Peace Corps volunteers tend to force people like the Tswana to do whathey, the volunteers, consider is needed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The meeting otwo culturally distincgroups is called

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Social acceptance oan innovation involves three steps: identification, analysis, and substitution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Child undernourishmenin Malawi is a major problem, with a mortality rate for children under five o24 percent, or very nearly one in four.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

As indicated in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," Stryker knew ofemale inmates in two California prisons who sometimes faked ailments to receive medical treatmenfaster.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Ian anthropologisstudied how the use otobacco spread throughouthe world, he or she would be interested in cultural diffusion.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

When an anthropologisattempts to make social interaction more predictable in cases where two people are operating with differencultural codes, he or she is doing action anthropology.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

According to McCurdy in "Using Anthropology," ethnographers work largely by administering and analyzing questionnaires.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In "Advice for Developers," Alverson observes thaTswana farmers speak aboutheir feelings with candor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Using and Doing Anthropology

Any use oanthropological knowledge thamakes social interaction more predictable among persons having differencultural codes is called

The length othe "hungry season" in Malawi has decreased in recenyears.

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

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

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

In "Advice for Developers," Alverson suggests thathe Tswana are liable to show up aa volunteer's door when the American says, "We should getogether sometime."

In addition to typical weor dry seasons thamoscountries experience, Malawi has a "hungry season": the period between when the lasothe stored harvesis consumed and the firsothe nexseason's crops are harvested.

An anthropologisattempts to influence the way people treatramps by publishing a book on tramp culture, thus making tramps more predictable to those who musdeal with them.Such an anthropologiswould be doing adjustmenanthropology.

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

According to McCurdy in "Using Anthropology," an anthropologiswas hired to find ouwhy customers oa utility company failed to reduce energy consumption, despite their claims thathey were trying to conserve.He discovered that

As he describes iin his article "Using Anthropology," McCurdy notes thaone othe problems aUTC was thawarehouse workers failed to counbooks correctly.

In "Advice for Developers," Alverson concludes that, Peace Corps volunteers tend to force people like the Tswana to do whathey, the volunteers, consider is needed.

The meeting otwo culturally distincgroups is called

Social acceptance oan innovation involves three steps: identification, analysis, and substitution.

Child undernourishmenin Malawi is a major problem, with a mortality rate for children under five o24 percent, or very nearly one in four.

As indicated in "Ethnography in the Public Interest," Stryker knew ofemale inmates in two California prisons who sometimes faked ailments to receive medical treatmenfaster.

Ian anthropologisstudied how the use otobacco spread throughouthe world, he or she would be interested in cultural diffusion.

When an anthropologisattempts to make social interaction more predictable in cases where two people are operating with differencultural codes, he or she is doing action anthropology.

According to McCurdy in "Using Anthropology," ethnographers work largely by administering and analyzing questionnaires.

In "Advice for Developers," Alverson observes thaTswana farmers speak aboutheir feelings with candor.