Anthropology Ch 4
The most important goal of the Congolese sapeur is to
Accumulate prestige
The major goal of "development" is
Importing health, Expand capitalist market, Alleviate poverty: All of the Above
Cultural differences are often caused by
Isolation of communities
A synonym for hybridization is
Syncretism, Friction, Creolization: All of the Above
A multi-sited ethnographer studying Mexican migrants in the United States would be most likely to conduct fieldwork
all of the above
Cultural __________ often exist not in spite of but because of global interconnections
diversity
Which of the following is not true about hybridization theories?
it explains why conflict is growing in the world
The research that anthropologist Richard Rouse has done on the effects of migration on the Mexican village of Aguililla is interesting because
it highlights how Aguilillans are part of a transnational community
A world systems theory is important for all of the following reasons except
it lends itself readily to ethnographic methodology
Rapid increases in the scale and amount of communication
mean that people in remote places can be in contact with people all over the world
People around the world often think of development as undermining self-determination but will often accept it when it is __________
on their own terms
An anthropologist studying localization would be most interested in what topic?
the rise of the Zapatista separatist movement in Mexico
The powerful symbolic link between the Portuguese concept of "the emigrant" and what it means to be a good, tolerant, and worldly Portuguese citizen is an example of Portugal's culture of _________
...
World systems theory would be most suited to which of the following research projects?
A historical study of indigenous resistance to colonialism
A key difference between anthropologists of development and development anthropologists is
A.o.D. are analysts of development; D.A. seek ways to influence it from within
Development anthropologists often think of themselves as
Advocates of poor and marginalized people
World systems theory helped anthropologists
Better explain historical emergence of development patterns throughout the world
Anthropologists are generally ignored by "development" experts at institutions like the World Bank
False
People in the periphery responded passively to capitalist expansion
False
Promoters of globalization highlight which of the following?
Winners, the more open the economy, the better for the country
The theory that as a result of global capitalist expansion, the world is divided between a dominant "core" and a dependent "periphery" is
World systems theory
When people consume the same clothes, food, and goods they eventually think and behave the same
False
Eric Wolf encouraged anthropologists to consider what in their field studies?
History
Globalization and localization are complementary dynamics
True
In a study on the Olympics a hybridization theorist would likely focus on
Unexpected social patterns that emerge from intermingling between athletes, fans, and officials from different countries
A believer in cultural imperialism would explain that people who watch American television in remote places like a Walpiri camp in the Australian outback are
Being subjected to alien cultural influences
Which of the following best describes the methodology of multi-sited ethnography?
Comparative
People participate in globalization by
Consuming Coca Cola, Watching Youtube, Migrating to distant cities to work: All of the Above
Financial globalization has allowed for
Corporations to move factories from one country to another
Franz Boas and his students were __________, emphasizing that cultural characteristics result from aspread of cultural attributes from one society to another
Diffusionists
Globalization is exciting to anthropologists right now because they have never studied interconnectivity before.
False
The authors think that cultural diversity persists in the world because cultures have been isolated from each other for so long but that diversity is bound to disappear as cultures intermingle more
False
Which of the following are areas of social activity that globalization affects?
Finances, Communication,Migration: All of the Above
According to anthropologists, __________ is the contemporary widening of scale of cross-culturalinteractions owing to the rapid movement of money, people, goods, images, and ideas
Globalization
__________ are people who are expelled by the authorities of their home countries
Exhiles
The recent rise of autonomy movements among Hawaiian separatists and Basques in Europe are examples of
Localization
Many arguments over global integration are about __________, but anthropologists are just as interested in cultural nuances such as inequality, confrontation, domination, and resistance
Globalization
Cultural __________ occurs when influential nations of the West impose their products and beliefs on less powerful nations
Imperialism
The creation and assertion of highly particular, often place-based, identities and communities is known as __________.
Localization
People who leave their homes to work for a time in other regions or countries are called
Migrants
If a development anthropologist were to get involved in a project in your city that is revitalizing a poor neighborhood, they would probably emphasize
The importance of listening to the priorities of the neighbors
A key feature of financial globalization is
The reduction /elimination of tariffs to promote free trade
A central feature of cultural convergence theories is that
They explain apparent decline of cultural diversity
James Ferguson, who is an anthropologist of development, argues that development exists
To expand state power
Often, anthropologists use the term "__________" rather than "globalization" to refer to the "global"circulation of goods and people
Transnational
A key marker of development anthropology's success is when local perspectives and voices are paid attention to in development projects
True
Localization is the flip side of globalization
True
The processes of capital accumulation and the expansion of European colonialism disrupted many societies
True