Anthropology Chp. 3
True
A feature of colonialism is that wealth and resources are extracted from the colonies for the benefit of the colonial power, and none or very little is left for their local producers. (True/False)
True
According to the World Systems Theory, the position with the least amount of power is characterized as those countries with raw materials, agricultural production, and the exportation of labor. Haiti, Bolivia and Nigeria are among its members. (True/False)
False
According to the film Life and Debt, one of the effects of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) loans to Jamaica was that Jamaica was able to develop into a very wealthy country. (True/False)
False
According to the film Life and Debt, one of the effects of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) loans to Jamaica was that an increase in production and export of bananas were sold to Europe and the US for a good profit. (True/False)
True
According to the film Life and Debt, one of the effects of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) loans to Jamaica was that local dairy farmers were unable to compete with the prices of imported powdered milk. (True/False)
False
According to the film Life and Debt, one of the effects of the IMF (International Monetary Fund) loans to Jamaica was that the creation of a Free Trade Zone allowed Jamaica to earn decent living wages. (True/False)
30 dollars every 2 weeks
According to the women interviewed in the film Life and Debt, what did they earn sewing brand name clothes in the "Free Zone" factories owned by companies based in the U.S.A.?
False
All nations are nation-states. (True/False)
False
Anthropological research has shown that ethnicity is frequently most important in contexts where there are vast cultural differences between groups and where these groups are rarely in close contact with each other. (True/False)
True
Between 1982 and 1998, kinship was downplayed. (True/False)
False
Between 1982 and 1998, the gender relations stayed the same (True/False)
True
Between 1982 and 1998, there was Christian missionization (True/False)
True
Between 1982 and 1998, there was a Market economy (True/False)
True
Between 1982 and 1998, there was a decrease in sorcery homicides (True/False)
True
Between 1982 and 1998, there was a decrease of kog-way-ay (True/False)
True
Between 1982 and 1998, there was a desire for cash and Western clothing. (True/False)
False
Between 1982 and 1998, there was an increase in sorcery homicides (True/False)
True
Between 1982 and 1998, there was an increase in theft (True/False)
False
Between 1982 and 1998, there was an increase of kog-way-ay (True/False)
True
Between 1982 and 1998, there was much change in gender relations. (True/False)
False
Between 1982 and 1998, there was not much desire for cash. (True/False)
True
Between 1982 and 1998, there were new educational opportunities. (True/False)
True
Brazil has a relatively flexible system of racial classification. (True/False)
Semi-periphery
Brazil, India, Indonesia
Core
Centers of power and wealth that produce technology, commodities, finance
d
De facto discrimination refers to: a) the combining of ethnic contrasts and economic interdependence of the ethnic groups b) legally sanctioned discrimination c) the process of change in which a minority group is incorporated into the dominant culture to the point where it no longer exists as a separate cultural unit d) discrimination that is practiced but not legally sanctioned e) devaluing a group because of some assumed trait(s)
b
De jure discrimination refers to: a) the combining of ethnic contrasts and economic interdependence of the ethnic groups b) legally sanctioned discrimination c) the process of change in which a minority group is incorporated into the dominant culture to the point where it no longer exists as a separate cultural unit d) discrimination that is practiced but not legally sanctioned e) devaluing a group because of some assumed trait(s)
True
Diasporic identity directs attention towards an essentially social category consisting of people whose primary subjective belonging is in another country. (True/False)
Semi-periphery
Export goods but lack power, control of finance
Colonialism
Extraction of wealth and resources for benefit of the colonial power is called ____________.
False
Following conversion to Christianity, all crime, including homicide and theft, has been eliminated among the Gebusi. (True/False)
False
Haiti is a poor country because it didn't become an independent republic until 2006. (True/False)
False
Haiti's economic problems which have led to major inadequacies in food, clean water, medicine, shelter, and infrastructure can be traced to the dictatorship of Francois Duvalier. Prior to his rule, the Haitians thrived through their exportation of coffee and sugar. (True/False)
Periphery
Haiti, Bolivia, Nigeria
True
In 1982, the Gebusi were comfortable in their lives and did not believe they lived in poverty. By 1988, they had an awareness of their poverty as they had been exposed to modern goods - radio, television, clothing, etc. - which they did not have access to. (True/False)
True
In 1982, the Gebusi were comfortable in their lives and did not believe they lived in poverty. By 1998, they had an awareness of their poverty as they had been exposed to modern goods. (True/False)
1697
In what year did France take control, instituting plantation slavery w/ African labor?
True
It was difficult for the vendor to make change for the 2 kina Knauft gave. (True/False)
b
Jamaica banana farmers suffered because: a) The UK had a monopoly on their trade. b) The US filed a complaint to the World Trade Organization. c) Increased taxes on importation to foreign countries d) All of the above
True
Knauft interviewed women while men played rugby. (True/False)
Periphery
Least powerful countries
e
Members of an "imagined community" share all EXCEPT: a) Mass media b) Standardized education c) Perspective on history d) Symbols e) Social status
cultural mixing
Mestizaje is known as _____________ __________.
False
Modernization only happens when traditional societies become more like the modern nations of Western Europe and North America. (True/False)
relative deprivation
New awareness of place in the world system is called __________ ____________.
glocal
Peoples lives are ___________, neither wholly global nor wholly local.
c
Race is a(n): a) Cultural construct b) Ethnic group assumed to have biological basis c) A & B
Periphery
Raw materials, agricultural products, labor exported
True
Some perils of modernity experienced by the Gebusi include: relative deprivation, entering the market and changing social relations. (True/False)
a
The "dramas" that Gebusi performed at National Independence Day featured all of the following EXCEPT: a) adaptations of Shakespeare's plays b) reenacted scenes from their first contact with colonial authorities c) Christian morality plays d) spoofs or farces of local traditions e) enactments of the traumas and foibles of living in a modern life
c
The "one-drop" rule that places children of a union between members of different racial groups in the minority group is also known as: a) Hypotenuse b) Hypervitaminosis c) Hypodescent d) Hypogamy e) Hipogryph
False
The Gebusi case illustrates the fact that patterns of development always move "forward" so that people are always in a better position than they were in the past. (True/False)
False
The World System Theory helps us understand countries' equal access to wealth and power. (True/False)
True
The World System Theory helps us understand countries' unequal access to wealth and power. (True/False)
True
The World System Theory helps us understand inequalities in countries' ability to influence others. (True/False)
True
The World System Theory helps us understand the movement of goods, money, and power around the world. (True/False)
colonialism
The World Systems Theory is a product of _____________.
periphery
The position with the least amount of power is called the _____________.
a
The term "cargo cult" refers to: a) A form of religion that arose in response to colonialism in which native peoples attempt to access foreign goods by magical rites that mimic Europeans' practices b) Traditional men's secret societies in which men go to the forest to have large feasts c) A kind of Christianity that emerges in places where people have been improperly missionized d) The ritualization of secular activities such as sports that leads to quasi-religious feelings
a
The term "imagined community" is used to describe what kind of social/political organization? a) State b) Nation c) Lineage d) Sodality
False
There are tribes in the Amazon that are "uncontacted," which means that they have never had any contact with the person outside of their society. (True/False)
Core
USA, Saudi Arabia, Japan
d
What are free zones? a) Areas of the world that are officially recognized as democracies b) Due to the gigh crime rate in Jamaica, areas in Jamaica that are designated safe for tourist travel c) Areas in Haiti that have been deemed structurally safe and allow free movement within d) Areas in Jamaica that technically operate as parts of another country, so that, for example, anything assembled in these areas is not subject to Jamaican taxes and can be labeled made in USA
Core, semiperiphery, periphery
What are the three positions in the World Systems Theory?
Stratification between countries
What does the World Systems Theory explain?
e
What one country does affects other countries in which of the following areas? a) Environment b) Health c) Justice d) Economy e) All of the above
e
When Knauft returned to visit the Gebusi the last time, he found that: a) The Gebusi population had grown. b) The airfield and governments post had all but been abandoned c) The had fully re-instituted spirit mediums and were having regular spirit seances d) All of the above e) A and B
True
When Knauft told the young men about the traditional practice of homosexuality between uninitiated and initiated men among the Gebusi, they were surprised because they had never heard of this before. (True/False)
relative deprivation
When a materially simple society, such as those traditionally found in Melanesia, starts to think of itself as poor after becoming aware that wealth is a possibility, even though in absolute terms it may not be any worse off materially than it was 100 years age, this is known as:
a
When a materially simple society, such as those traditionally found in Melanesia, starts to think of itself as poor after becoming aware that wealth is a possibility, this is called: a) Relative deprivation b) Mestizaje c) World system theory d) Imperialism e) Neoliberalism
b
Which of the following best explains Gebusi women's eagerness to participate in market days at Nomad Station? a) They could regularly earn large profits from selling crops grown for export b) They money they earned from selling their goods was enough for them to buy more nutritious food for their families. c)The money they earned could be saved and invested in luxury goods for special occasions d) Erosion of their government meant they could no longer grow their traditional dietary staples, so they sold what they could grow in order to buy them
c
Which of the following could NOT be found at the Nomad Station during Knauft's second trip to the field? a) a bus terminal b) a government office c) an airfield d) a school e) a Catholic church
a
Which of the following most accurately characterizes what Knauft saw on his most recent visit to the Gebusi? a) They were interested in working towards recovering their traditional culture using all the resources available to them. b) They had become fully modern by entering into the market economy. c) They had more fully assimilated to national Papua New Guinean culture because of their increased access to transportation. d) They had fully returned to the rainforest and to their traditional culture.
b
Which of the following was NOT true about Gebusi marriage during Knauft's second trip? a) Sister-exchange was the ideal arrangement b) Men who had been initiated had no difficulties finding wives because they could count on kinship obligations or reciprocity to find a mate c) Young people who could access money and modern goods were the most desirable mates d) Bride price was now paid in cash
