Anthropology Week 9

QUESTION 11 What occurs when a social movement changes the structure of the political system, whether through peaceful or violent action? a. revolution b. reform c. political organizing d. protest movement

a

Which of the following BEST describes the primary focus of political anthropologists? a. the role of evolutionary social theory b. the role of history and the dynamic relationships of a culture c. the classification of societies by stages d. the classification of modes of subsistence

b

QUESTION 9 Which of the following is NOT characteristic of chiefdoms? a. major building projects b. use of coercive power to force people to carry out commands c. religious ideology as a legitimization of power d. reliance on the extended community in making decisions

d

QUESTION 7 The ability to make someone do something by persuading or coercing them is know as ____________________.

influence NOOOO

QUESTION 6 What area of study looks at the ways in which political and economic systems reinforce or contradict one another over time? a. biopower b. political economy c. political ideology d. social evolution

b

QUESTION 5 What term refers to the ability to convince others and build group consensus? a. positions of authority b. political power c. persuasive power d. coercive power

c

QUESTION 8 In Melanesia, a Big Man has what forms of power? a. Prestige and persuasive. b. Coercive and guilt-culture expectations. c. Authority and legitimate. d. Sanctions and shame-culture expectations.

a

QUESTION 10 People with legitimate power are said to have _____________.

authority

QUESTION 15 Which of the following BEST describes French philosopher Michel Foucault's concept of biopower? a. the power held by insurance and pharmaceutical corporations b. the power of the state to regulate the bodies of citizens c. the power of biological threats in a population, such as pandemic disease d. the power of the state over health care companies

b

QUESTION 12 Which statement does NOT describe European colonialism in Africa? a. Africans were encouraged to start import-export trade and their own factories. b. Europeans asserted authoritarian and militaristic power over African populations. c. Europeans imposed power over existing African political systems. d. Africans became forced labor on colonial projects like mining and building roads.

a

QUESTION 13 What term did Elman Service use for a type of acephalous society that relies on extended family structures for leadership, decision-making, and conflict resolution? a. gathering and hunting bands b. tribal societies c. royal lineage d. village democracy

b

QUESTION 16 Which of the following is an example of coercive power? a. Getting someone to donate all their money by promising them religious rewards in the afterlife. b. Forcing the relocation of a village, upon threat of bombing, after new international borders are established. c. A bribe given to a border guard to let you bring in certain objects you would otherwise be taxed on. d. A jury in a court room deciding that someone is guilty and recommending life in prison.

b

QUESTION 4 French philosopher Michel Foucault used which term to describe how people engage in risky public speech in order to speak truth about power? a. protest b. parrhesia c. profanity d. comedy

b

The four classification categories described by Elman Service are a. centralized, decentralized, authoritarian, and fascist. b. band, tribe, chiefdom, and state. c. cultural, economic, political, and social. d. indigenous, foreign, intra-group, and inter-group.

b

Which description BEST defines evolutionary social theory? a. the transition from a gathering and hunting to a farming mode of subsistence b. societies moving from one form of social organization to another in a linear evolutionary sequence c. the transition from an egalitarian society to a rigid social hierarchy d. the cultural changes associated with the rise of the industrial age in the 19th century

b

QUESTION 14 Power is an important aspect of culture because a. societies cannot exist without the use of authority and prestige. b. humans are innately predisposed to warfare and other violent conflicts. c. culture is always based on hierarchies and social stratification. d. it is present in all social relationships.

d