anthro chapter 4

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the first are analysts of development; the second seek ways to influence it from within

A key difference between anthropologists of development and development anthropologists is

the rise of the Zapatista separatist movement in Mexico

An anthropologist studying localization would be most interested in what topic

Diffusionists

Early twentieth-century Boasian anthropologists who held that cultural characteristics result from either internal historical dynamism or a spread (diffusion) of cultural attributes from other societies.

history

Eric Wolf encouraged anthropologists to consider what in their field studies?

to expand state power

James Ferguson, who is an anthropologist of development, argues that development exists

false

T/F: People in the periphery respond passively to capitalist expansion

Culture of migration

The cultural attitudes, perceptions, and symbolic values that shape decision-making processes around, and experiences of, migration.

it highlights how Aguilillans are part of a transnational community

The research that anthropologist Richard Rouse has done on the effects of migration on the Mexican village of Aguililla is interesting because

better explain the historical emergence of development patterns throughout the world

World systems theory helped anthropologists

transnational community

a spatially extended social network that spans multiple countries

world culture

norms and values that extend across national boundaries

global integration creates opportunity for local cultures to express themselves

one of the main reasons localization interests anthropologists is that

exiles

people we are expelled by authorities of their home countries

developmental anthropology

the application of anthropological knowledge and research methods to the practical aspects of shaping and implementing development projects

anthropology of development

the field of study within anthropology concerned with understanding the cultural conditions for proper development, or, alternatively, the negative impacts of development projects

cultural imperialism

the promotion of one culture over others, through formal policy or less formal means, like the spread of technology and material culture

World Systems Theory

the theory that capitalism has expanded on the basis of unequal exchange throughout the world, creating a global market and global division of labor, dividing the world between a dominant "core" and a dependent "periphery"

Globalization

the widening scale of cross-cultural interactions caused by the rapid movement of money, people, goods, images, and ideas within nations and across national boundaries

false

T/F: Anthropologists are generally ignored by "development" experts at institutions like the World Bank

immigrants

people who enter a foreign country with no expectation of ever returning to their home country

migrant

people who leave their homes to live or work for a time in other regions or countries

refugees

people who migrate because of political oppression or war, usually with legal permission to stay in a different country

the more a country is open to foreign trade, the better the economy will be

promoters of globalization highlight which of the following?

transnational

relationships that extend beyond nation-state boundaries without assuming they cover the whole world

true

T/F: The processes of capital accumulation and the expansion of european colonialism disrupted many societies

push-pull factors

The social, economic, and political factors that "push" people to migrate from their homes and that "pull" them to host countries.

it explains why conflict is growing in the world

Which of the following is not true about hybridization theories?

Hybridization

persistent cultural mixing that has no predetermined direction or end-point

Localization

the creation and assertion of highly particular, often place-based, identities and communities

Postcolonialism

the field that studies the cultural legacies of colonialism and imperialism


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