Anthropology
Incest within the nuclear family is known in Pohnpei as
"Eating a rotten corpse"
Approximately how many distinct languages are spoken in the world today
5000-6000
According to Martha Ward, all of the following are part of the "global trio" except
AIDS
What did Martha receive from other women
All of the above
Diseases that are due mostly to environmental changes, increased population densities, and pollution that result from modernization in third world nations are referred to as
Disease development
The invention of tools, weapons, and other artifacts
Does not occur in isolation — they are the product of particular cultural settings
Malaria, athritis, and high blood pressure are examples of ____ diseases
Endemic
Which of the following statements is true
Ethnic and racial groups are largely cultural and historical constructs rather the biological facts
According to Ward, several families reported they were without money and could not even feed themselves
False
Because of Pohnpei's superior location to larger markets, Martha concluded that tourism is a good future source of income
False
Besides Martha, other female anthropologists have failed to even reach Pohnpei, let alone do any fieldwork there
False
Pohnpeians predictions came true, Martha had a baby boy
False
Roger inherited Sohn Alpet's title of Nanhid Lapalap
False
The average lifespan of Micronesians is higher now than ever before
False
The vast majority of Americans (97.6%) reported that they belong to more than one "race"
False
Unfortunately Kava has become illegal throughout Micronesia, including Pohnpei
False
Pohnpeian adoption is now almost unknown. A 2000 census revealed that only 4 percent of Pohnpeians were "lifted up"
False - 84 percent
"Evil gazing" is a type of witchcraft
False - Improper Heterosexual relations
According to the tutorial, those who have an indigenous world-view maintain an emotional detachment between people and the realms of nature and the supernatural
False - Metropolitan world-view
The largest American minority group is
Hispanics
What was served to Martha in a bottle at Nan Paradise
Kava
Throughout most of U.S history, the "drop of blood" criterion for racial identification was used to
Label someone with even a small amount of African ancestry as "Black"
Some ethnic groups essentially have been created by themselves with a rational goal of gaining political and economic power through unity. Based on what you learned in the tutorial, what American ethnic group did this since World War II
Latinos
Which of the following things are usually characteristics of both traditional folk curers and modern medical doctors
Neither of the above
Kuru is a fatal culture specific disease of the brain and nervous system that was found among the south Foré people of the eastern
New Guinea
Conceptions of appropriate and expected behavior that are held by most members of the society are called
Norms
The Purari Delta tribes live in
Papua New Guinea
Most of the time enculturation occurs by way of
Parents
Ritual ceremonies intended to mark the transition from one phase of life to another are called
Rites of Passage
Which of the following statements is true
Successful socialization can result in uniformity within a society
Among the Saora tribe of India, young men and women sometimes exhibit abnormal behavior patterns that Western trained doctors would likely define as a mental disorder. These young people cry and laugh at inappropriate times, have memory loss, pass out, and claim to experience the sensation of being bitten by ants. The Saora explain this odd behavior as being due to
The actions of supernatural beings who want to marry them
Which of the following statements is true
The general public's belief in the efficacy of both naturalistic and personalistic medical systems is at least partly based on faith rather than objective proof
The spoken languages that are now becoming extinct are doing so mostly because
Their speakers find it more useful to speak other languages
The intermarriage rate for African-Americans has been lower than that for Asian and Latin Americans. A likely explanation of this is that
There is a lower resistance to assimilation in Asian and Latin American communities
Which of the following was characteristics of the Cargo Cults, the Ghost Dance Movements, and the Naparama Spirit Army?
They all had prophets
At the present time, the majority of the 100 biggest economies in the world are
Transitional corporations
According to Martha, Micronesians have come to regard healthcare as a social right, a service the government owes them
True
According to Martha, if anything, conversion to Christianity seems to have been empowered Pohnpeian women
True
According to Nest in the Wind, Men and Women assume different, yet equally important roles
True
Culture loss is an inevitable result of old cultural patterns being replaced by new ones
True
Cultures are constantly changing
True
Diffusion is the movement of things and ideas from on culture to another
True
Ethnic group unity needs to be reinforced by constant emphasis on what traits set the members apart from others, rather than what they share in common with the outsiders
True
Ethnic groups may be either a minority or a majority in a population
True
Illness is highly culture related (it can involve spiritual imbalance) while disease usually is not culture specific
True
Informal education can occur anywhere
True
Kava is used to forgive each other's transgressions
True
Language, religion, and style of dress are common ethnic symbols
True
Martha and Roger eventually divorced
True
Martha claims that during her original fieldwork, she cannot see the worth of Women's work in Pohnpei because she could not see the worth of her own work
True
Martha used gatherings at feasts as a way to efficiently employ the blood pressure survey
True
Most ethnic and "racial" minorities are concentrated in major urban centers and in particular states
True
Most of the anthropologist an epidemiologist who worked on the original blood pressure study on Pohnpei died from heart disease
True
Most of the major health problems in the poorer nations are due to parasitic worms and microorganisms
True
On Pohnpei, the average family spends 40 percent of their income on imported food, beverages, alcohol and tobacco
True
Over the last two centuries, there has developed a progressive disparity in wealth between nations and between major regions
True
Personality types and stress are now considered less important to understanding the causes of high blood pressure and exercise and diet
True
Pohnpei is home to the capital of the F.S.M
True
Pohnpeians have highly fluid households. About 75% of households reported members other than the nuclear family living with them
True
Pohnpeians insist that a person's personality is closed off to others
True
Processed white rice has replaced taro as the core starch food
True
Rural Pohnpeians saw a difference in the personalities of urban Pohnpeians
True
Several of Sohn Alpet's relatives believe he was a victim of sorcery
True
Sohn Alpert was sent to Guam for medical reasons
True
Suicide rates in Pohnpei are a concern
True
Taxis race through Kolonia
True
Way-sides stores in Pohnpei rarely earn money
True
Well over half of all American Hispanics claimed to be Mexican
True
When a society is helpless to resist a massive cultural invasion and strong pressure to abandon traditional cultural patterns in favor of alien ones, there's is usually considerable psychological stress
True
While English is not spoken as a native language by the largest number of people, it is the most world wide in its distribution
True
World-views are rarely verbalized by people, but they can be inferred by their actions
True
In the final analysis, it is clear that people, not nature, create our identities. Ethnicity and supposed "racial" groups are largely cultural and historical constructs. They are primarily social rather than biological phenomenon
True - overview
Which of the following did Martha find upon her return to Pohnpei
Wall Mart
Which of the following is true
We often share personality traits with others, especially members of our own family and community