CLTA quiz chapter 5

Hybridization is about

Cultural mixing

A central feature of cultural convergence is that

They explain the apparent decline of cultural diversity

Financial globalization has allowed for

corporations to move factories from one country to another

Development anthropologist often think of themselves as

Advocates of poor and marginalized people

World Systems Theory helped anthropologists

Better explain the historical emergence of development patterns around the world

Which of the following best describes the methodology of multi-sited ethnography

Comparative

___ are people who are expelled by the authorities of their home country

Exiles

Some social networks are so spatialy disbursed that migrants participate in a community thay spans multiple countries is referred to as

Globalization

The process of promoting one culture over another thru formal policy or less formal means, is referred to as

Cultural imperialism

Rapid increases in the scale and amount of communication

Mean that people in remote places can contact people all over the world

___ are people who leave their homes to work in other regions or countries

Migrants

If a developement anthropologist were to get involved in a project in your city to revitalizing a poor neighborhood, he or she would probably emphasize the

Overarching importance of listening to the priorities of the neighbors

A key difference between anthropologist of developement and development anthropologist is

The first are analyst of development, the second seek ways to influence development programs from within

Cultural differences are often caused and amplified by

The isolation of communities

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.

Transitional

Globalization is the

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