ANTH Quiz 5 Globalization

The processes of capital accumulation and the expansion of European colonialism disrupted many societies.

True

Development anthropologists often think of themselves as ________

advocates of poor and marginalized people

World systems theory helped anthropologists _______

all of the above; better explain the historical emergence of development patterns throughout the world, better explain uneven development through time and space, better understand local social relations

The major goal of 'development' is

all of the above; importing health, expanding capitalist markets, alleviating poverty

A synonym for hybridization is

all of the above; syncretism, friction, creolization

A believer in cultural imperialism would explain that people who watch American television in remote places like a Walpiri camp in the Australian outback are ________

being subjected to alien cultural influences

Cultural differences are often caused by ________

interconnections between societies

A central feature of cultural convergence theories is that they explain _________

the apparent decline of cultural diversity

A multi-sited ethnographer studying Mexican migrants in the United States would be most likely to conduct fieldwork

All of the above

People in the periphery responded passively to capitalist expansion.

False

When people consume the same clothes, food, and goods they eventually think and behave the same.

False

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

History

________________ are people who leave their homes to work for a time in other regions or countries.

Migrants

A key marker of development anthropology's success is when local perspectives and voices are paid attention to in development projects.

True

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

comparative

One of the main reasons localization interests anthropologists is that _______

global integration creates opportunity for local cultures to express themselves

Which of the following is not true about hybridization theories?

it explains why conflict is growing in the world

Rapid increases in the scale and amount of communication ________

mean that people in remote places can be in contact with people all over the world

In a study on the Olympics a hybridization theorist would likely focus on ____________

the unexpected social patterns that emerge from intermingling between athletes, fans, and officials from different countries

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

to expand state power