Anthropology Test Questions Chapter 6
friction syncretism creolization
A synonym for hybridization is
globalization
According to anthropologists, ___________ is the contemporary widening of scale of cross-cultural interactions owing to the rapid movement of money, people, goods, images, and ideas.
false
Anthropologists are generally ignored by "development" experts at institutions like the World Bank.
isolation of communities
Cultural differences are often caused by
imperialism
Cultural_____________ occurs when influential nations of the West impose their products and beliefs on less powerful nations
advocates of poor and marginalized people
Development anthropologists often think of themselves as
history
Eric Wolf encouraged anthropologists to consider what in their field studies?
corporations to move factories from one country to another
Financial globalization has allowed for
diffusionists
Franz Boas and his students were __________, emphasizing that cultural ch aracteristics result from a spread of cultural attributes from one society to another.
expand state power
James Ferguson, who is an anthropologist of de velopment, argues that development exists
true
Localization is the flip side of globalization.
transitional
Often, anthropologists use the term___________ rather than "globalization" to refer to the "global" circulation of goods and people.
false
People in the periphery responded passively to capitalist expansion.
consuming coca cola watching tv migrating to distant cities for work (all of the above)
People participate in globalization by
migrants
People who leave their homes to work for a time in other regions or countries are called
mean that people in remote places can be in contact with people all over the world
Rapid increases in the scale and amount of communication
commodity chain
The linked elements that contribute to the manufacture of an object like a T-shirt is called a_________
improving health expanding capitalism markets alleviating poverty (all of the above)
The major goal of "development" is
true
The processes of capital accumulation and the expansion of European colonialism disrupted many societies.
clash if civilizations theory
The theory that explains why cultural differences have not disappeared because cultural consciousness is increasingly bringing people together around cultural similarities is
false
When people consume the same clothes, food, and goods they eventually think and behave the same
all of the above
Which of the following are areas of social activity that globalization affects?
exiles
________ are people who are expelled by the authorities of their home countries.