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

History

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

a. True

The processes of capital accumulation and the expansion of European colonialism disrupted many societies. a. True b. False

a. True

People in the periphery responded passively to capitalist expansion. a. True b. False

b. False

When people consume the same clothes, food, and goods they eventually think and behave the same. a. True b. False

b. False

Development anthropologists often think of themselves as a. critics of USAID and other development institutions b. advocates of poor and marginalized people c. objective observers d. advocates for policy planners e. translators

b. advocates of poor and marginalized people

Which of the following best describes the methodology of multi-sited ethnography? a. analytical b. comparative c. genealogical d. rooted e. local

b. comparative

James Ferguson, who is an anthropologist of development, argues that development exists a. to alleviate poverty b. to improve working conditions for farmers c. to expand state power d. all of the above

c. to expand state power

A multi-sited ethnographer studying Mexican migrants in the United States would be most likely to conduct fieldwork a. in a government hearing on immigration policy b. by traveling with migrants as they cross borders in the Southwest c. by interviewing border officials d. all of the above

d. all of the above

A synonym for hybridization is a. syncretism b. friction c. creolization d. all of the above

d. all of the above

Cultural differences are often caused by a. the isolation of communities b. interconnections between societies c. innovations within a single society d. all of the above

d. all of the above

The major goal of 'development' is a. improving health b. expanding capitalist markets c. alleviating poverty d. all of the above

d. all of the above

World systems theory helped anthropologists a. better explain the historical emergence of development patterns throughout the world b. better explain uneven development through time and space c. better understand local social relations d. all of the above

d. all of the above

One of the main reasons localization interests anthropologists is that a. anthropologists have always been locally focused b. global integration creates opportunity for local cultures to express themselves c. it is easier to study local settings than global settings d. all of the above

b. global integration creates opportunity for local cultures to express themselves

A central feature of cultural convergence theories is that they explain a. the rise of cultural conflict in the world b. the apparent decline of cultural diversity c. how and why cultures converge through mixture and hybridity d. why development appeals to all people around the world

b. the apparent decline of cultural diversity

________________ are people who leave their homes to work for a time in other regions or countries. a. migrants b. immigrants c. refugees d. exiles

a. migrants

Which of the following is not true about hybridization theories? a. it has several aliases, among them 'syncretism' b. it explains why conflict is growing in the world c. it reimagines old racialist thinking that abhorred mixture d. it rejects the existence of cultural purities

b. it explains why conflict is growing in the world

In a study on the Olympics a hybridization theorist would likely focus on a. how national conflicts play out through athletic competitions b. the unexpected social patterns that emerge from intermingling between athletes, fans, and officials from different countries c. the shared values of amateurism and internationalism d. how the principles of capitalist efficiency have reshaped the games

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

Rapid increases in the scale and amount of communication a. are relatively even throughout the world b. include narrow use of computers and cell phones c. mean that people in remote places can be in contact with people all over the world d. all of the above

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

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 a. learning important lessons about life in America b. experiencing a form of hybridization c. likely to resist everything they see and hear d. being subjected to alien cultural influences

d. being subjected to alien cultural influences


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