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the first are analysts of development; the second seek ways to influence it from within
A key difference between anthropologists of development and development anthropologists is
the rise of the Zapatista separatist movement in Mexico
An anthropologist studying localization would be most interested in what topic
Diffusionists
Early twentieth-century Boasian anthropologists who held that cultural characteristics result from either internal historical dynamism or a spread (diffusion) of cultural attributes from other societies.
history
Eric Wolf encouraged anthropologists to consider what in their field studies?
to expand state power
James Ferguson, who is an anthropologist of development, argues that development exists
false
T/F: People in the periphery respond passively to capitalist expansion
Culture of migration
The cultural attitudes, perceptions, and symbolic values that shape decision-making processes around, and experiences of, migration.
it highlights how Aguilillans are part of a transnational community
The research that anthropologist Richard Rouse has done on the effects of migration on the Mexican village of Aguililla is interesting because
better explain the historical emergence of development patterns throughout the world
World systems theory helped anthropologists
transnational community
a spatially extended social network that spans multiple countries
world culture
norms and values that extend across national boundaries
global integration creates opportunity for local cultures to express themselves
one of the main reasons localization interests anthropologists is that
exiles
people we are expelled by authorities of their home countries
developmental anthropology
the application of anthropological knowledge and research methods to the practical aspects of shaping and implementing development projects
anthropology of development
the field of study within anthropology concerned with understanding the cultural conditions for proper development, or, alternatively, the negative impacts of development projects
cultural imperialism
the promotion of one culture over others, through formal policy or less formal means, like the spread of technology and material culture
World Systems Theory
the theory that capitalism has expanded on the basis of unequal exchange throughout the world, creating a global market and global division of labor, dividing the world between a dominant "core" and a dependent "periphery"
Globalization
the widening scale of cross-cultural interactions caused by the rapid movement of money, people, goods, images, and ideas within nations and across national boundaries
false
T/F: Anthropologists are generally ignored by "development" experts at institutions like the World Bank
immigrants
people who enter a foreign country with no expectation of ever returning to their home country
migrant
people who leave their homes to live or work for a time in other regions or countries
refugees
people who migrate because of political oppression or war, usually with legal permission to stay in a different country
the more a country is open to foreign trade, the better the economy will be
promoters of globalization highlight which of the following?
transnational
relationships that extend beyond nation-state boundaries without assuming they cover the whole world
true
T/F: The processes of capital accumulation and the expansion of european colonialism disrupted many societies
push-pull factors
The social, economic, and political factors that "push" people to migrate from their homes and that "pull" them to host countries.
it explains why conflict is growing in the world
Which of the following is not true about hybridization theories?
Hybridization
persistent cultural mixing that has no predetermined direction or end-point
Localization
the creation and assertion of highly particular, often place-based, identities and communities
Postcolonialism
the field that studies the cultural legacies of colonialism and imperialism
