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worldviews

ways people interpret events and experiences

medical anthropology

what focuses on health and diease in human populations a. biological anthropology b. medical anthropology c. physical anthropology d. cultural resource management

secures continuation of lineages without male heirs

what is the primary purpose of the nuer custom allowing for marriages between women

Great Britian

what was Jamaica once a colonial possession of

Kimberly Process

what was established to prevent trafficking of blood diamonds

c. working in exchange for a wage

which of the following is not a redistributive system a. Social security in US b. Preindustrial forms of tribute c. Working in exchange for a wage d. None of the above e. All the above

globalization

worldwide changes that are increasingly integrated in lives of people of the world

False

T/F applied anthropology is considered a distinct subfield of anthropology separate from biological anthropology, archeology, linguistic anthropology, and cultural anthropology

c. hxaro

The !Kung practice of gift exchange is called a. niffag b. Wazi c. Hxaro d. Potlatch

foraging

Which is Not a surplus producing system a. Industrial b. !Kung c. Foraging d. Agriculture

c. foraging

Which mode of livelihood has characterized most of human existence a. Cannibalism b. Pastoralism c. Foraging d. Agriculture e. Horticulture

b. minimalist

Which would NOT be associated with our industrial society? a. Intensive strategy b. Minimalist c. Exclusionary property right d. Market e. Surplus production

pastoralism

a mode of subsistence based on tending of livestock that provide products to eat, trade, and sell

Foraging

a mode of subsistence in which people exploit wild plants and animals in their territory for food

b. focuses on insiders' perceptions and categories, and on insiders' explanations for why they do what they do

an emic approach.. a. is an analytical framework used by outside analysts in studying culture b. focuses on insiders' perceptions and categories, and on insiders' explanations for why they do what they do c. refers to data collected according to the researcher's questions and categories so that hypotheses can be tested d. all the above

values

beliefs about social desirability and worthwhileness of goals and lifestyles

agriculture

characterized by a state orm of government and contrasts markedly with the egalitarian groups of foragers

subcultures

cultural differences characteristic of ethnic groups, regions, religions, etc. within a single society

dry land gathering

due to the Hopi and Zuni's location in the southwest, what technique did they use to acquire food

cultural universals

elements of culture that exist in all human groups or societies

negative reciprocity

exchange between individuals who do not have a significant level of social intimacy

use rights

group members have rights to use resources, so long as they do not violate the rights of other group members to use them also

horticulture

in what mode of livelihood to people use mainly or exclusively the power of their own muscles to clear land, turn over the soil, plant, weed, and harvest crops

domestication

intentional planing and cultivation of selected plants and the taming and breeding of certain species of animals

symbols

objects and behaviors that convey meaning

c. forensic anthropologist

one day while installing a sump pump in the basement of your beautiful Victorian home, you unearth a human skeleton. you call the police. the police come to your house and introduce you to a person they describe as an anthropologist. what kind of anthropologist is this person most likely to be? a. paleoanthropologist b. archeologist c. forensic anthropologist d. cultural anthropologist

use rights

property relations in foraging societies are based on what concept

a. deductive

research that is guided by a hypothesis is a. deductive b. multisited c. prescriptive d. inductive

norms

shared ideals, rules, or standards of appropriateness

culture

that complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, morals, laws, customs and any other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of society

division of labor

the allocation of work to different kinds of people

cultural determinism

the belief that culture largely determines or dictates behavior

c. linguistic anthropology

the field of anthropology that studies human language and comminication is called a. biological anthropology b. communication science c. linguistic anthropology d. applied anthropology e. audiovisual anthropology

d. the tendency for respondents to change their behavior in response to the researcher's interests

the hawthorne effect refers to.. a. the tendency for men to answer questions on behalf of women b. the stage that comes in fieldwork after culture shock when the researcher begins to feel comfortable c. biases in the data when the researcher doesn't know the language well d. the tendency for respondents to change their behavior in response to the researcher's interests

production

the patterned, organized activities by which people transform natural resources into things (products) that satisfy material wants and needs

c. participation observation

the research method in cultural anthropology that involves living in a culture for an extended period while gathering data is a. th inductive method b. archival research c. participation observation d. life history

a. ethnohistoric research

the study of past cultural systems through the use of written reconds is called a. ethnohistoric research b. controlled historical comparison c. ethnographic fieldwork d. "doing it Gang Nam style" (LOLLLLL)

c. ethnocentrism

the tendency to perceive the ways of doing things in one's own culture as normal or superior to other cultures is called a. cultural relativism b. cultural universalism c. ethnocentrism d. egocentrism

peasants

these are rural people who live by a combination of subsistence agriculture and market sale

dry land gathering

traditionally practiced by the Western Pueblo people -- the Zuni and the Hopi -- of the North American Southwest

enculturation

transmission by social learning of cultural knowledge to the next generation