Anthropology Ch 6

The most important goal of the Congolese sapeur is to a) imitate European consumers b)steal and resell secondhand clothes c) accumulate prestige d) all of the above

accumulate prestige

The theory that explains why cultural differences have not disappeared because cultural consciousness is increasingly bringing people together around cultural similarities is a) world systems theory b) cultural convergence theory c) clash of civilizations theory d) hybridization theory

clash of civilizations theory

Financial globalization has allowed for a) wealth to be evenly distributed throughout the world b) corporations to move factories from one country to another c) the minimum wage to increase d) all of the above

corporations to move factories from one country to another

True or false - Globalization is so exciting to anthropologists right now because they have never studied interconnectivity before.

false

True or false - People in the periphery responded passively to capitalist expansion

false

Eric Wolf encouraged anthropologists to consider what in their field studies? a) language b) economics c) history d) sexuality

history

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

it explains why conflict is growing around 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 c) the shared values of amateurism and internationalism d) how the principles of capitalist efficiency have reshaped the games

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

True or false - Localization is the flip side of globalization

true

True or false - The processes of capital accumulation and the expansion of European colonialism disrupted many societies.

true