anth quiz 8

aside from financial resources, what most influences an individual's life chances?

Access to social resources such as education and libraries

Which caste described the lowest individuals in which even toughing their shadow was considered unclean?

Dalits

A society based on the sharing of resources with a relative absence of hierarchy is called?

Egalitarian

According to "Global Women in the New Economy," migrants will travel far to reach a wealthy country and often do not worry about ideological and cultural similarities.

False

In a rank based society, wealth is stratified but prestige and power are not.

False

Unlike a class system, it is impossible to change one's societal rank in a caste system.

False

Dispositions and tastes developed from external influences shape an individual's view of the world and their place in it. Pierre Bourdieu refers to this as __________.

Habitus

Which of the following is NOT an egalitarian society?

Kwakiutl

An individual's likelihood of improving their quality of life and achieve their life goals is based on their?

Life Chances

Prestige of occupations varies by cultures. According to research, in the United States physicians are viewed as the most prestigious, whereas in China the most prestigious are _________.

Mayors

The reputation, influence and deference based on membership in a group is called?

Prestige

Which of the following is NOT a major regional or cross-regional flow of migrants?

South Pacific to North America

In "Global Women in the New Economy," which is NOT a reason given for the lack of media attention Third World women migrating for "women's work"?

They don't speak english

Class is a system of power based on wealth, income and status that creates an unequal distribution of resources.

True

Cultural Capital is the learned knowledge, habits and tastes that people can use to gain access to resources.

True

In addition to raw materials and industrial or agricultural labor, wealthy countries also appear to look to the Third World for intangibles such as affection and love.

True

Just as the "care deficit" pulls migrants from the Third World, poverty pushes migrants to wealthier countries.

True

What do we call the total value of what someone owns, including stocks, bonds, and real estate, minus their total debt?

Wealth

The poor of Mumbai, India, must find ways to access the city's water system. What is the fundamental reason that they must develop covert approaches to water access?

With no permanant address, the city cannot offer them legal access to water.