Anthropology Test Questions Chapter 6
true
Globalization and localization are complementary dynamics
being subjected to alien cultural influences
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
they explain the apparent decline of cultural diversity
A central feature of cultural convergence theories is that
the first are analysts of development; the second seek ways to influence development programs from within
A key difference between anthropologists of development and development anthropologists is
the reduction or elimination or tariffs to promote trade
A key feature of financial globalization is
false
Globalization is exciting to anthropologists right now because they have never studied interconnectivity before.
the overarching importance of listening to the priorities of the neighbors
If a development anthropologist were to get involved in a project in your city that is revitalizing a poor neighborhood, they would probably emphasize
the unexpected social patterns that emerge from intermingling between athletes, fans, and officials from different countries
In a study on the Olympics a hybridization theorist would likely focus on
global Integration creates an opportunity for local cultures to express themselves
One of the main reasons localization interests anthropologists is that
the more open a country is to foreign trade, the better the economy will be
Promoters of globalization highlight which of the following?
false
The authors think that cultural diversity persists in the world because cultures have been isolated from each other for so long but that diversity is bound to disappear as cultures intermingle more.
accumulate prestige
The most important goal of the Congolese sapeur is to
localization
The recent rise of autonomy movements among Hawaiian separatists and Zapatistas in Mexico are examples of
it highlights how people impose local meanings on objects
The research that anthropologist Karen Tranberg Hansen has done on secondhand clothing in Zambia is interesting because
it explains why conflict is growing in the world
Which of the following is not true about hybridization theories?
better explain the historical emergence of development patterns throughout the world
World systems theory helped anthropologists
a historical study of indigenous resistance to colonialism
World systems theory would be most suited to which of the following research projects?
on their own terms
People around the world often think of development as undermining self -determination but will often accept it when it is_______________
comparative
Which of the following best describes the methodology of multi-sited ethnography?
the layout of the factory in which they are built
A commodity chain analysis applied to motorcars would be interested in all of the following except
true
A key marker of development anthropology's success is when local perspectives and voices are paid attention to in development projects.
all of the above
A multi-sited ethnographer studying Mexican migrants in the United States would be most likely to conduct fieldwork (where):
it lends itself readily to ethnographic methodology
A world systems theory is important for all of the following reasons except