ISS Exam 2

Which of the following is NOT socially constructed?

A building

What is the definition of "pet", according to the dictionary?

A tame or hand-reared animal An animal kept for pleasure or companionship An individual singled out for preferential treatment

What is one way we make animals killable in America?

The hierarchy narrative in anthropocentrism Religious beliefs Tradition - it's what we've always done

What is one way in which animals are commonly made killable in American culture?

Worldview - anthropocentrism

In Ishmael's view (Ch. 9, at the end) , the Biblical Adam was not the progenitor of our race, but the progenitor of our ___.

culture

In the documentary 13th, the "Stand your Ground" law, and plenty of other key legislation, was created by:

ALEC, a council made up of corporations and politicians

According to Tuan (1984) in Irvine's article, "If You Tame Me", when dominance is combined with affection, it produces a:

Pet

As discussed in Hurn Ch. 7, Marvin Harris would agree with the following statement:

Pigs are not eaten by religious groups in the Middle East because the climate does not support them

Adding vitamin A and D to chicken feed allowed chicken producers to:

Raise chickens without allowing them exercise or sunlight

Which of the following post-domestic context traits is observable in Okja?

Removal of most consumers from the reality of intensive livestock production Suppressed guilt about industrialized farming practices Rise of vegetarianism, veganism, and "ethical" animal product choices

According to the Funky Academic (Video on slide 4), a one dollar bill is only meaningful because:

it is backed by an agreement of how we're all going to treat American dollars.

According to Ishmael, the Takers are those who know good and evil and the Leavers are those who _______.

live in the hands of the Gods.

Gender expression is defined on a scale of...

masculinity - femininity

What is a Wet Market most closely related to in the United States?

A farmers market

In Ishmael, who does Ishmael think Cain and Abel represent? (Call back from Ch. 9)

Agriculturalists/Pastoralists

The domestication of cats began because wild cats wanted to live close to us to catch the mice attracted to our grain.

true

The societal impact of redlining continues today - far after it was made it illegal to enact.

true

The Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA):

Ensured Native American children would remain within their tribe, when possible, if they had to be removed from their family

As seen in Dawnland, early Native American residential schools had the goal of all of the following EXCEPT:

Ensuring the children can participate in their community, such as attending Pow Wows

According to Ishmael in Ch. 8, what are the three things Takers do that are never done in the rest of the community? Click on the three that are correct.

Exterminate their competitors. Takers systematically destroy their competitors' food to make room for their own. Takers deny their competitors access to food. Form symbiotic relationships with other species.

The domestication of dogs first occurred by early humans stealing wolf cubs from a den and raising them.

False

A domesticated species living as a wild animal is referred to as:

Feral

How you, in your head, define your gender, based on how much you align (or don't align) with what you understand to be the options for gender

Gender Identity

The super pigs in Okja are:

Genetically modified Mass-produced Kept out of sight of the general pubic, save for a few mascots like Okja

When did the Agricultural Revolution end, according to Ishmael?

It didn't end

Institutionalized discrimination is:

Often invisible to the people who enact it Sometimes invisible to the people who suffer from it Embedded in the fabric of our culture

In Hurn Ch. 7, ____ explains that eating animals close to us, like pets, could be perceived as cannibalistic. Instead, we eat animals far from our physical and emotional realm.

Sahlins' 'model of edibility'

Daylight savings time - where a society all decide it is one hour earlier than it was before - is a great example of:

Social Constructionism

____ took the notion of natural selection and survival of the fittest and attempted to apply it to social and cultural aspects of humanity.

Social evolutionism

Redlining impacts the following (as described in the Adam Ruins Everything video):

The ability to build wealth The quality of education children have access to Segregation rates in schools - even in 2020

During an outing at a baseball game, a friend orders a vegetarian hot dog while everyone else gets an beef hot dog. His friends become defensive, offering explanations for why they eat meat and poking fun at veggie dogs. What happened?

The absent referent was brought to the situation

In Ishmael Ch. 9, what kind of knowledge is obtained by eating from the tree whose fruit is the knowledge of good and evil?

The knowledge of who shall live and who shall die.

As described in the documentary 13th, American prison systems are all non-profit organizations.

false

Biological sex is a simple binary, defined by genitalia alone.

false

Pit bulls are more violent, aggressive, or dangerous compared to other breeds of dogs of the same size.

false

Richard Bulliet believes modern industrial agriculture is more mutualistic than parasitic.

false

The story of the the Fall of Adam is a Taker Story about the Leavers, not a Leaver story about the Takers.

false

While we're addressing racism as a country, it's important to focus on individual people's feelings and thoughts (like a racist neighbor) rather than institutionalized racism (like the long-term impacts of redlining).

false

As described in the documentary 13th, the ongoing social construction of Black Americans as criminals has greatly contributed to:

the cultural acceptance of police brutality. the cultural acceptance of their mass incarceration. the cultural acceptance of historical laws such as Jim Crow.

As discussed in Hurn Ch. 7, who is considered food in one culture might be taboo (wrong to eat) in another culture.

true

Blind chickens existed here at MSU.

true

Cognitive dissonance regarding the consumption of animals is a key trait of post-domestic societies.

true

In post-domestic contexts, we see a close relationship with pets.

true

In the current, scientifically-backed theory of how animals were first domesticated, both the humans and non-human animals had agency in the domestication process.

true

Institutional discrimination is often invisible to the majority of people in a given society - it is often considered an acceptable and a cultural norm.

true

Institutions reproduce themselves overtime, often spanning generations. (hint - in video on slide 5)

true

Ishmael would agree with the following statement (see Ch. 8):" Every increase in food production to feed an increased population is answered by another increase in population."

true

Okja survives her adventure and continues living with Mija.

true

One of the roots of xenophobia is the lack of interaction with people different from yourself

true

The state of having inconsistent thoughts, beliefs, or attitudes is the definition of cognitive dissonance.

true