ANTH101 Final Questions and Answers

ANTH101 Final Questions and Answers What is communitas? A. Social inequality that is accepted even by those who are less privileged B. A feeling of great social solidarity, equality, and togetherness C. Anxiety about the meaning of life D. The Latin word for mana E. The supernatural B The largest religion in the world, in terms of number of practitioners, is A. Buddhism. B. Islam. C. Judaism. D. Hinduism. E. Christianity. E Previous Play Next Rewind 10 seconds Move forward 10 seconds Unmute 0:00 / 0:15 Full screen Brainpower Read More Which type of a situation is most likely to result in a matrilineal-matrilocal society? A. Population pressure is high. B. A shift to food production has recently taken place. C. Men's hunting activities are more important than women's gathering. D. Polygyny is common. E. Warfare is infrequent. E Which of the following is not culturally constructed? A. Race B. Gender C. Kinship D. Sex E. Sexual norms D What is the domestic-public dichotomy? A. Strong differentiation between spheres of exchange B. Strong differentiation between the secular and the sacred C. Strong differentiation between elite and commoners D. Strong differentiation between the home and the outside world E. Strong differentiation between local and international trade D Which of the following statements concerning gender stratification is true? A. Gender equality is common among agriculturalists. B. There are many societies in which women control all the strategic resources and engage in the most prestigious activities. C. Gender stratification is generally reduced when the domestic and public spheres are not sharply separated. D. The more women contribute to the domestic sphere, the more publicly recognized power they achieve. E. The less women contribute to the public sphere, the more publicly recognized power they achieve. C Which of the following statements about ethnicity is not true? A. Ethnicity is based on actual, perceived, and assumed cultural similarities among members of the same ethnic group. B. People may change the amount of importance they place on ethnicity due to political or individual life changes. C. Ethnic distinctions can be based on language and geography. D. Unlike race, ethnicity derives from biological differences among human groups. E. Ethnic distinctions can be based on religion, kinship, history, and "race." D In Codes of Gender, Sut jhally presents Erving Goffman's research on gender displays in the media. According to this, gender is primarily understood through ... A. a set of practiced performances of socially constructed rules for behavior. B. biological influences on the social role undertaken by men and women. C. male demand for a patriarchal relationship with women. D. All of the above E. None of the above A The use of voodoo dolls is an example of A. imitative magic. B. contagious magic. C. taboo. D. animism. E. superstition. A From the below choices, select the best answer to complete the statement. Based on the arguments presented in Codes of Gender, Sut Jhally demonstrates that the media's use of gender reaffirms in the cultural perception that A. masculinity is defined and enacted in opposition to femininity. B. masculinity can have flexible meanings as long as femininity is also display in flexible terms. C. masculinity is defined by a set of innate phenotypical traits of maleness D. the meaning of masculinity has been even more flexible then femininity in the modern era as men have to adapt to more domestic demands. A What is the term for policies and practices that harm a group and its members? A. Colonialism B. Racism C. Prejudice D. Ethnocentrism E. Discrimination E In general, societies with the patrilineal-patrilocal complex are characterized by all of the following except ... A. scarce resources. B. inheritance of land and prestige through female lines. C. a strongly developed public-domestic dichotomy. D. male control of prestige goods. E. increased intervillage warfare. B Which of the following statements about applied anthropology is not true? A. One of the most valuable tools in applying anthropology is the ethnographic method. B. Many applied anthropologists have worked with development agencies such as the World Bank and USAID. C. The application of anthropology to social problems has been a central concern in the discipline since its origin. D. Applied anthropology is a recently developed subfield within anthropology and reflects an entirely new concern with the application of anthropology to social problems. E. Forensic anthropologists work with the police, medical examiners, and courts to identify victims of crimes. D What term refers to changes that result when groups come into continuous firsthand contact? A. Acculturation B. Hegemony C. Enculturation D. Diaspora E. Colonialism A What is the name of the family in which a child is raised? A. Family of procreation B. Family of orientation C. Family of nucleation D. Levirate family E. Sororate family B In general, the status of women ... A. rises as dependence on food production intensifies. B. is higher in societies in which males do most of the work in food production. C. is higher among food producers than it is among foragers. D. is higher in matrilineal societies than it is in patrilineal societies. E. is higher in Yanomami society than it is among the Betsileo of Madagascar. D In the House We Live In, we see how the federal government helped to form and maintain American race ideologies. Which of the following are actions taken by the U.S. government to create a racial biased system? A. The Supreme Court limited the interpretation of who could be considered "white" by law to those who politically and socially fit into the culture of White Anglo Saxon Protestants (WASPs). B. From 1790 until the 1950s. only free white could become naturalized citizens of the US. This expanded to include Blacks after the passing of the 14th Amendment, giving citizenship to former slaves. C. The FHA (Federal Housing Authority) informed realtors and insurance companies that allowing non-whites in community would devalue real estate. D. All of the above are actions taken by the United States. D What is the term for ethnic groups that once had, or wish to have or regain, autonomous political status? A. Silent majorities B. Captive nations C. Colonies D. Nationalities E. Plural societies D