Anthropology 101 Exam 3: UMich
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Alienation - CORRECT ANSWER - -A worker feels alienated with the products of their
labor and views those products as belonging to someone else.•
- Labor does not signify an ongoing social relationship between the worker and the buyer of the
commodity.•
- The worker does not "own" the commodity, and cannot use, dispose of, or give it away as they
see fit.
Appropriation - CORRECT ANSWER - he process of taking possession of an object, idea,
or relationship
Commodities - CORRECT ANSWER - Mass-produced and impersonal goods with no
meaning or history apart from themselves
Commodity Money - CORRECT ANSWER - Money that has another value beyond itself
Consumers - CORRECT ANSWER - people who rely on goods and services not produced
by their own labor
Consumption - CORRECT ANSWER - The act of using and assigning meaning to a good,
service, or relationship
Delayed Reciprocity - CORRECT ANSWER - a long lag time between giving and
receiving."
exchange - CORRECT ANSWER - he transfer of objects and services between social
actors.
,fiat money - CORRECT ANSWER - Money created and guaranteed by a government
kula - CORRECT ANSWER - - inter-island exchange.•
- Mwali (arm shells) go counterclockwise and Soulava (necklaces) go clockwise.•
- System of exchange intertwined with authority and prestige
- hese objects in themselves have little practical use, and are not "valuable" in terms of wealth.•
- Participating in kula is also not about amassing or owning the most.•
- Their importance comes from who they belong (or belonged to) further, they represent an
obligation to continue a system of exchange.
Market-Based Economies - CORRECT ANSWER - - Production and sale of goods and
services is based on supply and demand.
money - CORRECT ANSWER - An object or substance that serves as a payment for a
good or service
Potlatch - CORRECT ANSWER - - Competitive feasting event including theSalish and
Kwakiutl, maintaining a regional exchange network
- Opulent feasts meant to display wealth and social status by giving away or destroying valuable
possessions like carved copper plates, button blankets, and baskets of food
Reciprocity and Sahlins' 3 Types• Generalized, Balanced, Negative - CORRECT
ANSWER - Reciprocity: The give-and-take that builds and confirms relationships
negative: Bartering towards a favorable personal outcome, trying to get something for nothing
balanced: The giver expects something in return, but it doesn't have to be immediate.• Return gift
should be equivalent, or the relationship will be strained
, generalized: Between closely related individuals.• "Generous."• Nothing concrete expected in
return.
value - CORRECT ANSWER - "the relative worth of an object or service that makes it
desirable
Commonalities between Kula and Potlatch - CORRECT ANSWER - - They are both
intended to forge bonds between people and build prestige.•
- They are about gift giving and the relationships between people, not monetary exchanges in the
realm of market-based economics.•
- They give us an insight on who has power and how they show off that power, which we will
talk about more next lecture.
Biomedicine - CORRECT ANSWER - the dominant healing system inWestern contexts, in
which medical professionals(doctors, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, technicians, etc.) diagnose
and treat symptoms and engage in medical research
disease - CORRECT ANSWER - physiological condition of being sick, determined by a
physician - ethic
Explanatory Model of Illness - CORRECT ANSWER - An explanation of what is
happening to a patient's body, by the patient, their family, or by a healthcare practitioner, each of
whom might have a different model of what is happening
health - CORRECT ANSWER - - Health organization: the absense of disease, illness, or
pain
- lines can be very blurry, not two discrete bodies because what is the line?
-
medical anthropolgy - CORRECT ANSWER - - Rests on the belief that medicine and
illness are also impacted by culture
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Alienation - CORRECT ANSWER - -A worker feels alienated with the products of their
labor and views those products as belonging to someone else.•
- Labor does not signify an ongoing social relationship between the worker and the buyer of the
commodity.•
- The worker does not "own" the commodity, and cannot use, dispose of, or give it away as they
see fit.
Appropriation - CORRECT ANSWER - he process of taking possession of an object, idea,
or relationship
Commodities - CORRECT ANSWER - Mass-produced and impersonal goods with no
meaning or history apart from themselves
Commodity Money - CORRECT ANSWER - Money that has another value beyond itself
Consumers - CORRECT ANSWER - people who rely on goods and services not produced
by their own labor
Consumption - CORRECT ANSWER - The act of using and assigning meaning to a good,
service, or relationship
Delayed Reciprocity - CORRECT ANSWER - a long lag time between giving and
receiving."
exchange - CORRECT ANSWER - he transfer of objects and services between social
actors.
,fiat money - CORRECT ANSWER - Money created and guaranteed by a government
kula - CORRECT ANSWER - - inter-island exchange.•
- Mwali (arm shells) go counterclockwise and Soulava (necklaces) go clockwise.•
- System of exchange intertwined with authority and prestige
- hese objects in themselves have little practical use, and are not "valuable" in terms of wealth.•
- Participating in kula is also not about amassing or owning the most.•
- Their importance comes from who they belong (or belonged to) further, they represent an
obligation to continue a system of exchange.
Market-Based Economies - CORRECT ANSWER - - Production and sale of goods and
services is based on supply and demand.
money - CORRECT ANSWER - An object or substance that serves as a payment for a
good or service
Potlatch - CORRECT ANSWER - - Competitive feasting event including theSalish and
Kwakiutl, maintaining a regional exchange network
- Opulent feasts meant to display wealth and social status by giving away or destroying valuable
possessions like carved copper plates, button blankets, and baskets of food
Reciprocity and Sahlins' 3 Types• Generalized, Balanced, Negative - CORRECT
ANSWER - Reciprocity: The give-and-take that builds and confirms relationships
negative: Bartering towards a favorable personal outcome, trying to get something for nothing
balanced: The giver expects something in return, but it doesn't have to be immediate.• Return gift
should be equivalent, or the relationship will be strained
, generalized: Between closely related individuals.• "Generous."• Nothing concrete expected in
return.
value - CORRECT ANSWER - "the relative worth of an object or service that makes it
desirable
Commonalities between Kula and Potlatch - CORRECT ANSWER - - They are both
intended to forge bonds between people and build prestige.•
- They are about gift giving and the relationships between people, not monetary exchanges in the
realm of market-based economics.•
- They give us an insight on who has power and how they show off that power, which we will
talk about more next lecture.
Biomedicine - CORRECT ANSWER - the dominant healing system inWestern contexts, in
which medical professionals(doctors, nurses, pharmacists, therapists, technicians, etc.) diagnose
and treat symptoms and engage in medical research
disease - CORRECT ANSWER - physiological condition of being sick, determined by a
physician - ethic
Explanatory Model of Illness - CORRECT ANSWER - An explanation of what is
happening to a patient's body, by the patient, their family, or by a healthcare practitioner, each of
whom might have a different model of what is happening
health - CORRECT ANSWER - - Health organization: the absense of disease, illness, or
pain
- lines can be very blurry, not two discrete bodies because what is the line?
-
medical anthropolgy - CORRECT ANSWER - - Rests on the belief that medicine and
illness are also impacted by culture
