CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY CHAPTER 5
STUDY GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW WITH
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
◉Alienation occurs when _____.
A. coworkers are family and kin
B. production and consumption are social relationships with economic
aspects
C. people feel pride in their products
D. the economy is not separate but is embedded within the society
E. laborers work to produce for an employer's profit Answer: E. laborers
work to produce for an employer's profit
◉Which of the following statements about negative reciprocity is false?
A. Negative reciprocity usually involves dealing with people outside or
on the fringes of your social system.
B. Negative reciprocity cannot be practiced by a society that already
practices generalized reciprocity.
, C. Silent trade is an example of negative reciprocity.
D. Negative reciprocity involves the attempt to get something for as
little as possible.
E. Stealing is an extreme form of negative reciprocity. Answer: B.
Negative reciprocity cannot be practiced by a society that already
practices generalized reciprocity.
◉With which kind of reciprocity is something given and nothing is
expected in return?
A. balanced reciprocity
B. negative reciprocity
C. generalized reciprocity
D. market reciprocity
E. specialized reciprocity Answer: C. generalized reciprocity
◉Agriculture is characterized by all of the following except _____.
A. the use of domestic animals
B. irrigation systems
C. the use of a fallow period
D. intensive cultivation
E. the use of terraces Answer: C. the use of a fallow period
STUDY GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW WITH
SOLVED QUESTIONS AND DETAILED ANSWERS
◉Alienation occurs when _____.
A. coworkers are family and kin
B. production and consumption are social relationships with economic
aspects
C. people feel pride in their products
D. the economy is not separate but is embedded within the society
E. laborers work to produce for an employer's profit Answer: E. laborers
work to produce for an employer's profit
◉Which of the following statements about negative reciprocity is false?
A. Negative reciprocity usually involves dealing with people outside or
on the fringes of your social system.
B. Negative reciprocity cannot be practiced by a society that already
practices generalized reciprocity.
, C. Silent trade is an example of negative reciprocity.
D. Negative reciprocity involves the attempt to get something for as
little as possible.
E. Stealing is an extreme form of negative reciprocity. Answer: B.
Negative reciprocity cannot be practiced by a society that already
practices generalized reciprocity.
◉With which kind of reciprocity is something given and nothing is
expected in return?
A. balanced reciprocity
B. negative reciprocity
C. generalized reciprocity
D. market reciprocity
E. specialized reciprocity Answer: C. generalized reciprocity
◉Agriculture is characterized by all of the following except _____.
A. the use of domestic animals
B. irrigation systems
C. the use of a fallow period
D. intensive cultivation
E. the use of terraces Answer: C. the use of a fallow period
