Anthropology of Globalization Practice Questions
Course Introduction
Anthropology of Globalization examines how global processes economic, political, cultural, and technological affect societies, communities, and individuals around the world. Through ethnographic case studies and theoretical readings, students explore topics such as migration, transnationalism, global labor markets, media flows, and the impacts of global institutions. The course emphasizes the ways local identities, practices, and power relations are shaped by and respond to global forces, and critically assesses the implications of globalization for inequality, cultural change, and resistance.
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Essentials of Cultural Anthropology 1st Edition by Kenneth J. Guest
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Chapter 1: Anthropology in a Global Age
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Q1) Some anthropologists explore all aspects of living human culture-from war and violence to love,sexuality,and child rearing-and look at the meanings that people from all over the world place on these things.They are known as A) ethnologists.
B) sociolinguists.
C) sociologists.
D) cultural anthropologists.
Answer: D
Q2) Research that compares multiple communities to examine links between them is referred to as A) cross-linked. B) multisited.
C) globalized.
D) bilocational.
Answer: B
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Chapter 2: Culture
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Q1) Which of the following processes is intensifying the exchange and diffusion of people,ideas,and goods worldwide,creating more interaction and engagement among cultures?
A) industrialization
B) neoliberalization
C) migration
D) globalization
Answer: D
Q2) Which of the following industries is a key power in the creation of desire for goods and services?
A) banking
B) economics
C) advertising
D) manufacturing
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Fieldwork and Ethnography
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Q1) How does the problem of organ thefts from the poor,as documented by Scheper-Hughes's work,mirror the plight of poor people in other,different countries (where she has not worked)?
A) The poor are a population to whom anything can be done.
B) The poor are a reliable source of organs.
C) The poor have too many children and are thus a rich resource.
D) The poor do not draw the attention of the local authorities.
Answer: A
Q2) It is essential that ethnographers map communities because this
A) facilitates learning the local language.
B) documents the randomness of the built environment.
C) provides a deep immersion in the rhythms of daily life.
D) illuminates how use of space influences social interactions.
Answer: D
Q3) Sidney Mintz
A) conducted a restudy of the Trobriand Islands.
B) researched social life among the Nuer of Africa.
C) studied the effects of colonialism in Puerto Rico.
D) examined sexuality in Samoa.
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Language
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Q1) Linguistic anthropologists have discovered that the languages spoken in Europe such as Latin,English,German,and Greek are derived from an earlier language they call
A) Proto-Indo-European.
B) premodern European.
C) Pan Archaic European.
D) Proto-Germanic.
Q2) Chinese,spoken by about 1.2 million people,is the most common native language in the world.At the same time,many Chinese students are sent abroad to English-speaking countries to learn English.This may be in part because
A) the Chinese government seeks to develop more Chinese language universities and technology centers.
B) English is spoken by nearly 95 percent of the world's population.
C) English is the dominant spoken language worldwide and is central in education and technology.
D) global media like radio and television is extremely difficult to accomplish with written Chinese.
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Chapter 5: Race and Racism
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Q1) A methodology that claims to be improving the human race by advocating in favor of certain races and unequal treatment for others is
A) Aryanism.
B) eugenics.
C) fascism.
D) nativism.
Q2) Explain how race is constructed in Brazil.
Q3) What study claims to be a science,but only promotes the idea that biological races exist,favoring one race over others?
A) fascism
B) eugenics
C) institutional racism
D) segregation
Q4) Explain how European colonial expansion gave rise to race and racism.
Q5) Explain the concept of racialization and how it applies to Middle Eastern people in the United States.
Q6) Explain how and why the "one drop rule" was traditionally used to determine race in American culture.
Q7) Explain how and why Jim Crow laws came to the American South.
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Chapter 6: Ethnicity and Nationalism
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Q1) Originally,________ referred to a distinct group of people with a shared place of origin,but it is now most commonly used to refer to a country.
A) state
B) realm
C) nation
D) nation-state
Q2) In New York,the annual India Day Parade excludes the South Asian Lesbian and Gay Alliance (SALGA).This happens despite the existence of the hijra in India,an alternative sex and gender that has been legally recognized.In considering the process of assimilation,this exclusion might be understood as
A) segregation.
B) nationalism.
C) prejudice.
D) ethnic boundary markers.
Q3) In a brief essay,compare and contrast how the Bafokeng and Native American tribes have formed corporations to achieve specific goals.Use specific examples from the class to illustrate your answer.
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Chapter 7: Gender
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Q1) Human males may weigh only 15 percent more than human females,which underscores the idea that human sexual dimorphism is a
A) significant determinant of biological sex.
B) minor determinant of biological sex.
C) significant consideration in assessing difference between human males and females.
D) minor consideration in assessing difference between human males and females.
Q2) Matthew Gutmann's research in Mexico indicates that
A) all men strive to be "macho."
B) women only want to be with men who embrace machismo.
C) the traits of machismo are found only in the upper classes.
D) masculine identity is in flux and negotiable.
Q3) How does the game of co-ed T-ball reinforce gender ideals in U.S.children?
A) Boys typically receive more playing time than girls.
B) Girls have more opportunities to touch the ball than boys.
C) Girls spend more time batting than boys.
D) Girls and boys receive the same amount of praise for playing well.
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Chapter 8: Sexuality
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Q1) Define sexuality and,using a minimum of three examples from the text,describe the ways in which culture influences sexual beliefs and behaviors.
Q2) Geneticists have been able to successfully identify
A) clusters of "gay" and "straight" genes that determine sexual orientation.
B) the "gay" gene but not the "straight" gene.
C) the "straight" gene but not the "gay" gene.
D) no gene or cluster of genes that determines sexuality.
Q3) Students at Antioch College developed a sexual offense policy in which it was explicitly stated that the individual with whom sexual contact is initiated must clearly indicate his or her willingness or lack of willingness to engage in sexual activity by giving
A) permission to enter the room.
B) a sign that it is okay to have sex.
C) clear consent for having sex.
D) a clear "yes" for each act.
Q4) Discuss the influence of international campaigns for gay and lesbian rights on local practices using the case study of Nigeria as an example.Compare and contrast the masu harka and 'yan daudu sexual beliefs and practices with ideas about Western homosexuality.How does globalization affect ideas about sexual norms?
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Chapter 9: Kinship, Family, and Marriage
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Q1) Ambilineal descent groups such as Samoans,Maori,and Hawaiians are sometimes referred to as ________ descent groups.
A) unilineal
B) polylineal
C) cognatic
D) monolineal
Q2) The two types of descent groups distinguished by anthropologists are clans and A) lineages.
B) descents.
C) heredities.
D) cognatics.
Q3) In a matrilineal descent group,continued membership in the same family group across generations passes through the A) father.
B) mother.
C) uncle.
D) aunt.
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Chapter 10: Class and Inequality
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Q1) Which of the following is a system of power based on wealth,income,and status that creates an unequal distribution of a society's resources?
A) class
B) ethnicity
C) sexuality
D) gender
Q2) What is the real irony behind the relationship between Peter Angelos,owner of the Orioles,and the day laborers who staged a hunger strike as it pertains to stratification and inequality?
A) Angelos made his fortune as a lawyer litigating for labor unions.
B) Angelos made his fortune as a lawyer litigating for management.
C) Angelos had hired several of the day laborers as illegal immigrants prior to giving them jobs at the stadium.
D) Angelos was himself a former day laborer and paid only $3.75 per hour.
Q3) Archaeological evidence suggests that hierarchy,violence,and aggression
A) have been key to the evolutionary success of humankind.
B) emerged relatively recently in human history.
C) were central to the evolutionary success of early humans.
D) are the natural state of human culture.
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Chapter 11: The Global Economy
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Q1) Generalized reciprocity-the exchange of goods and services among those of relatively equal status-provides a means to share resources,but it is also significant because it
A) maintains social status.
B) helps provide for the poor.
C) thwarts the dangers of large-scale industrial agriculture.
D) builds social ties.
Q2) Explain where and when the so-called Triangle Trade occurred,identifying the three primary commodities the text discusses in this exchange network.Contrast the production and exchanges that occurred in the Caribbean plantation economy with the exchanges occurring between European trappers and Native American populations in North America.
Q3) Industrial agriculture has raised a number of challenges but as a form of farming has also increased the total carrying capacity in part because it
A) provides a far more efficient means of raising crops.
B) has resulted in significantly lower disease rates.
C) can support larger human settlements.
D) employs far more people to work the land.
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Chapter 12: Politics and Power
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Q1) A local nongovernmental organization (NGO)that challenges state policies and uneven development and advocates for resources and opportunities for members of its local communities is known as a(n)
A) civil society organization.
B) international aid society.
C) nonaligned charity.
D) local support agency.
Q2) The development and organization of states such as Iraq through the colonial policies of Britain and France rather than the "will of the people" that live in those states creates many conflicts today.This makes these states the focus of A) state department officials.
B) social historians.
C) political scientists.
D) political anthropologists.
Q3) Civil society organizations have become important actors on the world stage.Discuss what they are,where they came from,and how they work.
Q4) Describe militarization and its effects on a society.How does it relate to the construction of war and soldiers?
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Chapter 13: Religion
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Q1) People make sense of the world,reach decisions,and organize their lives on the basis of their
A) religious beliefs.
B) social organization.
C) ability to falsify the religions of others.
D) theoretical understanding of religious practices.
Q2) The upheaval brought about by the industrial revolution led to profound changes in the nature of production and labor,as well as the displacement of people as they sought out ways to make a living in the face of these changes.French sociologist Emile Durkheim observed all of this and recognized it as
A) habitus.
B) communitas.
C) anomie.
D) alienation.
Q3) Anthropologists are primarily interested in
A) analyzing religion's ultimate truth or falsity.
B) capturing religious expression and making it come alive for others.
C) validating others' religious beliefs.
D) documenting all extant shamanic traditions.
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Chapter 14: Health and Illness
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Q1) What is biomedicine,and how do the practitioners view and treat diseases? Discuss two criticisms that anthropologists have about the European biases in the model relative to ethnocentric views about non-Western populations.
Q2) Describe the factors that contribute to the state of health for the residents of colonias in Texas.What is the infrastructure like in these communities? Analyze this situation from the perspective of critical medical anthropology by identifying three diseases that may be attributed to specific conditions.For example,what factors in the infrastructure might cause the spread of dengue? Do residents have access to health care? If not,what are the deterring factors?
Q3) Bridget Jordan and Robbie Davis-Floyd studied expectant mothers in Mexico,Sweden,Holland,and the United States.Among their findings was the realization that different cultures see birth in different ways,and this directly impacts
A) the probability of the infant surviving birth.
B) the likelihood that the infant will live to adulthood.
C) the experience of the birthing process itself.
D) the differences in the way women in different cultures respond to medication.
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