Social and Cultural Diversity
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This course explores the rich tapestry of social and cultural diversity within contemporary societies, examining how identity, beliefs, values, and practices shape human interaction and social institutions. Students will investigate concepts such as race, ethnicity, gender, class, religion, and sexuality, and consider how power dynamics and historical contexts influence experiences of inclusion and exclusion. Through case studies, theoretical frameworks, and reflective activities, the course encourages critical thinking about multiculturalism, social justice, and strategies for fostering equity and understanding in diverse communities.
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Conformity and Conflict 15th Edition by James W. Spradley Late
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Chapter 1: Culture and Ethnography
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Q1) Sir Edward Burnett Tylor is known for his early definition of A) ethnography.
B) culture.
C) naive realism.
D) culture shock.
Answer: B
Q2) According to Spradley,culture,itself,is a kind of A) behavior.
B) artifact.
C) knowledge.
D) ideal system.
Answer: C
Q3) Three of the following statements made by Sterk in "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era of AIDS" are true.Which one is <b>not</b>?
A) It is wise to watch out for self-appointed "gatekeepers."
B) The best way to gain rapport is to show interest in informants and do things for them.
C) Talking with informants in groups often inhibits ethnographic discovery.
D) It is best to give informants some control over the interview.
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Language and Communication
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Q1) The phrase "tax burden" is a good example of the use of A) hyperbole.
B) metaphor.
C) non-linguistic symbols.
D) linguistic crossover.
Answer: B
Q2) According to Boxer in "The Military Name Game",,the U.S.Joint Chiefs of Staff created a __________ nicknamed __________ to generate names for military operations.
A) military command committee, "COMAT"
B) computer program, "NICKA"
C) three-service bureau, "BOCAB"
D) military swat team, "SWATNOM"
Answer: B
Q3) The behavior that produces vocal sounds is called A) semantics.
B) language.
C) speech.
D) phonology.
Answer: C
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Chapter 3: Ecology and Subsistence
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Q1) Once the mahogany tree has been located,the cuartoneros
A) work quickly to cut the tree and carry it to the nearest road.
B) work with the Chimanes scouts to carry the tree by oxcart to the nearest waterway.
C) clear a trail from the tree to the nearest large stream or river before doing any further cutting.
D) get permission from Bolivian authorities to harvest the tree.
Answer: C
Q2) The study of how people use their culture to adapt to particular environments is called
A) ecology.
B) cultural ecology.
C) environmental determinism.
D) physical ecology.
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Economic Systems
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Q1) One of the more successful gender identities in a coal mine is the tomboy,defined as a Women who
A) departs very far from the conventional notions of femininity and acts in a more masculine manner.
B) purposely emphasizes her femininity at the expense of forming friendships with guys.
C) departs from the conventional notions of femininity, does not mind getting dirty, and does not get worked up about things.
D) strictly adheres to societally accepted gender roles.
Q2) According to Bourgois in "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," the unionized jobs associated with manufacturing in New York
A) provided life-time security for Puerto Rican workers.
B) were difficult for Puerto Ricans to get because they were foreigners.
C) permitted some rebellious behavior.
D) required more education than non-unionized jobs.
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Chapter 5: Kinship and Family
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Q1) When a marriage ends through death or divorce,men and women
A) seek an imam's advice as to whether to marry again.
B) must actively seek to arrange a new marriage.
C) retain the same level of respect and status that they had when married.
D) live out their lives as widows and widowers, cared for by the community.
Q2) A person one is related to by marriage is called a(n) relative.
A) affinal
B) exogamous
C) consanguine
D) endogamous
Q3) According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India," when Bhils visit other villages,they usually stay with
A) members of their patriclan.
B) friends, not kin.
C) members of their extended family.
D) feminal kin.
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Chapter 6: Roles and Inequality
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Q1) According to Fish in "Mixed Blood," the striking contrast between the very tall Masai and The stature of the very short Pygmies,both of Africa,is representative of A) race.
B) folk taxonomy.
C) hypo-descent.
D) human biological variety.
Q2) According to Fish in "Mixed Blood," the terms moreno,loura,branca,and preta all refer to
A) areas of Brazil after which groups of people are named.
B) Brazilian names for different tipos (types).
C) areas of Brazil from which particular tipos are thought to have originated.
D) a folk taxonomy of skin colors starting with black and ending with white.
Q3) According to Fish in "Mixed Blood," an increase in immigration has caused the most rapidly Growing census category,which is now A) other.
B) black.
C) Asian.
D) Native American.
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Chapter 7: Law and Politics
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Q1) According to Eames in in "Negotiating Nigerian Bureaucracies," bribery
A) terminates a personal relationship.
B) can lead to arrest in Nigerian society.
C) initiates a personal relationship.
D) is very uncommon in Nigerian bureaucracy.
Q2) In "Illegal Economies and the Untold Story of Amputees," Nordstrom observes that the earnings,networks,and contributions to development by the amputees and other women in Africa
A) do not contribute as much to the economy as the amount earned in unauthorized diamond mining.
B) rival the entire gross domestic products (GDPs) of the countries of this region of the world.
C) pale in comparison to the GDPs of countries in this region of the world.
D) do not rise to the level of the $1 billion a year lost from oil profits.
Q3) A dispute that is below the level of the legal process and without violence is
A) a legal dispute.
B) an extralegal dispute.
C) an infralegal dispute.
D) a feud.
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Chapter 8: Religion, magic, and Worldview
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Q1) According to Dubisch in "Run for the Wall: An American Pilgrimage," anthropologist Victor Turner believed that ritual
A) organized all human behavior.
B) could be seen in people's normal, day-to-day behavior.
C) had two poles, one ideological and the other sensory.
D) is designed to express freedom, self-reliance, patriotism, and individuality.
Q2) According to Skinner,as noted by Gmelch in "Baseball Magic," magic once established requires to be maintained.
A) regular rewards
B) sporadic rewards
C) formal instruction
D) uncertainty
Q3) During one season when Gmelch was playing baseball,he refrained from eating pancakes.This is an example of what anthropologists call A) a taboo.
B) mana.
C) charms.
D) a ritual.
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Chapter 9: Globalization
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Q1) The process by which a cultural custom,item,or concept is modified to fit the cultural context of a society that borrows it is called
A) globalization.
B) tourism.
C) transnationalism.
D) cultural hybridization.
Q2) In "Village Walks," Guneratne and Bjork indicate which Nepalese ethnic group(s) the tour guides are most likely to come from:
A) Brahmin and Chhetri
B) Bhangi and Brahmin
C) Sherpas
D) Dolpa
Q3) The passage of a cultural idea,culturally defined behavior,or culturally produced artifact from one society to another through borrowing is called
A) cultural diffusion.
B) multiculturalism.
C) cultural hybridization.
D) globalization.
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Chapter 10: Using and Doing Anthropology
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Q1) According to McCurdy in "Using Anthropology," the first thing a new manager at UTC did after assuming a new position was to
A) shrink-wrap books in the warehouse.
B) ask warehouse workers, customer outlet staff, and other employees about problems and procedures.
C) ask previous warehouse managers for advice.
D) change the counting and shipping procedures in the warehouse.
Q2) The manager at UTC spent time learning the warehouse system as an insider views it,and discovered that inaccurate warehouse inventory numbers resulted from A) employees throwing away materials.
B) a problem with software that tracked inventory.
C) pressures on employees to work fast, preventing them from accurately counting and recording what was shipped.
D) employee theft.
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