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Anthro Quiz 2
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
05/01/2012

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According to Katharine Dettwyler, the children who tested positive for Schistosoma got it from playing and wading in the Fla-bla-bla Creek
Definition
True
Term
Minimalism most characterizes which mode of consumption and exchange
Definition
Foraging
Term
Examining adults for dental patterns (specifically third molar eruption) was a method that Dettwyler enjoyed tremendously and plans to do again.
Definition
False
Term
Which mode of livelihood has characterized most of human existence
Definition
Foraging
Term
According to Dettwyler, who is mostly responsible for cooking and collecting water for the households in Mali
Definition
Women
Term
Minimalism is the mode of consumption most associated with settled agriculturalists
Definition
False
Term
In the film Broken Limbs, the narrator's father tried several things to survive the economic losses on his farm. What is NOT one of the things he tried
Definition
Raising Goats for goat cheese. Rather, he ran his own farm stand, grew grapes and made win, and sold off small parcels of land.
Term
According to Dettwyler, having children is important in rural Malian communities because wealth flows up the generations.
Definition
True
Term
Cross-culturally, a key task in agriculture mainly done by men is ______
Definition
Plowing
Term
What is the justification given by the village chief for leaving children that "never grow up" out in the bush?
Definition
They are evil spirits and will turn into snakes.
Term
Of the following cultures, fathers play the greatest role in infant care taking among the ______
Definition
Aka. Other options were, middle class euro-americans, the yanomani, middle and upper class people of japan, and none of the above.
Term
In Broken Limbs, the narrator sees little potential in sustainable agriculture
Definition
False
Term
Cultural anthropologists link the modes of reproduction to
Definition
The modes of livelihood
Term
Among many native american groups, homosexuality:

A. Was Subject to negative reactions from Euro-American culture.
B. Was institutionalized in a "third gender" role
C. Tends to be more accepted than among Euro-Americans
D. All of the Above
E. None of the above.
Definition
D. All of the above
Term
Bakary explains to Dettwyler why people in Dogo believe good food is wasted on children. What are the reasons he gives?

Children don't appreciate taste
They haven't worked hard to produce the food
Old people deserve the best food because they will die soon
All of the Above
Definition
All of the above.
Term
Which key nutrient did Dettwyler find was absent in the diets of people living in Dogo, and as a result, caused a larger than average number of goiters?
Definition
Iodine
Term
The theoretical perspective that views the Muslim taboo against eating meet from pigs in terms of the ecology and economy of the middle east is called
Definition
Don't know answer
Term
The kula is an example of
Definition
Balanced exchange
Term
When testing people for parasites, Dettwyler often transported bottles full of what substance on the bache (communal truck)
Definition
Feces
Term
While in Dogo, Dettwyler found that many adults were significantly taller than those living in the city of Magnambougou because they had more nutritious food.
Definition
False
Term
Cultural anthropologists have studied patterns of livelihood and consumption, but they have neglected the study of exchange
Definition
False
Term
According to the textbook, economic systems include three components: Production, consumption and sustainability.
Definition
False
Term
Compared to family farming, corporate farming is:
A. More geared to production for sale
B. Less reliant on capital
C. Declining in importance as an economic system in the US
D. More energy-efficient
E. none of the above: there are no differences between the two.
Definition
A
Term
An example of work that usually fits into the category of the informal sector is
Definition
Sex worker
Term
Before the arrival of outsiders and displacement from their land, the Ju/'hoansi made a living from
Definition
Foraging
Term
The concept of property relations that exists among traditional, undisturbed foragers is called the informal sector
Definition
False
Term
The mode of livelihood that depends mainly on herding animals and using their products is called
Definition
Pastoralism
Term
Because of missionary and gov't pressures, the Northwest Coast Indian potlatch system now
Definition
Exists among some, but not all, tribes where it is practiced in modified forms.
Term
One reason why foragers typically have low rates of population growth is because
Definition
Breast-feeding occurs over frequent and long periods of time, thereby suppressing ovulation.
Term
Maintaining the fallow period is essential for the sustainability of which system
Definition
Horticulture
Term
A country mentioned in the textbook in which the bride's virginity is highly valued is
Definition
Don't have answer.
Term
While puberty is a cross-culturally universal biological stage of life, adolescence is variously marker or unmarked
Definition
True
Term
When reading and evaluating ethnographies, what is NOT one of the concepts that professor Mares suggests thinking about?
Definition
Repatriation
Term
Among most agricultural societies sharing within the group is the norm
Definition
True
Term
The budgetary fund that deals with the need for repair of tools, weapons, and shelter is referred to as the ____
Definition
Don't Know Answer
Term
Kwashiorkor often develops when a child is weaned from the mother because the child is no loner getting an adequate source of carbohydrates
Definition
False
Term
The cultural process by which a male becomes a father is referred to as _____
Definition
Patrescence
Term
Pronatalism is most characteristic of which mode of livelihood
Definition
Agriculture
Term
Inequalities in consumption ______
A. Are generally more marked in industrial/informatic societies than in in non-industiral societies
B. Are often influenced by age
C. Are related to class differences in income level.
D. Have increased in post-Soviet Union Societies.
E. All of the Above
Definition
E
Term
Which Staple food do many Malians assume toubabs prefer
Definition
Rice
Term
According to Dettwyler, elders in Mali do not receive respect from their families and community.
Definition
False
Term
In contrast to an entitlement bundle based on owning your own land and producing your own food, entitlements that involve exchange are referred to as
Definition
Indirect entitlements
Term
According to Dettwyler, prices for good in Mali are fixed and are therefore, non-negotiable
Definition
False
Term
The Highest fertility rates worldwide are found among Christian groups of Canada and the US called the _____
Definition
Don't know answer
Term
If you work, earn wages, and have taxes taken out of your paycheck by the government, you are working in the ____ sector
Definition
Formal
Term
Dettwyler argues that the biggest cause of poverty in rural Mali is overpopulation
Definition
False
Term
Antisexuality is the term for a person's lack of sexual attraction or interest in sexual activity
Definition
False
Term
Most cultural anthropologists see economic globalization as beneficial, while economists emphasize its negative effect in non capitalist settings
Definition
False
Term
In the Middle East, Islami men accept in vitro fertilization in order to have a son.
Definition
FAlse
Term
Which animals did miranda, Dettwyler's daughter, get in trouble for chasing?
Definition
Chickens
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