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Anthro Quiz 4
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Anthropology
Undergraduate 1
05/01/2012

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Which kind of anthropologist examines the role of law and judicial processes in maintaing the dominance of powerful groups through criminatory practices rather than protecting less powerful people.
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Critical legal anthropologist
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Why is Laurie Thorp considered to be part of the magic of the garden?
Definition
She isn't part of the school.
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Whose voice do we NOT hear in the Pull of the Earth
Definition
Parents with children at Jonesville Elementary
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In contrast to laws that are formal and written, _____ are unwritten and informal understandings about proper behavior
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Norms
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Worldwide, membership in Alcoholics Anonymous is increasing
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True
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Both enthographies we have been reading deal with childhood hunger
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True.
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What is the way of determining innocence or guilt in which the accused person is put to a test that may be painful, stressful, or fatal
Definition
Trial by ordeal
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Saying that "race" is a social construct means that it has no consequences for people's daily lives or how they are treated.
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False
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Democratization is easiest when transitioning from a highly authoritarian socialist regime.
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False
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While there are many examples of women leaders in states, anthropologists have found no examples of when leaders in other forms of political organization
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False
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No successful cases of women's cooperatives have been documented cross-culturally
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False
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The term used to refer to groups of people who are displaced or dispersed from their original homeland is ______ population
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diaspora
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Social control in small-scale societies is centered around. Answer is all of the above.
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Maintenance of social relationships, norms, informal enforcement, and the use of personalize mechanisms such as gossip or shunning.
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In the tribal form of political organizations, leadership tends to be based on
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Achievement. Not, heredity, strength, luck, or ascribed status..
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Social ranking on the basis of caste is
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An ascribed system
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Name one thing that the children at JS wanted to bring home from the garden
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Seeds
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A person's class position is
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usually measured in terms of income level
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In chapter 5, how our garden grows, thorp chose to correct the children's spelling mistakes in the reflections on their experiences in the garden
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False
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Capital punishment is most commonly used in tribal forms of political organization
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False
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What is one function of fraternities and sororities mentioned in class?
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Bringing together groups of people with similar interests and goals. establishing connections between members.
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The CO-MADRES organization demonstrates that
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Got it wrong but am going with: Personal interests can mix with political interests.
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In large scale-societies, punishment is often legitimized through supernatural forces and their ability to affect people
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False
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Name one thing that the children at JS are hungry for (or harvest) other than food?
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Left blank
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According to Kristan Small, the teacher at Jonesville Elementary, "real learning" is best done through standardized and state-mandated curriculum and testing.
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False
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The category of big man/big woman leadership is most characteristic of which cultural region.
Definition
I said central america and got it wrong. other options are middle east, mainland southeast asia, melanesia and the south pacific, and japan.
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The Kuna people, known for their matrilineal descent and colorful molls, live mainly in the country of.
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Left blank. Options are Costa Rica, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil, and Mexico.
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The maintenance of a full-time, standing army is a characteristic of the form of political organization known as the
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State
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Activist groups are always against the government
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False
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Tattoos are universally associated with low-status members of society
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False
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Leadership in bands is
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Informal
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Agricultural and credit cooperatives are the most common forms of cooperatives
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True
Term
Daniel, the university student who volunteered at Jonesville, had an easy and completely enjoyable time working the school garden program.
Definition
False
Term
_____ is the term for the ability to use force in order to bring about results
Definition
Power
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India's traditional system of social ranking is referred to as the _____ system
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caste
Term
A structurist view of youth gang violence sees it as a result of
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Poverty and constricted economic opportunities
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Formal taxation most characterizes which form of political organization
Definition
State
Term
The country of _____ imprisons more people than any other country in the world.
Definition
US
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The form of political organization typically found among horticulturalists is the band.
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False
Term
The conflict in Northern Ireland between the Irish Catholics and English Protestants is an example of which form of conflict
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Sectarian Conflict
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The form of exchange most common among friends is _____
Definition
I left it blank.
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A band is a form of political organization associated with
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Foragers
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The subfield of anthropology that addresses issues of social order and conflict resolution is
Definition
legal anthropology
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Influence refers to a way of gaining a desired end without the use of force
Definition
True
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Name one nation that has constituted a threat to state stability and control
Definition
I didn't know.
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Which of the following is an ascribed status
Definition
Queen of England
Term
According to the film clip we watched in class, which major historical event led to increased racial profiling of Muslim Americans in the Us
Definition
9/11
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According to the film clim we watched on racial profiling in class, "Face the Truth," only men are impacted by racial profiling
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False
Term
An example of an ascribed position is
Definition
Prince William
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New social movements commonly use which form of communication
Definition
Facebook
Term
The occupy wall Street movement is an example of what kind of social movement
Definition
Left blank.
Term
BONUS
The conflict in Rwanda between the hutus and the Tutsis is an example of what kind of conflict
Definition
I said genocide and got it wrong.
Term
BONUS
What is one symbol of the special power that the President of the United States holds?
Definition
Secret service
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BONUS
Which insect did Daniel and the children at Jonesville find "mating" in the garden?
Definition
Grasshopper.
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