Cultural Anthropology – Chapter 9 Test (6th ed)
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The CO-MADRES organization demonstrates that
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A. organizations with political motives are dominated by male leaders in Latin America. B. the key issue uniting women in this case is the provision of food and basic needs for poor mothers. C. women's groups mostly focus on issues related to the domestic domain. D. personal interests can mix with political interests.(c)
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Bonds based on friendship are
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A. one of the most over-studied topics of cultural anthropology. B. most common in foraging cultures where all relationships are \"face-to-face.\" C. probably found in all cultures. (c) D. more common among youth than among adults.
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The Latin American term for indigenous people who have \"mixed\" with the dominant group is ___________.
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A. criollos B. mestizaje C. mulatos D. cafetada
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Research on college campuses in the U.S. reveals that fraternities and sororities construct a sense of belonging through identical rituals.
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false
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The ________ system of legalized racial stratification and segregation has recently been brought to an end in South Africa.
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A. colored B. caste C. apartied (c) D. class
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Social ranking on the basis of caste is
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A. of great ritual importance in India but has no economic or political importance. B. no longer an operational social system in India. C. an ascribed system. (c) D. an example of a primary social group.
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Many body modifiers in the U.S. are motivated to alter their bodies through a wish to belong with a specific group of people.
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true
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A feature that unites the Masta Liu of Samoa is
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A. shared unemployment. (c) B. the fact that they came from households with no resident father. C. a shared sense of in-born power and privilege. D. their shared position as last-born sons with no claim to the family property
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According to case study of friendship in Andalucia, Spain,
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A. gender roles explain the different types of friends men and women have. B. women's friends are also neighbors. C. men's friendships are built on work roles and reinforced through socializing outside work. D. all of the above. (c) E. none of the above.
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Groups formed to help protect the ecology in contemporary nations fit in the category of civil society.
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true
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In Africa, youths who go through circumcision rituals together are said to constitute
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A. age sets. (c) B. non-mainstream groups. C. secondary groups. D. cooperatives.
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Dalits are
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A. the most oppressed social category in India. (c) B. the most oppressed social category in Brazil. C. an example of an age set. D. the warrior males among the Maasai.
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Which of the following is an ascribed status?
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A. president of the United States B. prime minister of England C. Olympic medal winner D. Queen of England. (c)
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The term used in some US fraternities to describe gang rape of a woman is a/an
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A. \"brother thing.\" B. \"train.\" (c) C. \"party.\" D. \"event.\"
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The Chinese Women's Movement
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A. is a clear example of civil society in action. B. functions alongside the Chinese government, but is not connected to the government. C. is an example of a state-created organization. (c) D. has had no positive impact on women's education in China.
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A structurist view of youth gang violence sees it as a result of
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A. lack of proper child socialization. B. absence of a father figure in the family. C. poverty and constricted economic opportunities. (c) D. genetics.
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An example of achieved status is the caste system in India.
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In villages in India, a group of people who control most of the land and may also be the numerical majority are referred to as
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A. the primary group. B. civil society. C. a diaspora population. D. the dominant caste. (c)
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A social group in which ritual is important in reinforcing bonding is
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A. youth gangs. B. body piercers. C. fraternities. D. All of the above. E. None of the above.
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Tattoos are universally associated with low-status members of society.
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false
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A person's class position is
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A. closely correlated with his/her religion. B. usually measured in terms of income level. (c) C. almost completely ascribed. D. determined mainly by ethnicity.
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_____________________ is a sense of group identity based on a shared sense of identity.
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A. Diaspora B. Race C. Culture D. All of the above. (c) E. None of the above.
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Ethnicity, race, and culture are terms that are synonymously in anthropology.
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true
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Two features of traditional Roma life are
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A. all of the above, depending on the context. B. goat herding and migration. C. migration and marginality. (c) D. horticulture and fallowing.
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According to the constitution of India, discrimination on the basis of class is against the law.
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false (caste)
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A social group in which ritual is important in reinforcing bonding is
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A. youth gangs. B. body piercers. C. fraternities. D. All of the above. E. None of the above. (c)
