MH Anthropology 5

Question 1

Applied anthropology is best distinguished from academic anthropology by its:

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Focus on using anthropological knowledge to address real-world problems

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Use of quantitative rather than qualitative methods

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Emphasis on historical rather than contemporary cultures

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Exclusive focus on non-Western societies

Question 2

The concept of 'cultural hegemony,' introduced by Antonio Gramsci and adopted by anthropologists, describes:

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The dominance of ruling-class ideas through cultural consent

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Military conquest of one culture by another

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Biological superiority claims used to justify colonialism

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The spread of a dominant culture through mass migration

Question 3

The 'demographic transition model' in anthropological demography describes the shift from:

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High birth and death rates to low birth and death rates

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Nomadic to sedentary population patterns

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Rural to urban population concentrations

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Subsistence to market-based economic systems

Question 4

In the anthropology of religion, Victor Turner's concept of 'communitas' refers to:

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A transient sense of equality and solidarity among ritual participants

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The hierarchical structure of religious institutions

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Sacred spaces set apart for religious ceremonies

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The community of deceased ancestors honored in ritual

Question 5

The concept of 'ethnocentrism' in anthropology refers to:

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Judging other cultures by the standards of one's own culture

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The study of ethnic minority groups within a society

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Centering indigenous perspectives in anthropological research

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The political advocacy for ethnic self-determination

Question 6

Which concept describes the anthropological phenomenon where colonized peoples selectively adopt and transform elements of the colonizer's culture?

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Transculturation

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Assimilation

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Syncretism

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Diffusion

Question 7

In contemporary debates about ethnographic authority, the 'Writing Culture' volume (1986) edited by Clifford and Marcus argued that:

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Ethnographic texts are rhetorical constructs that reflect the author's power position

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Anthropologists should abandon fieldwork in favor of archival research

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Quantitative methods are more objective than participant observation

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Indigenous peoples should not be subjects of anthropological study