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1
Franz Boas is NOT famous for which of the following:
A)established the theoretical approach known as diffusionism.
B)insisted on data gathered through participant observation.
C)taught A.L. Kroeber and Margaret Mead.
D)established the theoretical program known a historicalism.
2
The data on planned changed programs analyzed by George Foster after World War II pointed to a major stimulant for change. Recent globalization studies on tourism again point to this major stimulant. The stimulate is a desire for
A)prestige.
B)land.
C)social stability.
D)economic gain.
3
Colonialism is slightly different from Imperialism because Colonialism implies
A)cultural influence.
B)territorial government.
C)authority.
D)political dominance.
4
Most cultural change happens through
A)innovation.
B)diffusion.
C)inventions.
D)internal sources.
5
The Human Terrain System program
A)originated as part of Project Camelot.
B)began in the Colonial period.
C)is designed to aid the U.S. military.
D)is a program to aid countries struck by disasters.
6
Raikas did not sell their camel's milk because
A)camels were more likely to become diseased.
B)they believed their god created them to care for camels.
C)the local people were vegans, who kept a taboo against drinking milk.
D)camel's milk does not last as long as cow's milk.
7
The goal of Project Camelot was to
A)spy on the Chilean government.
B)interfere in South American politics.
C)understand factors that contribute to political revolution.
D)develop counterinsurgency strategies for Chile.
8
Farmers in New Mexico ultimately rejected higher yield hybrid corn because the corn
A)was prone to disease.
B)didn't taste as good.
C)did not grow as well as promised.
D)was difficult to sell.
9
The Spanish American farmers did not continue planting the new hybrid corn due to this barrier to change:
A)prestige.
B)relative values.
C)group dynamics.
D)economics.
10
Which of the following terms associated with global change is enjoying new popularity among anthropological scholars?
A)Colonialism
B)Imperialism
C)Hegemony
D)Acculturation
11
When the farmers of Vila Nova, Brazil planted their lands in sisal to sell on the world market, they experienced
A)increased wealth.
B)greater status.
C)shorter work days.
D)malnutriton.
12
Ethnographic data from recent urbanization studies of urban Mexican-American and Anglo-Americans in southern California showed that
A)families were increasingly isolated from kin.
B)reciprocal kin economic, social, and emotional relationships diminished.
C)extended family continued to be important.
D)both groups were geographically separated from kin.





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