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ANTH 102: Exam #3 Review
ANTH 102: Exam #3 Review
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1
Which of the following theorists believed that ideas can be just as powerful as economics in shaping society?
Emile Durkheim
Karl Marx
Marvin Harris
Max Weber
2
The complete collection of microorganisms in the body’s ecosystem is referred to as the
microbiome.
biodome
human ecosystem.
microsystem.
3
How do medical anthropologists distinguish between disease and illness?
as a natural entity versus a condition defined by the state
as a pathological condition versus a public expression of infirmity
as a natural entity versus a psychologically treatable condition
as a natural entity versus personal experience
4
The most susceptible to environmental vulnerability are
the Anthropocene.
the people who have benefited the least from globalization
global capitalists and consumers.
people and corporations who benefited most from reshaping the planet.
5
What is medical pluralism?
the inclusion of medical experts in the use of local healing methodologies
the local use of natural substances in healing remedies and practices
the comprehensive study of local systems of health and healing
the intersection of multiple cultural approaches to healing
6
Eduardo Kohn’s research in the Ecuadoran rain forest looks at ecological relationships between
Indigenous peoples and Western scientists.
ancestral spirits and spirit animals.
humans and glaciers.
humans, spirits, animals, and plants.
7
The study of ethnopharmacology emerged from efforts to compare systems of health and healing.
False
True
8
An anthropologist studying football in the US might find that taboos, sacred objects, & ___ are in almost constant use.
liminality
ritual
religion
anomie
9
What is one of the primary reasons why the study of religion in anthropology is difficult?
range of religions is so vast that it is not possible to study them
There is a wide range of local religious expression.
lack of variation in religious expression
Religion is no longer an important aspect of modern, secular societies.
10
Environmental anthropologists challenge Western philosophy’s binary way of looking at the distinction between
species and people.
human beings and nature.
the Anthropocene and the Holocene.
the environment and sustainability.
11
What did anthropologist George Gmelch note about baseball as an activity?
It was rife with skeptics.
It was rife with religious tenets.
It was rife with magic.
It was rife with Christian worship.
12
Katerina Teaiwa’s(Banaba ) deeply personal story
demonstrates a case of indigenous dispossession and cultural resilience.
ends with a second wave of forced relocation due to climate change.
celebrates the transformation of barren landscapes into farmland.
has a happy ending, in which the Banaba people repossessed their land
13
How do anthropologists define
biomedicine
?
the comparative study of local systems of health and healing
a practice that seeks to apply the principles of the natural sciences
the intersection of multiple cultural approaches to healing
the description of the local use of natural substances in healing remedies
14
Tribal members and their allies gathered at the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation to protest
the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL).
the Treaty of Fort Laramie.
deep-sea drilling and fracking.
the expropriation of Indigenous land
15
What did Lutz and Collins conclude after their investigation of
National Geographic
photos?
They depict the harsh realities of life in different places.
open up a broad perspective that most readers would otherwise never see.
help readers remember that ppl of the world are more alike than different.
They avoid images that might disrupt readers’ views of the world.
16
What is driving the expansion of the human ecological footprint?
the collapse of the nation-state
sustainability
ecological overshoot
consumerism
17
Durkheim argued that which of the following was key to allowing a society to regenerate its sense of social solidarity?
anomie
ritual
worship
sacrifice
18
Anthropology is interested in questions regarding the ultimate truth or falsity of any religion
True
False
19
Multispecies ethnography attempts to
exclusively study the impacts of humans on ecological systems.
reimagine humans as part of ecosystems that we affect & that affect us
study several endangered species at once
study ecological systems before human intervention.
20
Which of the following is considered a type of magic that involves performances that reproduce the desired result?
rite of passage
contagious magic
imitative magic
ritual magic
21
Creative expression and communication often associated with the general population is considered
popular art.
art.
fine art.
primitive art.
22
Ethnomedicine focuses on doctors of different races and ethnicities
False
True
23
What is the first stage in Turner's rites of passage.
liminality
separation
Reaggregation/Reincorporation
ritual
24
What is reflected in decisions about what to display as fine art?
artistic skill and prowess
gender equality
wealth and power stratification
egalitarianism
25
From the anthropological perspective, an individual patient’s experience of sickness is considered to be
universally defined.
culturally defined.
defined by a doctor.
a matter of personal interpretation.
