Understanding Other Cultures

1. Describe, in detail, one of the components of the religious beliefs of each: the Hopi and the Australian Aboriginals
2. Which of the following is challenge of being Muslim in China?
3. Name a religious revitilization movement and describe the practices and goals of that particular movement
4. Reflecting on the film The House I Live In, what was one major inconsistency in US drug laws which was revealed in the film and how does that disproportionately impact one or many communities.
5. Name one of the four major theoretical approach to medical anthropology. Give an example of that approach, and one of the potential limitations of it.
6. As described in lecture and the book, Nancy Scheper-Hughes’ work in a favela in northeastern Brazil demonstrated a serious problem with medicalization of poverty. Describe that problem
7. Describe one applied application of anthropology. Explain how anthropologists approached their contribution to this particular problem or issue, and what the impact of that approach was/is.
8. Describe a way development had a negative impact on some cultural groups and provide an example.
9. What is an example of how diffusion occurs and describe an unanticipated ramification/consequence of that diffusion.
10. Compare and contrast the differences between growth oriented development and sustainable development.
11. Which of the following impacts the varied impacts of acculturation?

A.

Frequency of contact

B.

Amiability of contact

C.

Degree of cultural difference

D.

A and C

E.

All of the Above

12.
______ is a model of change based on the belief in the inevitable advance of science and Western secularism.

13. How did the people of Kerala force developmental change at the state level and what were two of the positive outcomes of that change.

14.
One of the strategies of growth oriented development is to increase funding on public services, like schools and healthcare.
TRUE
FALSE

15. What is one of the features of industrial agriculture and what is the social implication of that feature.
16. Imagine you are an anthropologist, preparing to conduct fieldwork on the Trobriand Islands of Papua New Guinea. Briefly describe how you would develop an ethical research project, what methods you would use, and how to prepare for the logistics of fieldwork.
17. Describe two ways that individuals acquire culture.
18. Wearing a Native American war bonnet for Halloween, or using other sacred aspects of another culture for one’s own entertainment or economic gain, is an example of ___________________.
19. Describe the similarities and differences between the division of labor in two of the modes of production.
20. Which of the following are features of the industrial mode of reproduction?

A.

Stratified reproduction

B.

Population aging

C.

Pronatalism

D.

A and B

E.

All of the Above

21. What are two ways that culture can influence gender, starting from infancy?
22. Give an example of an ascribed status, and explain why it has the potential to be problematic.
23. Extra credit: Describe two anthropological ideas, theories, or methods and that you will use in your future career endeavors.

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