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80 Cards in this Set
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The Hui Muslims of Xi'an, China, believe that the kinds of food one eats affect a person's essence and behavior.
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true
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The major geographic region in which cargo cults emerged after World War II is __________.
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melanesia
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__________ is a spring festival popular among Hindus.
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Holi
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The Five Pillars of Islam include profession of faith in Allah, daily prayer, fasting, contributing alms to the poor, and pilgrimage to __________.
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Mecca
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According to current anthropological thinking, religion is best defined as
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beliefs and behavior concerning supernatural beings and powers
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When a person sticks pins in a doll named "Fred" while saying magical spells aimed at harming a real person named Fred, anthropologists call this
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imitative magic.
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Religious pluralism is
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a condition in which incoming religions and local religions coexist as separate traditions.
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According to anthropologists, the religious role of shaman or shamanka
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involves a direct relationship with the supernaturals.
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The sense of belonging that develops among pilgrims from diverse backgrounds is called
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communitas
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The expression of religious beliefs in indirect statements is referred to as
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myth.
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magic
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is practiced in many contemporary situations of uncertantity
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An example of a ritual of inversion is
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Carnival.
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Handling poisonous snakes as part of worship is found in
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some Christians sects of the eastern United States.
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The Islamic Feast of the Sacrifice is an example of a
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seasonal ritual.
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Carnival is associated with which "world religion"?
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Christianity
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The Shan of Thailand believe that their tattoos
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all of the above..?
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An example of a life-cycle ritual is
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a puberty ceremony.
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According to cultural materialism, human sacrifice and cannibalism among the ancient Aztecs are best understood
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as a way the elite maintain power by providing food for the masses.
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Which of the following statements about indigenous African religions is accurate?
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They include myths about a rupture that once occurred between the creator deity and humans.
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Unlike other Chinese people, the Hui view ___________ as an impure food.
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pork
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Among the Temiar of Malaysia, both economic roles and musical roles of men and women are completely segregated from each other.
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false
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Research on tourism in the coal-mining region of Appalachian Virginia revealed the difficulty between accurately representing the people's lives and meeting tourists' expectations.
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true
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Compared to other world regions, __________ stands out by relative the absence of flowers in its art.
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africa
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__________ is an important part of Gullah culture and its industry.
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sweetgrass baskets
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Brazilian musica sertaneja draws heavily on U.S. __________ music.
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country
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In contrast to art historians, cultural anthropologists studying art focus on
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all of the above
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The game of cricket in the Trobriand Islands
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none of the above
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Urban architecture emerged with which form of political organization?
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state
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Cultural anthropologists' analysis of sports tends to interpret them as
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"microcosms" of the larger society in which they take place.
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Kathakali refers to a form of
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indian theatre
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Ethno-esthetics
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all of the above
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The "Hawai'ian Renaissance" refers to
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revitalization of a traditional dance form in Hawai'i.
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The term for the study of music within a specific culture is
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ethno-musicology.
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A form of architecture associated with pastoralism is the
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yert
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An example of change in Japanese interior design is
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all of the above
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In India, the sport of male wrestling is associated with
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self-control and spiritually-guided discipline, like yoga.
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The anthropology of tourism has mainly been concerned with
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how Western tourism affects indigenous peoples.
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The Gullah culture in South Carolina is known for all of the following except
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intricately carved gourds.
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Which of the following statements about the Waanyi Women's History Project in Northern Queensland is not accurate?
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The anthropologist consultant who collects and records narratives has the rights to publish findings when the project is completed.
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Safari tours in Africa are an example of
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cultural tourism.
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People in the armed forces are not considered migrants because they are based in one location.
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false
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The Maya in Guatemala suffered from genocide during a 36-year civil war.
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true
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Thousands of Maya refugees from the Guatemalan civil war fled to neighboring Belize.
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false
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The continuous labor migration of a person from one place to another and then back is termed __________.
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wage labor migration
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Within the Republic of Guatemala, the Maya Indians constitute about __________ percent of the country's population.
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40
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Funds that migrants send to their families back home are called __________.
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remittances
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One aspect of the argument about the migration of laborers from Haiti to the Dominican Republic to cut cane is
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whether or not the migration is undertaken voluntarily.
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A distinguishing feature of the "new immigration" is
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all of the above.
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Among Salvadoran immigrants to Long Island,
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low-wage work that other Americans are unwilling to do is mainly the kind of work that Salvadorans can get.
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The process by which immigrants help bring and settle relatives and friends is called
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chain migration.
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In migration studies, the "push-pull theory" refers to
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the attraction of migrating from rural to urban areas.
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The UN provision for the "right of return" applies to
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refugees who wish to return to their homeland.
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Asian women are the fastest growing category of
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labor migrants.
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Development-induced displacement
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all the above
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Transnational migration
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affects the migrant's sense of identity and citizenship.
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In Palermo, Italy, attitudes of local people to immigrants is best characterized as
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none of the above.
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An example of a migrant group that has faced persecution and discrimination in their home areas is the
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all of the above.
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Which of the following statements about the new immigrant groups in the United States is not accurate?
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The South Asian Indian population in the United States is one of the poorer immigrant groups.
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Asian women are the fastest-growing category of
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labor migrants.
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Since the 13th century, the _________ has been considered a basic human right.
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right of return
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International development projects always have a positive effect on human rights.
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false
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The only successful slave revolt in history occurred in Haiti.
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true
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Nunavut Province is the oldest of Canada's provinces.
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false
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The promotion of cultural heritage as a basis for development can both help to preserve a culture and damage and destroy it.
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true
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To the east, Haiti is bordered by the __________.
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dominican republic
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The last stage in the development project cycle is __________.
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project evaluation
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__________ is the attempt, through planning and intervention, to bring the benefits of modernization to countries.
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Growth-oriented
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The approach to development which emphasizes the need for socially equitable benefits is called __________.
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distributional development
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As a percentage of the world's population, indigenous peoples count for roughly
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five percent.
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A major multilateral development organization is
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all of the above.
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When reforestation projects in Haiti were failing, an anthropologist was consulted and was able to offer useful advice concerning
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the problem of sociocultural fit.
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Women's organizations for change
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have been successful in increasing women's access to credit.
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"Indigenous people's development" seeks
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rights to resources.
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The transfer of an idea or practice from one culture to another is referred to as
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diffusion.
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The approach in anthropology that seeks to make ongoing development projects more culturally suitable and sensitive is
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traditional development anthropology.
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Development anthropologists were first hired to work in which phase of the project cycle?
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project evaluation.
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The Euro-American notion about how progress comes from the application of science and technology is linked to the model of social change called
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modernization.
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The case of "snowmobiles for the Saami" revealed
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the importance of performing a social impact assessment before introducing new technology.
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Which of the following statements about Haiti is not accurate?
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The slave revolution in the 1700s was successful.
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Which of the following statements about the Society of Muslim Women in Kazakhstan is not accurate?
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SMW members have little funding but do have some professional training.
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