Cultural Anthropology Final Exam

Front 1

Regarding social and cultural change, from the video Meiji: Asia's Response to the West, Japan's motivation for modernizing and rapid industrialization was

Back 1

to avoid being dominated by western powers, as China was during the 19th century

Front 2

Discussing the value of anthropology, Fedorak argues that the goal is

Back 2

not to change opinions about the practices of others, but to come to understand that thoes practices are not one-dimensional, and that not everyone agrees with Western perspectives

Front 3

Language is analogous to culture. Just as culture provides a cognitive map guiding human behaviors, langue is believed to guide the way humans perceive the world around them. The notion that language is how humans view the world around them is proposed in

Back 3

the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

Front 4

The video Anthropologists at Work shows anthropologists engaged in

A)
excavating the oldest known African American cometary in the US.

B)
studying terrace agricultural among the Navajo.

C)
consulting on bilingual education programs in schools.

D)
researching how workers in an auto factory direct blame for actions that disrupt the assembly line.

E)
all of the above

Back 4

E) All of the above

Front 5

Why are Americans characterized as "sentimental" imperialists in Asia?

Back 5

Because American cultural imperialism was regarded as benefical to others

Front 6

From the Pacific Centruy episode Sentimental Imperialists, factors that influenced America to become an imperial power in Asia were

A)
"white man's burdon"

B)
ethnocentrism

C)
gaining access to Asian markets

D)
promoting Christianity

E)
all of the above

Back 6

E) All of the above

Front 7

Factors that influenced America to become an imperial power in Asia include

A)
ethnocentric notions of civilizing others by spreading Christianity

B)
to stop the spread of communism

C)
to open new frontiers for an expanding American population

D)
to learn about other cultures and incorporate their morals an values into the American mainstream

E)
A and B only

Back 7

E) A and B only

Front 8

Why do anthropologists take a cultural relativistic approach?

Back 8

It allows them to try and understand a cultural group based on how the people understand themselves and the world around them; and thus not judge other cultures using the standards of their own.