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Q: The drugs used to treat __________ are the most often stolen prescriptions and the most abused drugs in the United States today. A) ADHD B) cancer C) heart disease D) glaucoma

Q: Humans' major mode of adaptation, which enables them to live effectively in diverse environments, is a. education. b. culture. c. bureaucracy. d. religion. e. biology.

Q: Compared to other industrialized nations, the United States ranks highest in terms of granting women access to political leadership roles.

Q: Suburbanization was __________. A) a naturally occurring event B) discouraged by the federal government C) encouraged by the federal government D) not profiting developers

Q: According to the text, the poor nations remain poor because __________. A) the fertility rate in developed nations is declining B) powerful nations continue to exploit the labor of less developed nations C) the poor continue to rely on social welfare instead of seeking employment D) of the increase in the availability of productive land

Q: Americans' faith in education is based on the assumption that a democratic society requires a(n) __________.

Q: The gradual process of making beneficial adjustments to the environment is called a. adjustment. b. adaption. c. adaptation. d. acclimatization. e. alteration.

Q: Why does anthropology matter? Discuss the contributions of the discipline and the role of applied anthropology in our world today.

Q: The science whose primary focus is the study of drugs that affect the mind is called __________. A) psychopharmacology B) psychiatry C) pharmacology D) psychology

Q: Discuss the ethical dilemmas that anthropologists face, who they owe special obligations to, and how they address the dilemmas they face.

Q: Describe the use of fieldwork as it applies to all four subfields of anthropology.

Q: The everyday fun and games of school children are actually power play where gender is constructed and enacted.

Q: What does Stephen Jay Gould mean when he says, "[t]he greatest impediment to scientific innovation is usually a conceptual lock, not a factual lock"?

Q: In regards to the question of ethics, as pointed out in your textbook, the kinds of research carried out by anthropologists, and the settings within which they work, raise a number of important moral questions about the use and abuse of their knowledge. What are some moral questions raised by anthropological research?

Q: According to the U.S. Census Bureau, an urban area is any town, city, or village __________. A) with 2,500 or more inhabitants B) with 25,000 or more inhabitants C) with 250,000 or more inhabitants D) that has grown by at least 25 percent in the last ten years.

Q: Discuss the concept of globalization and its impact on human communities all over the world.

Q: In 2012, __________ had the most billionaires in the world. A) Germany B) China C) Russia D) the United States

Q: Describe how anthropology is, at the same time, a social/behavioral science, a natural science, and one of the humanities.

Q: When Pedro's mom was in middle school, she spent a lot of time memorizing facts and dates. Pedro does not think these skills are particularly useful in today's global world. Instead, he would rather focus on thinking outside the box, thinking sociologically, and developing good people skills. He would like to __________. A) restructure society B) reform the educational philosophy of schools C) become a dropout D) reduce class sizes

Q: Discuss the role of traditional healers in the fight against HIV/AIDS in Africa.

Q: Alcohol is more commonly consumed by __________. A) Whites B) Blacks C) Hispanics D) Asian Americans

Q: What is a holistic perspective, and how does this define anthropology? Give an example.

Q: Because of Title IX, discrimination against women in sports has disappeared.

Q: Although some middle-class Blacks have moved to the suburbs, others suburban residents are mostly __________. A) Asian immigrants B) Latino immigrants C) upper-middle-class Whites D) rappers and hip-hop video models

Q: The richest 2 percent of adults own more than __________ percent of the world's household wealth. A) 10 B) 30 C) 50 D) 90

Q: Discuss the Garbage Project of Tucson. What kinds of research is Dr. Rathje doing? What kinds of questions could you answer from garbage?

Q: Jim has done some research about education in other countries and is appalled at what he sees when he compares the United States. He is most concerned about the amount of time U.S. schoolchildren spend in school. He is a proponent of __________ as a part of school reform. A) less standardized testing B) more physical education C) a shorter school day and year D) a longer school day and year

Q: Create an example of an ethical issue that might confront an anthropologist, and explore how it could be resolved.

Q: What is the "anthropological perspective"?

Q: Alcohol abuse is associated with __________. A) Cirrhosis of the liver B) Anorexia C) ADHD D) Lung cancer

Q: Discuss the challenges involved in ethnographic fieldwork and its contributions to our contemporary world.

Q: Describe the work of forensic anthropologists and the applied contributions they make to society and our global world.

Q: There are numerous ways in which children's books still perpetuate stereotypical images.

Q: Discuss the characteristics of participant-observation and what this method contributes to ethnographic understanding.

Q: The most dramatic population shift in the United States in the past fifty years has been of people moving from __________. A) cities to suburbs B) farms to metropolitan areas C) suburbs to rural areas D) large cities to small cities

Q: How is anthropology considered both a humanity and a science?

Q: How does the systemic imperative benefit the power elite? Describe the ways in which the systemic imperative is biased towards the status quo.

Q: It is the goal of anthropologists to know how biology and culture do and do not influence each other. Using examples from each subdiscipline of anthropology, describe how anthropologists attain that goal.

Q: Josie agrees with the results from the Project Star initiative and other research about the importance of school and class size. She would be in favor of efforts to __________. A) increase class size B) decrease class size C) desegregate schools D) segregate schools

Q: Cigarette smokers are at increased risk for __________. A) Cirrhosis of the liver B) Anorexia C) ADHD D) Lung cancer

Q: "Gender" refers to patterns of difference and domination through distinctions between women and men that organize the social world.

Q: Identify the ways that each of the subfields can be applied.

Q: What is "transplant tourism"? Why is this a topic of applied anthropology?

Q: Distinguish between the concepts of theory, hypothesis, and doctrine.

Q: To make a profit off of real estate in urban areas by anticipating future gentrification, a landlord could __________. A) decrease the rent to keep the current residents in place B) withhold apartments from the housing market for long-term investment C) buy expensive property and convert them to rental property for the poor D) rent apartments to new immigrants who are underemployed

Q: What does it mean to say that anthropology is one of the most "human" of the human sciences?

Q: Why it is problematic that the information we receive is increasingly under monopolized control? How do these monopolies affect social, cultural, and political landscape?

Q: What is a holistic perspective?

Q: __________ is an indicator that the situation for poor children will worsen significantly. A) The slowly shrinking gap between the affluent and poor B) The increasing number of minority students C) The aging of society that will likely lead to increased tax revenue for education D) The fact that since Brown v. Board of Education schools have gotten more integrated every year

Q: __________ is another name for methamphetamine. A) Coke B) Crank C) Crack D) Coco

Q: The __________ social movements have been aimed at overcoming gender inequality.

Q: What is participant observation, and why is it considered the hallmark of ethnographic fieldwork?

Q: Name three forces that contribute to the expansion of globalization.

Q: Briefly identity the two early anthropologists, Franz Boas and Matilda Coxe Stevenson.

Q: The racist myth in the United States about Black inner-city neighborhoods is that __________. A) these neighborhoods are actually the best places to raise children B) historical discrimination has led to some of the extreme conditions in these neighborhoods C) they leave the urban areas to follow Whites to the suburbs D) they are run down because Blacks lack pride and middle-class values

Q: How was a forensic anthropologist able to assist in unraveling the mysteries of the Argentinian desaparecidos?

Q: Describe the reasons that the inequality gap in the United States has risen dramatically. How has U.S. tax policy contributed to the widening gap? What are the consequences of recent tax policies?

Q: To which three groups are anthropologists primarily responsible ethically?

Q: Empirical studies have demonstrated conclusively that investing in preschool programs for the poor __________. A) has no long-term effects B) saves money in the long run C) is not financially viable D) is not nearly as important as focusing on race

Q: How does the understanding of organ transplants vary between Japan and the United States?

Q: Methamphetamine is a(n) __________. A) narcotic B) amphetamine C) depressant D) hallucinogen

Q: How do linguists contribute to our understanding of the past?

Q: Gender inequality is financially __________ for men.

Q: Public school in the U.S. are separate and unequal. The more affluent middle class tends to __________. A) home school their children to keep them away from students of color B) use their monetary resources to pay students of color to leave the neighborhood schools C) move to the suburbs and have their children attend mostly-white schools D) send their children to the most underfunded schools with the hope that gentrification will begin

Q: Why are U.S. corporations shifting more and more of their total assets outside the United States? What are the consequences of the shift in production to other countries?

Q: Compare and contrast ethnography and ethnology.

Q: Critics of the current educational philosophy of schools assert that __________. A) the present system focuses too much on nurturing the natural curiosity of children B) schools reflect society's competitive and repressive nature C) schools produce people who need to please only themselves D) there is not enough ability tracking to truly make a positive difference

Q: Describe cultural resource management and explain its significance to anthropology.

Q: Heroin, which is a(n) __________, is very addictive. A) opiate B) amphetamine C) form of marijuana D) hallucinogen

Q: Explain the term hypothesis, and provide an example of it in anthropology.

Q: Although limited in how much it can explain, __________ , which takes into account individual characteristics such as experience and education, is still a useful theory.

Q: The healthcare problems associated with the disinvestment in urban centers include which of the following? A) More people are able to afford quality treatment. B) More city residents are unable to find quality healthcare. C) The proportion of hospitals there that are owned by for-profits has increased. D) Urban areas are some of the healthiest places in the United States.

Q: Archaeologists attempt to recover information about past human cultures, some of which left no written records. Explain how they would go about that task.

Q: Name the four fields (subdisciplines) of anthropology and briefly describe each one.

Q: Emerging technologies have ethical implications with impact on anthropological fieldwork.

Q: What did Karl Marx mean when he discussed the inherent contradictions of capitalism? What has the passage of time shown us about those hypothetical contradictions?

Q: The current Code of Ethics for anthropology is devised and implemented by the American Association of Practicing Anthropologists.

Q: Culture shock occurs when the anthropologist becomes personally disoriented and depressed while in the field.

Q: Discuss how individuals' collective efforts have contributed to changes in the social conditions of racial minorities.

Q: The hallmark of all anthropological fieldwork is participant observation.