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1. The research method used by most socio-cultural anthropologists is the survey method.
True
False
2. There is some evidence that the "placebo effect" has some basis in fact.
True
False
3. Which of the following countries has a concept of race that could best be described as a "color continuum?"
England
Singapore
the United States
Brazil
4. Social attitudes toward an illness can influence how a person experiences that particular condition.
True
False
5. "White privilege" is now considered to be a basic feature of race as lived experience in the United States.
True
False
6. The consumption of organ meats, such as liver, kidneys, or brains is an example of a "harmful traditional practice."
True
False
7. Ideas of "health," "good health," and what it means to be physically "healthy" are universal and consistent across cultures.
True
False
8. Which approach to health & illness seems to resonate most with Americans?
naturalistic
sociological
political economy
biomedical
9. Anorexia is not an example of a culture-bound illness.
True
False
10. "Jim Crow" laws were a system of laws designed to institutionalize:
racially homogamous marriages
legal segregation
state-supported medical care for the poor living in the rural South
different punishments in the criminal justice system for persons of different races
11. The idea that cultural boundaries should align with political boundaries is known as:
nationalism
conventionalism
conservatism
socialism
12. By the early 20th century, the idea of a ____-race classification system was widely accepted by many scholars and social philosophers.
five
two
three
four
13. The placebo effect is an example of a "mind-body connection."
True
False
14. An ethnic group is a group distinguished by shared cultural characteristics.
True
False
15. As cultural & social change occurs, especially if it is widespread and rapid, certain evolved traits in humans can become maladaptive.
True
False
16. Omi and Winant argued which of the following about race?
race categories emerge out of specific social, cultural, and historical circumstances
race categories are fixed and unlikely to change
race is a physical and socio-cultural reality
there is evidence of racial superiority among some groups
17. From a Functionalist point of view, nationalism is useful for the state because:
it creates loyalty and minimizes the risk of anomie
it promotes in-group marriages
nationalist ideologies tend to correlate with stronger communities and lower crime rates overall
it tends to foster greater economic production
18. A sense of powerlessness can contribute to anxiety and depression. This phenomenon has been seen among:
residents of isolated, rural areas
kids who attend boarding schools
children from affluent families
stay at home mothers
19. Traditionally and historically, if a child was born to a couple involving one "white" parent and one "non-white" parent, the child would be classified as:
white
biracial
non-white
mixed ethnic
20. Which of the following statements is the best reflection of the anthropological stance on race today?
There are clear biological and genetic distinctions and realities between groups
Race is not real biologically, but it is real socially and has real sociological and cultural implications
Race is real both biologically and culturally
Race is not real biologically or socially and really does not need to be examined
21. The process by which an inaccurate and false concept is transmitted through social institutions and common discourse so frequently that it comes to take on a life of its own and seem real is known as:
subjugation
reification
triangulation
transubstantiation
22. In cultures where critical resources (including food) are scarce, and rates of overall poverty high, it is common for:
children to marry before the age of 12
standards of ideal beauty to involve being "full-figured" or fat
men to consume synthetic drugs to maintain a certain body type
standards of beauty to involve being healthy while simultaneously being very thin
23. Numerous studies conducted by physical anthropologists since the 1970s reveal that distinct biological races do, in fact, exist.
True
False