Which of the following describes why kinship became a major concentration in Anthropology?
a.Kinship helps to create decent theory
b.Rights and obligations are defined through kinship
c.Kinship constructs society
d.All of the above
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QUESTION 2
Which of the following ARE characteristics of Bands? (check all that apply)
a.Foraging
b.Informal Leadership
c.Ranked social status
d.Low population density
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QUESTION 3
According to Claude Levi-Strauss marriage rules that are primarily proscriptive fall into which social structure?
a.Complex
b.Elementary
c.Primitive
d.Intermediate
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QUESTION 4
Which of the follow applies towards the definition of Modern Sovereignty? (Check all that apply)
a.The authority of a state to govern itself or another state
b.Supreme power or authority
c.A self-governing state
d.A King and Queen rule with absolute power
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QUESTION 5
Who are the major contributors to Kinship in Anthropology? (Check all that apply)
a.Edward B. Tylor
b.Lewis Henry Morgan
c.Margaret Mead
d.Claude Levi-Strauss
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QUESTION 6
What category of ethnography does Karen McCarthy Brown’s piece Mama Lola: A Vodou Priestess in Brooklyn fit into? (classical or experimental/interpretive) Explain your answer and using the slides and an example from Mama Lola to support your answer.
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QUESTION 7
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of tribes?
a.Pastoralism/Horticulture
b.Punishment/force through lineage/clan
c.Market economy
d.Low/medium population density
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QUESTION 8
What are the similarities and differences between Bands, Tribes, Chiefdoms and the State? How do these terms fit into a cultural evolutionary perspective?
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QUESTION 9
What is the “double bind’ of Native American Sovereignty within the United States according to Anthropologist Jessica Cattelino?
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QUESTION 10
According to Claude Levi-Strauss marriage rules that prohibit alliances between two groups within the generation following a marriage falls into which social structure?
a.A system of symbols that are real and factual
b.A system of beliefs and rituals concerned with supernatural beings, powers and forces
c.A system based on a fundamental flaw confusing dreams for reality
d.A system that is completely irrational and baseless
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QUESTION 11
The basis of all contemporary political systems is… (check all that apply)
a.Biopower
b.Bioethics
c.Biopolitics
d.Bioshock
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QUESTION 12
Which is true of non-centralized political systems?
a.Certain individuals and institutions hold power and control over resources
b.Multiple people hold power and control over resources
c.Power and control over resources are dispersed among members of society
d.None of the above
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QUESTION 13
According to Claude Levi-Strauss marriage rules that are primarily prescriptive falls into which social structure?
a.Civilized
b.Intermediate
c.Elementary
d.Complex
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QUESTION 14
An example of the sovereign exception where the state can create certain spaces where people don’t have access to rights and other sovereign nations have no say in decision processes would be…
a.Puerto Rico
b.Guantanamo Bay
c.The U.S. Virgin Islands
d.All of the above
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QUESTION 15
The !Kung San are an example of what type of political organization?
a.State
b.Band
c.Tribe
d.Chiefdom
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QUESTION 16
The internalization of external relations is the definition of ….
a.Modern Power
b.Governance
c.Subjectivity
d.Biopolitics
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QUESTION 17
What has marriage historically been based around and why? Give an example of a marriage practice discussed in class that demonstrates your argument.
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QUESTION 18
How and why did “cell warriors” bully child molesters/rapists in supermax solitary confinement? (hint: how is this related to subjectivity?)
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QUESTION 19
Which is true of centralized political systems?
a.Power and control over resources are dispersed among members of society
b.Certain individuals and institutions hold power and control over resources
c.Multiple people hold power and control over resources
d.No one holds power or control over resources
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QUESTION 20
Who are the major contributors to Kinship theory in Anthropology? (check all that apply)
Edward B. Tylor
Lewis Henry Morgan
Margaret Mead
Claude Levi-Strauss
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QUESTION 21
Explicit power that focuses on spatial placement of the body and a stripping away of certain rights and claims is referred to as…
a.Disciplinary Power
b.Modern Power
c.Sovereign Power
d.Carceral Power
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QUESTION 22
A Supreme power or authority is speaking towards…
a.Sovereign Power
b.Modern Power
c.Modern Sovereignty
d.None of the above
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QUESTION 23
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of chiefdoms?
a.Low population density
b.Extensive agriculture and intensive fishing
c.Ranked social stratification
d.Charismatic chief with limited power
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QUESTION 24
Which of the follow ARE characteristics of the state? (click all that apply)
a.High population density
b.Reciprocal economic exchange
c.Social stratification
d.Intensive agriculture
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QUESTION 25
Subtle power focused on behavior, time and productivity is referred to as…
a.Modern Power
b.Disciplinary Power
c.Sovereign Power
d.Carceral Power