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Quiz 3
Introduction to cultural anthropology
Decide which questions to answer for a total of 30 points. (There is a total of 40 points possible.)
If you do more, I will count extra points as extra credit.
Quiz questions
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Explain generalized reciprocity and balanced reciprocity as economic strategies.
What were the lessons about generalized and balanced reciprocity that the Counts learned
as described in Too Many Bananas, Not enough Pineapples, and No Watermelon at all.
(Lecture and handout)
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3
Define egalitarian, ranked, and stratified societies. Under which category does the United States
fit? Why? (lecture and ‘Humanity’)
Define hegemony and radical critique? (lecture)
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Choose to answer either question 4 or question 5 but not both
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Answer
either
question 4 or
question 5
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Who’s Counting, about New Zealand economist Marilyn Waring. A. In the film, what are
several examples of confronting hegemony and of radical critique? B. What men, women, and
children are negatively affected by the limitations of the international economic system? How
and Why? C. How might beliefs about the current systems of accounting inhibit or even prevent
certain kinds of creative solutions to environmental and economic crises? (Beliefs such as: It’s
common sense. That’s just the way it is and there’s nothing we can do about it. It’s inevitable. It’s
the best possible system. Etc. etc.) D. How might we create a system that is more conducive to
equitability and sustainable livelihood? What can be done?
The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race: A. What does Diamond have to say
about agriculture? How is Diamond’s analysis an example of a radical critique? B. What are
specific examples of scientific comparison that anthropologist Jared Diamond uses to illustrate his
point about agriculture and health in the past as well as health for many many people in the
present? C. What are several specific reasons Diamond gives for asserting that agriculture may be
problematic to human health and sustainable livelihood? How does Diamond back up his claims?
D. Why is it difficult for most people in North America to conceive of agriculture being a problem?
What are some statistics about poverty and hunger in the rest of the world? Why is the problem
not getting better, according to the most recent World Bank statistics?
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Answer
either
question 4 or
question 5
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Which societies in the world had/have rules, norms, systems for settling disputes, and
expectations about resource access and use?
How is Circle Peacemaking in Kake, Alaska a response to involuntary legal/culture change?
How does Circle Peacemaking work? How does the Kpelle Moot work? (power point notes, video,
article)
According to justice researchers Albert Dzur and Susan Olson, what are some of the social
processes that get lost in the official legal system because our justice is primarily performed for
us by professionals such as lawyers and judges? (power point notes)
What are the physical, mental, and social pathologies that often manifest as a result of
involuntary culture change? (handout) What is the importance to health of cultural
revitalization? (handout)
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What are the main points about the methods and purposes of colonialism in the film This
Magnificent African Cake? Why has independence from colonialism been such a difficult
struggle for so many previously colonized cultures and countries? (lecture and videos) How
does the information in the film relate to the points in the article The price of Progress?
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11
According to George Ayittey on Cheetahs Versus Hippos (video), how are the hippos linked to
the colonial experience and how are the cheetahs linked more to traditional economic and
political systems? How is Ayittey’s message similar to Father Oleksa’s message in the film
Clash of Cultures and how is it different?
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12
What is neocolonialism? What is neoliberalism? How are they related to colonialism? (lecture
and videos)
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What are the details of either the Mayan or the Ngobe situation in relation to neocolonialism
and neoliberalism? (Lectures, videos and handouts)
What did Father Oleksa and Canadian researchers point out about the patterns of involuntary
culture contact that start out with the indigenous culture being put in a situation of
dependence in relation to the dominant culture? (see film handout, involuntary culture
change handout and power point notes) How did he say we could work to break the cycle?
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