Deck 14: Applied Anthropology: Physical Anthropology and Archaeology

Question 1

How many amino acids cannot be synthesized by the human body?

A) 0.
B) 6.
C) 8.
D) 10.
E) 20.

Answer 1

8.

Question 2

To reduce the impact of disasters we need to

A) build protective barriers.
B) not interfere.
C) develop better communication networks.
D) reduce the social conditions that magnify the effects.
E) educate people about the risks.

Answer 2

reduce the social conditions that magnify the effects.

Question 3

Research currently suggests that the spread of HIV in different areas of the world is due to

A) the availability of drugs.
B) different sexual patterns.
C) population growth.
D) socioeconomic differences.
E) religious beliefs.

Answer 3

different sexual patterns.

Question 4

Louis Pasteur provided evidence in support of

A) the differences between "Eastern" and "Western" diseases.
B) the importance of ethnomedicine.
C) nutrition-related growth retardation.
D) the transfer of antibodies from a mother's milk to her baby.
E) the germ theory of disease.

Question 5

Comparative data from Japan, Nicaragua and the United States demonstrate that climate and other events in the physical environment become disasters

A) following major tropical storms and floods.
B) in remote regions that are very difficult to access by road.
C) because of events or conditions in the social environment.
D) despite the best efforts of emergency preparedness planners.
E) only following major geologic events like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Question 6

The examination of Aboriginal welfare or the impact of large developments on Aboriginal communities is called

A) urban anthropology.
B) medical anthropology.
C) applied anthropology.
D) experimental anthropology.
E) biocultural anthropology.

Question 7

In nutritional anthropology, longitudinal studies involve

A) studying the same set of children at repeated age intervals.
B) studying equal numbers of infants, children, adolescents and adults.
C) sampling children from different longitudes in the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
D) sampling equally from different age groups within a population and then testing for differences between age groups.
E) introducing nutritional supplements to a population and then charting the effects.

Question 8

Which of the following is considered a culture-bound syndrome?

A) AIDS.
B) Malnutrition.
C) Morning sickness.
D) Anorexia.
E) Influenza.

Question 9

Only socio-cultural anthropologists can work in applied anthropology.

Question 10

________ is about the long term stewardship of cultural heritage sites.

A) Wildlife management
B) Cultural resource management
C) Forensic anthropology
D) Nutritional anthropology
E) Natural resources management

Question 11

________ is a newly emerged disease caused by a coronavrius that spread globally through 30 countries in 2003.

A) AIDS
B) West Nile virus
C) Diabetes
D) Malaria
E) SARS

Question 12

Growth retardation is widely regarded as response to lack of

A) adequate diet.
B) disease.
C) infanticide.
D) genetics.
E) fast food.

Question 13

In the past, most projects by governments and non-governmental agencies that have instituted planned change have usually

A) sought the input of the target populations.
B) worked closely with both applied anthropologists and target populations.
C) used the same approach regardless of the target populations.
D) begun without any input at all from anthropologists.
E) consulted with anthropologists only after the projects were completed.

Question 14

Indigenous cultural concepts can sometimes be used effectively to enhance educational programs.

Question 15

Applied, or practicing, anthropology is explicitly concerned with using anthropological knowledge to address "real-world" problems.

Question 16

As part of the ethical responsibilities of the anthropologist, it is expected that research findings will

A) be published in only the most prestigious academic journals.
B) not contradict previous findings by other researchers.
C) be reported openly and truthfully.
D) report results that funders of the research are expecting to see.
E) describe the best way that development projects can be implemented.

Question 17

Debra Picchi raised concerns about a project in Brazil to help Bakairi Indian produce rice with machine technology because it

A) reduced reliance on cattle.
B) increased tourism.
C) decrease health.
D) created a famine.
E) created a economic inequalities

Question 18

The acceptance of planned change rarely depends on social factors.

Question 19

Early applied anthropology work in Canada through the middle decades of the twentieth century focussed on the state of

A) Aboriginal populations.
B) Metis populations.
C) recent immigrants.
D) the urban poor.
E) victims of HIV/AIDS.

Question 20

Pibloktoq is an example of

A) ethnomedicine.
B) a culture-bound syndrome.
C) the biocultural model.
D) ethnocentrism.
E) cultural relativism.

Question 21

Increasingly, applied anthropologists may find themselves working for indigenous grassroots organizations, rather than government agencies or non-governmental organizations.

Question 22

What is raised field agriculture and how has helped modern communities increase their agricultural productivity?

Question 23

The stigma associated with AIDS also hinders efforts to reduce its spread in many regions.

Question 24

People with more social, economic, and political power in society are generally healthier.

Question 25

Why did only 20 percent of members of a Guatemalan village with malaria symptoms take advantage of free treatment while most of those with symptoms bought an injection that was not strong enough to be effective?

Question 26

Anthropology contributes to an understanding of health and illness through the development of culturally appropriate interventions.

Question 27

Anthropologists often advocate integrating indigenous healers into medical change programs.

Question 28

In many cultures fat people are considered more "beautiful" than thin people.

Question 29

Many diseases, including infectious diseases like AIDS or chronic diseases like diabetes, are often viewed as "Western" diseases.

Question 30

Medical research now indicates that formula is far superior to mother's milk.