Question 1

What were the effects of resettlement on the Mbuti of Zaire? As a policy advisor to an African government, what recommendations would you make regarding the relocation of hunting and gathering societies?

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Question 2

What are the principal elements of Immanuel Wallerstein's "world-systems theory"? How has it been used in anthropology?

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Question 3

Using one example of each, compare and contrast a First World, a Second World, and Third World country with one another. What would need to happen in order for your Third World example to become a member of the First World?

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Question 4

Given a choice between modernization theory and dependency theory, which model do you prefer to explain the existence of vast inequities between countries of the First World and the Third World? What are the strengths of the model you prefer? What are its weaknesses?

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Question 5

Describe the five stages by which a traditional society undergoes modernization to reach a level of high economic growth.

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Question 6

Describe some of the changes that have occurred within Ju/'hoansi society as a result of global industrialization. What are some of the ways that the negative effects of industrialization can be reversed?

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Question 7

Discuss the principal factors that result in deculturation. What are some of the risks of deculturation for a traditional society?

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Question 8

Based on your own knowledge, do you agree with what modernization theory has to say about traditionalism? Do you believe that traditional attitudes of reciprocity will always work against the drive for individual economic success? Why or why not?

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Question 9

What governmental policies contributed to the decline of Native American populations in the U.S.?

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Question 10

As the head of state of an underdeveloped nation, what are the public policies that you would implement if you wished to modernize your society?

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Quiz 13: Globalization, Culture, and Indigenous Societies