Sociocultural Anthropology, 4th Canadian Edition, Robbins (Test Bank) A Problem-Based Approach 4CE Anthropology
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Sociocultural Anthropology
A Problem-Based Approach
4th Canadian Edition
Chapter 1: Culture and Meaning
Answer Keys for the Questions of Chapter 1.
1. False 14. False
2. False 15. True
3. True 16. d
4. False 17. b
5. True 18. b
6. True 19. d
7. True 20. d
8. False 21. b
9. True 22. c
10. False 23. c
11. True 24. a
12. True 25. b
13. False 26. c
,27. b
28. b
29. b
30. b
31. a
32. d
33. a
34. c
35. c
36. a
37. c
38. c
39. a
40. c
41. b
42. a
43. d
44. b
45. d
46. c
47. b
48. c
49. b
50. a
51. “Only humans dwell largely in worlds that they themselves have created by giving meanings to things” and a discussion
of “culture. ”
52. Answers will vary but should include a discussion of gender (toys), and environmental impact (beef farming and sugar
crops). As well, the answer could include or touch on demographic and ecological patterns along with agricultural and
industrial history.
,53. Answers will vary. The three insects are crickets, grasshoppers, and mealworms. The reasons why or why not will
vary.
54. Answers will vary but should include a discussion of “critical cultural relativism. ”
55. Answers will vary but should demonstrate an understanding of how it encourages us to see our own society and culture
in a new light which then promotes a questioning of our Canadian practices and beliefs.
56. Answers will vary. Turkish villagers see producing children as analogous to planting and growing crops—men provide
the “seed” (semen) and women serve as the “soil” for the germination and growing of the seed. In North America,
language draws from the agricultural metaphors—women being “barren” or “fertile”; semen “fertilizing” “eggs”.
57. Answers will vary. Scheper-Hughes argues for the adoption of a politically committed, morally engaged, and ethnically
grounded approach; what she calls a more “womanly-hearted” anthropology which is concerned with how people
treat one another.
58. Answers will vary. Hard work, dedication, submission to authority, and teamwork leads to success (winning) on the ice;
then these factors can lead to success in real life.
59. Answers will vary. (a) Biological anthropology: the study of the evolution, function, and health of the human body and
our closest primate ancestors across time and space); (b) Archaeology: the study of human history and its artifacts;
(c) Linguistic anthropology: the study of the relationship between language and culture; (d) Sociocultural anthropology:
the study of social structures and cultural meanings.
60. Answers will vary. Think of the culmination of significant symbols: words, gestures, drawings, and objects that all carry
meaning. To understand a culture, one must decipher the meanings of these symbols that are shared by the members
of a society.
61. Answers will vary. It is a relatively new branch of sociocultural anthropology that combines the concerns of ecology
and a broadly defined political economy, challenging dominant explanations for environmental degradation/contesting
some of the popular solutions to environmental problems.
62. Answers will vary. This alignment raises ethical issues. Anthropologists have a responsibility to ensure their work does
not harm their informants. Many argue that the ultimate purpose of marketing and advertising is to manipulate people
into mindless consumerism.
63. Answers will vary. Cockfighting is closely tied to their cultural interpretations of manhood, competition, and status. The
match inspires emotion and absorption, and the gambling is more about status and less about economic gain.
64. Answers will vary. It makes a statement about status and the ranking of people vis-à-vis one another; the more a
match is between near equals, personal enemies or high-status individuals, the more the match is about status, and the
closer the identification of cock and man.
65. Answers will vary. Students of anthropology can work in a variety of fields—user design, architecture, sustainable
community-building, information and communication technology, urban planning—and for a variety of companies, e. g.
, Netflix, Canada Post, Microsoft, Royal Bank of Canada, Canadian Tire, Google, as well as nongovernmental
organizations and more.
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