PSCI 110 Test with Correct
Answers New Update
why did people initially become insurgent - Answer-they were upset at the government
because they didn't believe that they deserve their loyalty, rise of Bible study, labor
organization, rise of guerrilla organizations and networks that combine to organize
people
What did people who didn't join the insurgency have in common? - Answer-DID NOT
HAVE
-proximity to insurgent forces
-local history of FMLN violence
-strong patron-client relationships
How snowballing interview is good - Answer-people are usually very careful so it's good
to have validation and its easier but its not very representative
What was Wood dependent variable - Answer-how many people participated
What was Woods independent variables - Answer-where they live, demographics, war,
economics
Posner puzzle - Answer-instrumentalist perspective on when and why competition in
Zambia revolves around tribal divisions versus language divisions
posner argument - Answer-when it is multi party its language divided but when it is
single party ruled then it is ruled by tribes
Why is there a strong tribal identity in Zambia - Answer-British colonialist policies to
encourage chiefs power (some even had native authority)
Why was language so important in Zambia - Answer-missionary activity, colonial
education policies for language selection, labor migration caused to think in terms of
language (Bemba, Nyanja, Tonga, and Lorzi)
Why language and tribe but nothing else - Answer--says that close ties between urban
and rural communities rule that out
-also colonial containment of class division worked against that as a factor
, Voting in Zambia - Answer-say that its not a factor but like almost always people vote
for their ethnicity as it is most advantageous
Gramsci argument - Answer-hegemony
-says that political and social are not seperate under the state
-political is ruled by law
-social is ruled by concent
Olson argument - Answer--says that public goods can't be kept from those who don't
participate in rebellions
-say that individual preferences are not group preferences
-with Memed: the collective action of the peasants isn't due to their large number but
rather once Memed opens the door the peasants have little incentive to participate
when they can free ride
-states form out of bandits that break off and want to be stationary and wealth
Weber - Answer-3 types of authority
Kuran - Answer--he asks if heterogeneity can help account for a sudden and massive
political cascade
-he says it rarely happens because of preference falsification (says individuals
frequently tailor their choices to what appears socially acceptable - for Wood its all
about peasants that participate as a domino effect
Smelser - Answer--structure vs. agency
-social processes and events which do not reflect existing social structures and are
instead spontaneous that happen because of structure or agency
-wood because she uses Salvadoran society as a whole as a unit of analysis
wheres memed from - Answer-village of Deyimenoluk
When/ where does Memed run away - Answer-runs away to house of Suleyman at age
of 11 which is in a village that Abdi Agha doesn't control
in islam it is one of the 5 pillars to be charitable to pilgrims
why does memed return home from Sulyman's house - Answer-because he knows that
his mother cannot bring in the wheat herself
what is Memeds punishment for running away - Answer-Abdi Agha takes away extra
food from Memed and his mother so they suffer famine - they only survive the winter
because the villagers secretly help by selling their cattle
when does Memed leave town again - Answer-he leaves at the age of 18 with his friend
Mustafa and finds that Agha doesn't rule that part of town
Answers New Update
why did people initially become insurgent - Answer-they were upset at the government
because they didn't believe that they deserve their loyalty, rise of Bible study, labor
organization, rise of guerrilla organizations and networks that combine to organize
people
What did people who didn't join the insurgency have in common? - Answer-DID NOT
HAVE
-proximity to insurgent forces
-local history of FMLN violence
-strong patron-client relationships
How snowballing interview is good - Answer-people are usually very careful so it's good
to have validation and its easier but its not very representative
What was Wood dependent variable - Answer-how many people participated
What was Woods independent variables - Answer-where they live, demographics, war,
economics
Posner puzzle - Answer-instrumentalist perspective on when and why competition in
Zambia revolves around tribal divisions versus language divisions
posner argument - Answer-when it is multi party its language divided but when it is
single party ruled then it is ruled by tribes
Why is there a strong tribal identity in Zambia - Answer-British colonialist policies to
encourage chiefs power (some even had native authority)
Why was language so important in Zambia - Answer-missionary activity, colonial
education policies for language selection, labor migration caused to think in terms of
language (Bemba, Nyanja, Tonga, and Lorzi)
Why language and tribe but nothing else - Answer--says that close ties between urban
and rural communities rule that out
-also colonial containment of class division worked against that as a factor
, Voting in Zambia - Answer-say that its not a factor but like almost always people vote
for their ethnicity as it is most advantageous
Gramsci argument - Answer-hegemony
-says that political and social are not seperate under the state
-political is ruled by law
-social is ruled by concent
Olson argument - Answer--says that public goods can't be kept from those who don't
participate in rebellions
-say that individual preferences are not group preferences
-with Memed: the collective action of the peasants isn't due to their large number but
rather once Memed opens the door the peasants have little incentive to participate
when they can free ride
-states form out of bandits that break off and want to be stationary and wealth
Weber - Answer-3 types of authority
Kuran - Answer--he asks if heterogeneity can help account for a sudden and massive
political cascade
-he says it rarely happens because of preference falsification (says individuals
frequently tailor their choices to what appears socially acceptable - for Wood its all
about peasants that participate as a domino effect
Smelser - Answer--structure vs. agency
-social processes and events which do not reflect existing social structures and are
instead spontaneous that happen because of structure or agency
-wood because she uses Salvadoran society as a whole as a unit of analysis
wheres memed from - Answer-village of Deyimenoluk
When/ where does Memed run away - Answer-runs away to house of Suleyman at age
of 11 which is in a village that Abdi Agha doesn't control
in islam it is one of the 5 pillars to be charitable to pilgrims
why does memed return home from Sulyman's house - Answer-because he knows that
his mother cannot bring in the wheat herself
what is Memeds punishment for running away - Answer-Abdi Agha takes away extra
food from Memed and his mother so they suffer famine - they only survive the winter
because the villagers secretly help by selling their cattle
when does Memed leave town again - Answer-he leaves at the age of 18 with his friend
Mustafa and finds that Agha doesn't rule that part of town
