Define applied anthropology

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1. The Maasai in the "Tribal Wives" video

a. are a romance-based culture; men are expected to woo their wives and be with them all the time.

b. divide labour by gender; men hunt and fish, and women gather plants and construct the houses.

c. are patriarchal; men control the animal herds and have power over both their wives and sisters.

d. practice arranged marriage; elder women decide all the marriage partners of people in the matrilineage.

2. In your online reading about marriage transactions, bride service

a. is often a type of gift exchange system in bilateral families.

b. is usually associated with neolocal residence systems.

c. may result in a wife having her first child at her family home.

d. may occur when the bride works for the groom's family.

3. From the reading "Culture Change", inventions are often 'reinvented' ideas that differ in

a. form.

b. All of the above.

c. principle.

d. function.

4. The study of language in the context of its use is known as ________.

a. kinesics

b. proxemics

c. discourse

d. pragmatics

5. Of the world's ____________ languages, about _____________ are indigenous, and __________ are in danger of immediately extinction.

a. 7-9000; 5-7000; 4000

b. 9-11 000; 7-9000; 6000

c. 5-7000; 4-5000; 2500

d. 3-5000; 2-3000; 1000

6. Describe the following patterns of residence after marriage: patrilocal, neolocal, and avunculocal.

Then, describe the most common residence pattern used in North America. Why is this pattern so common in North America?

Discuss why "sex" and "gender" are considered to be different concepts in anthropology.

Then, state whether you think modern North American culture as a whole currently has any extra genders (you can express your own opinion here, but be sure to support it with evidence from course materials)

Name and briefly describe three marriage transactions found in any cultures world-wide. What is bride-burning and which marriage transaction is it associated with?

Discuss why language extinction is an important issue. List three specific methods used to preserve or revitalize endangered languages, from the required readings and assignment materials.

Define applied anthropology. Give an example of applied anthropology from each of the four major subfields

Name and briefly describe the three modes of economic exchange (as identified by Sahlins). Then, state which ones you think are used in !Kung/Ju/hoansi society, and why.

Discuss whether primates have language and culture and how is it the same/different from human language and culture. How can we use the study of non-human primates (especially the Great Apes) to our understanding of human beings and their behaviours?

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