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Terms in this set (39)the set of practices used by members of a society to acquire food. A subsistence system is ________. Agricultural People who are disconnected from the production of their food (that is, who do not know where their daily food comes from or how it was produced) are most likely to be in which kind of society? Carrying capacity The term that anthropologists use to quantify the number of calories that can be extracted from a particular unit of land to support a human population is _______. Alll of the above are correct. What is the most accurate relationship between subsistence activities and other aspects of society? Foraging for plant foods in a forest Which of the following subsistence activities is an example of an immediate return system? have a diet based on a wide range of food resources. Foragers have a broad spectrum diet, that is, they ___________. is a survival strategy that reinforces social equality and helps the group get through times of scarcity. Sharing of food and other resources among members of foraging groups _________. number of animals a person owns In a pastoralist society, wealth and status are measured by the ___________. Horticulturalists move their gardens periodically, use simple tools, and largely consume their own crops. Which statement best represents the practice of horticulture? There is enough food produced to feed everyone on the planet, only it is unevenly distributed, and some regions face shortages and hunger. Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between agricultural food production and feeding the world's population? To examine how many forces affect the decisions of economic actors in production, exchange, and consumption, and the meaning of material and immaterial objects Which of the following is the best summary of the goals of economic anthropology? the mode of production The social relations through which human labor is used to transform energy from nature using tools, skills, organization, and knowledge, is called _____. Capitalist production Which mode of production has these three central features: private property is owned by a business class; workers sell their labor power to survive; and surpluses of wealth are produced? collective ownership of the primary means of production and lower rates of social domination. Foraging societies are characterized by _______. their economic activity is uniquely adapted to the contemporary global economy by utilizing several modes of production simultaneously. The fact that small-scale, semi-subsistence farmers - such as the indigenous coffee farmers of Central America and Mexico - own their own land, organize along a kin-based system, and also produce a commodity for the global market demonstrates that _______. All of the above giving gifts builds a relationship between two individuals or groups. The importance of gift-giving to reciprocity is that ___________. generalized reciprocity. Gifts that are given without agreeing upon the exact value of the gift, nor the time frame within which it should be returned, demonstrates balanced reciprocity. The Kula Ring of the Trobriand Islands, a ceremonial exchange of arm bands and necklaces, best illustrates _________. negative reciprocity. The Nigerian email scams that ask Western strangers for money, and promise reciprocity, can best be understood as __________. not Westernized people in the ways originally feared, and in some cases have caused a resurgence of local identities. Economic anthropologists have studied the results of Westernization around the world, and found that increasing numbers of McDonalds (or other Western commodities) have ___________. power The ability to induce behavior of others in specified ways by means of coercion or use or threat of physical force is called __________. The four levels of socio-cultural integration characterized by Elman Service are ________. The ability to induce or cause the behavior of others to change due to a social or political position is called _______________. egalitarian, ranked, or stratified. Each of the four types of socio-cultural integration can be identified as ____________. band society. A society that is nomadic and small in size, lacks formal leadership, and generally forages for their living is likely a _________. he has the power to coerce others. All of the following describe the Big Man of New Guinea, EXCEPT ________. stratified society. A society in which elites, who are a numerical minority, control the strategic resources that sustain life is referred to as a ____________. state. A society characterized by a centralized government that has a monopoly over the legitimate use of force, a large diverse population, social stratification, and complex economies is called a _______. All of the above population growth. Which of the following factors are associated with the emergence of inequality, as discussed by Rogers? True True or False: In the film, Ongka's Big Moka, Rumbicole, Ongka's wife, is shown doing most of the direct subsistence labor. kinship The word used to describe culturally-recognized ties between members of a family is ________________. the mother's line only. Matrilineal descent refers to the recognition of descent through ____________. men and women could have more than one spouse, but the children always remained with their mothers. The Nayar of southern India practiced an interesting form of matrilineal descent in which women lived with their mothers and siblings, even after marriage. This had the result that _________. All of the above your mother's brothers may not be counted as relatives. In a patrilineal system, group of people who live together and share activities such as cooking, childcare, and economic support. Anthropologists use the term domestic group to refer to a___________. nuclear family. A family of parents in a culturally-recognized relationship, such as marriage, and their minor or dependent children is called a/an ________. there is only one set of heirs in a generation. According to "When Brothers Share a Wife", in polyandrous marriage ___________________. becoming self-confident and charming since they did not have to worry about their popularity with the men. 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