MCQ Bank
Which hypothesis assumes that different cultures see the world differently due to their different languages?
- A) The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
- B)
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Cultural Anthropologists reject which of the following because they are based on hasty ethnocentric judgments?
- A) Stereotypes
- B) Cultural differences
- C) Socialization
- D) Cultural relativity
According to kinship, consanguineal relations are:
- A) Blood relations
- B)
- C)
- D)
Which type of social norms reward people for behaving in socially acceptable ways?
- A) Formal negative sanctions
- B) Informal negative sanctions
- C) Positive social norms
- D) Negative social norms
In many countries around the world men are supposed to go outside to home for earning purpose and women are considered to look after the children and home. This kind of practice can be defined as
- A) gender role
- B)
- C)
- D)
Which one of the following is a reason for opposition to cultural change?
- A) Economic efficiency
- B) Attraction to new values
- C) Fear of losing social status
- D) Desire for more resources
Zakat system in Pakistan is an example of:
- A) Redistribution
- B)
- C)
- D)
The term globalization primarily refers to:
- A) The isolation of cultures due to technological development
- B) The increased flow of money, goods, and information internationally
- C) The expansion of local businesses
- D) A movement against modernization
A part of economic system in which goods and services are transferred from producer to users is called?
- A) Market Exchange
- B)
- C)
- D)
Preponderant influence of authority over others is usually known as:
- A) Hegemony
- B) Ideology
- C) Ethnic view
- D) Policy
_____________ is a process where goods are taken from the natural environment and are altered to consumable goods.
- A) Production
- B)
- C)
- D)
What is the term for political leadership where authority is inherited?
- A) Hereditary leadership
- B) Democratic Leadership
- C) Egalitarianism
- D) Reciprocity
Linguistic anthropologists study ____________.
- A) Language in a social context
- B)
- C)
- D)
What is the opposite process of urbanization?
- A) The increase in industrialization in urban centers
- B) The transformation of villages into metropolitan cities
- C) The rapid expansion of urban populations
- D) The movement of people from cities to rural areas
The practice to choose those species of plants and animals that maximize the caloric intake for the time spent on hunting and gathering is referred to:
- A) Optimal foraging
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- C)
- D)
Exploitation of workers by elites reflects the ideas of:
- A) Conflict theory
- B) Moral economy
- C) Class harmony
- D) Functional theory
The revolution in form of information technology, opening of markets and the privatization of social services is usually known as ______________.
- A) Globalization
- B)
- C)
- D)
“A social class is a group of people who stand in a common relationship to the means of production”. Whose perspective does this definition describe?
- A) Herbert Spencer
- B) Max Weber
- C) Karl Marx
- D) Margret Mead
Maladaptive or dysfunctional aspects of culture includes:
- A) Pollution
- B)
- C)
- D)
Band and tribal societies maintain social control through all of the following EXCEPT:
- A) Lineage obligations
- B) Police departments
- C) Public opinions
- D) Age organizations