Question 1

Explain the controversies associated with neoliberal policies. Identify two positives and two negatives of neoliberalism discussed in the text. What is the reasoning behind structural adjustment policies? Use two examples from Jamaica to discuss problems associated with structural adjustment.

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Question 2

Foraging is defined as:

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A)   food production involving the domestication of animals.
B)   cultivation involving permanent cultivation of the land.
C)   practicing farming involving mechanization.
D)   subsistence based on hunting, fishing, and gathering.
E)   cultivation strategy with intensive use of land and labor.F) B) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 3

Redistribution can be described as:

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A)   aims to build social relationships, with an obligation that the object returned will be of proportional value.
B)   a form of exchange in which goods are collected from the members of the group and reallocated in a different pattern.
C)   practices that reallocate resources among a group to maximize collective good.
D)   exchanges that are made through bonds of affection, including among kin, without the expectation that they will be repaid in kind.
E)   a pattern of exchange in which the parties seek to receive more than they give.F) A) and E)
G) D) and E)

Question 4

Leveling mechanism can be described as:

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A)   aims to build social relationships, with an obligation that the object returned will be of proportional value.
B)   a form of exchange in which goods are collected from the members of the group and reallocated in a different pattern.
C)   practices that reallocate resources among a group to maximize collective good.
D)   exchanges that are made through bonds of affection, including among kin, without the expectation that they will be repaid in kind.
E)   a pattern of exchange in which the parties seek to receive more than they give.F) A) and B)
G) B) and E)

Question 5

The author does NOT discuss ________ as an example of ecological crisis.

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A)   monsoons and flooding in Bangladesh
B)   heat waves and droughts in the United States
C)   a rise in temperatures across the globe
D)   food shortages despite farm mechanization
E)   an increase in the number of underground aquifers in AsiaF) All of the above
G) A) and C)

Question 6

As discussed in the text, one of the frictions resulting from the interconnectedness of the global economy is deforestation of the rainforest in:

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A)   Chiapas, Mexico.
B)   Kalimantan, Borneo.
C)   Osaka, Japan.
D)   Sao Paolo, Brazil.
E)   Yunnan, China.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 7

Contrast the perspectives of modernization and dependency theories. First, define modernization theory and explain two objectives of economic development projects. Then discuss the criticisms of this approach that have emerged in Latin America. Why did Latin American theorists argue that Latin American nations could not be competitive in the global economic system? What did they suggest that underdeveloped nations do?

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Question 8

Why are anthropologists interested in the anticolonial and independence movements? When did the majority occur, and summarize reasons for this. Identify three strategies commonly used to gain independence and how external forces often contributed to the quest for independence.

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Redistribution can be described as:

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