anthropology

Anthropology 130- Makeup Exam Two

Please answer four (4) of the following questions. You may use any sources that you

like, including your text book. Please take note: This exam is an opportunity to

demonstrate how much you have learned about each topic, not a chance to answer

each question as quickly and superficially as possible. Each of your answers must

be a minimum of one page, double spaced, 12 point font. You should provide

relevant examples to illustrate concepts or areas of knowledge, key dates, persons,

discoveries, and key evidence or data that support a concept or conclusion. You have

one week to complete this assignment. Please use a word-processor, including a file

format compatible with Microsoft Word. Please return your exam to me by email.

(1) In what ways have changes in the economy and technology of the United States

during the 20th Century changed marriage, family and sexual practices, according to the

Anthropologist Marvin Harris?

(2) What are some of the most important trends in marriage, family and child-bearing in

the U.S. since the 1950s? Why do you think these have come about?

(3) In economic anthropology, what is the basis of the debate between the formalists

and the substantivists?

(4) To what extent do you think that an interest in the occult and supernaturalism exist

in modern society? Give examples.

(5) At one time, some Anthropologists predicted that magic and religion would

disappear from our society, particularly as science and technology advanced. How, in

your view, has this prediction worked out? Give examples.

(6) What functions do kinship systems provide in non-industrial societies?

(7) Describe types of marriage and post-marital residence patterns found in various

societies.

(8) To what extent would you say that rites of intensification are found within societies

today? Give examples.