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who are politically and economically subordinate to a governing class of which they are not a part and with whom they have little influence u. a group of people whose occupation of an area precedes the state political system that now controls that area, and who have little or no influence within that political system v. dissociation of workers from ownership of things they produce, accompanied by feelings of powerlessness and boredom w. change in the direction of increasing complexity x. lands unproductive for industrialized agriculture that are opened to settlement by national governments that do not recognize the claims of the indigenous population y. nation with a largely non-industrialized economy True/False - Chapter 14: Cultural Evolution and the Contemporary World True False 1. The spread of tobacco around the world is an example of STIMULUS DIFFUSION. 2. GENERAL EVOLUTION occurs when societies harness new sources of energy for new uses. 3. The LAW OF EVOLUTIONARY POTENTIAL suggests that the societies that have undergone the most specific evolutionary change are the most prepared to undergo a general evolutionary change. 4. General evolutionary development is synonymous with progress in the quality of life. 5. Nonstate societies of the world are becoming extinct. 6. Most underdeveloped countries suffer from severe shortages of land, capital, or labor. 7. Industrialization has helped all segments of society equally. 8. Colonialism undermined the economic self-sufficiency of peasant societies. 9. Anthropologists feel that those who design projects for improving the lives of peasant people should be familiar with their ways of life. 10. Hunter believes the problem in underdeveloped countries is basically a matter of too little growth in population to achieve enough productive labor. Short Essay Questions - Chapter 14: Cultural Evolution and the Contemporary World 1. When two cultures interact, what factor may cause one to be more likely than the other to undergo acculturation? 2. Explain the Law of Cultural Dominance. 3. What effects did the introduction of steel axes have on Yir Yiront culture?
4. Explain Thomas Harding`s Principle of Stabilization. 5. Explain Sahlins and Service's Law of Evolutionary Potential. 6. Explain the Law of Local Discontinuity of Progress. 7. What are indigenous peoples? How many indigenous people are there in the world and what percent of the world's current population do they represent? 8 How does economic production and consumption differ in industrialized societies and preindustrialized ones? How does farming for one's own consumption differ from farming cash crops? 9. How did colonial governments encourage peasants to shift from the raising of food crops for their own consumption to export crops? 10. How have the People’s Republic of China and Singapore attempted to reduce population growth in their countries and which approach has been more successful?
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