University of Gondar Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Final Examination (50%)

Instructor: Addis Z. Place: Maraki campus Time allowed: 1:00 Date: 1/25/2013 Course title: Seminar on Social Issues By: Siraw and Addis

General instructions
Make sure that the exam contains 4 pages including the answer sheet and 3 item types Read the questions carefully Attempt all the questions Using of red pen and pencil is strictly forbidden Dont detach the test booklet from the answer sheet Switch off your cell phone Any misbehavior is seriously punishable Give all your answers on the attached answer sheet

Department: Social Anthropology Academic year: 2013 Name and ID No._________________________________

DONT OPEN THE PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

Part one: Say true or false (2 pt each) 14%

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_____ Poverty is just about not having enough money to meet basic needs _____ HIV can be spread through casual contact with an HIV infected individual _____ The Human Poverty Index (HPI) is indicator of the standard of living in a specific country _____ HIV is a virus that weakens and destroys the immune cells only of human beings _____ Undernourishment, illiteracy and hunger are the social effects of poverty _____ Globalization is entirely a recent phenomenon _____ In Ethiopia demographic shifts contribute to increases in poverty

Part two: Choose the Best Alternative (2 pt each) 16%

1. Except the one, all are representations of globalization A. Homogeneity C. Entirety B. Integrity D. None Hollywood movies, MacDonalds, Disneyland, & Starbucks principally taken as______ type of globalization A. Economic B. cultural C. Technological D. political Which of the following statement is false? A. Ethnicity is sense of belongingness to a certain group and difference with others B. Ethnicity is a means for inclusion and exclusion of groups C. For Instrumentalists, ethnicity is constructed on competition for political power, economic benefits, social status or other objectives and motives D. None of the above globalization is about intensification of worldwide social relations this statement is credited to: A. Larousse B. Bakunin C. Giddens D. none The first HIV cases were found among A. Lesbian B. Gays C. heterosexuals D. None of the above Which of the following better describe an autonomous, and centrally organized political entity? A. Ethnic group B. Social group C. Nationalities D. Nation Of the following, one is not considered as the base for ethnic consciousness and ethnic grouping as instrumentalists? A. Common descent B. Shared political experiences C. Experienced with similar ecological, economic, historical situations D. None of the above Ethnic conflict will happen when there is: A. Stereotype B. Injustice distribution of resources C. Forced assimilation D. Social, economic and political discrimination of groups E. All of the above

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Part three: Fill in the blanks (2 point each) 10%

___________ is the acceleration and intensification of interaction and integration among people _________ refers to a process which embodies a transformation in the spatial organization of social relations and transactions 3. _________ refers to the rise of new communities and the formation of new social identities and relations 4. _________ denotes purchases unessential to survival 5. _________ refers to the elimination of an unwanted ethnic group through the process of destroying their social identity
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Part four: Matching (2 point each) 10%

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. A Identification and feeling of in group and out-group being having affiliation with certain cultural features Ethnic coexistence by advocating and practicing the view of cultural diversity in a country as something good and desirable Ethnic coexistence through economic interdependence of the ethnic groups and by ecological specialization When harmful treatment of a group backed-up by law Basics of survival B A. Multiculturalism B. Ethnocide C. Wants D. E. F. G. H. I. J. Ethnic Group Ethnicity Plural society Needs De facto Genocide De jure

Answer sheet
I.
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True/false (14%)
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II. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. III.

Multiple choices (16%) ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______ Fill in the Blanks (20 %) 1. _________________________________ 2. _________________________________ 3. _________________________________ 4. _________________________________ 5. _________________________________

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Part four: Matching (2 point each) 10% 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

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True/false (14%)
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VI. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. VII.

Multiple choices (16%) ______ d ______b b ______ ______c ______ ______ ______ ______ Fill in the Blanks (20 %) 1. _________________________________ Globalization 2. _________________________________ Deterritorialization 3. _________________________________ Transnationality 4. _________________________________Discretionary expenses 5. _________________________________
Part four: Matching (2 point each) 10% 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________

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