UNIVERSITY OF MAKENI

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION – APRIL, 2021

DEVELOPMENT STUDIES – YEAR THREE
MODULE: DO –Cultural Anthropology

INSTRUCTIONS: There are six questions in all; students are required to answer
QUESTION ONE and any other THREE of their choice.

1. Globalization is a Development Theory that aims at making the world a global village
through interconnectedness. Standing on this premise,
a. Define Globalization
b. State the types of Globalization
c. Mention five (5) positive and five (5) negative effects of Globalization on Sierra
Leone.

2. Write detail notes on:

a. The five (5) sub-fields of Anthropology
b. Cultural Anthropology

3. Give an exhaustive definition of Culture taking into consideration the components

and characteristics of culture.

4. How best can you explain your understanding on the under-mentioned theories and
theorists in the study of cultural Anthropology:
a. Social Evolution
b. Cultural Relativism
c. Universalism
d. Marcel Mauss

5. Write explicit notes on the following concepts of culture:

a. Cultural universalism
b. Cultural relativism
c. Cultural diffusion
d. Ethnocentrism
e. Stereotypes
f. Culture shock

6. (a) How relevant is Cultural Anthropology to you as a development studies student

or as a social worker?
(b) Justify the importance of Ethnography in the study of culture

Good Luck
Musa Sesay, module instructor