Society and Technology in Anthropology

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What is the metaphorical relationship between computer viruses and HIV AIDS?

  • Both are considered a part of machine culture
  • Both affect the body in the same way
  • Both are gendered as male
  • Both are perceived as promiscuous behavior (correct)

What does an embodied computer user experience?

  • Ability to escape biological bodies
  • A virtual body without physical limitations
  • Meat-like body with illness and mortality
  • Irrational barriers (correct)

In the context of 'Bodies and Machines: Embedded relationships', what does a cyborg body refer to?

  • A physical body with the ability to self-repair
  • A combination of human flesh and computer (correct)
  • A human with computer-generated emotions
  • A virtual representation of a person's consciousness

What is the gender of a computer according to the text?

<p>It is genderless (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the virtual body not do?

<p>Eat or die (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the major aspects considered when choosing, borrowing, or incorporating new technologies?

<p>Social logic, cultural meaning, and symbolic values (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one of the main purposes of studying material cultures in anthropology?

<p>To understand the evolution of technology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest is a key factor in the transition from the Stone Age to the Information Age?

<p>Technological innovations and social organizations (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What role do politics, society, religion, and science play in technological innovation?

<p>They are actively involved in technological innovation (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the text suggest that technology shapes emotional behaviors?

<p>By impacting daily routines and habits (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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