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Good key cultural consultants generally end up recording most of the data needed to write an ethnography. Sampling and statistical techniques are tools first used by sociologists. Answer: TRUE Compared to questionnaires, interview schedules tend to be more indirect and […]

The Human Terrain System is a GIS-based program to map the location of all living communities on Earth. Racial classifications do not accurately represent the wide diversity of biological traits present among human populations. Answer: TRUE The distinction between emic […]

Malinowski found that the Trobriand Islanders used magic A.as a means of increasing social solidarity. B.to increase the bountifulness of the yam harvest. C.in psychologically stressful situations, such as sailing. D.as a means of leveling Europeans who refused to redistribute […]

UV radiation causes the destruction of folate. The burakumin constitute an isolated breeding population that is genetically distinct from the majority Japanese population. Answer: FALSE The spread of malaria is linked to population growth and deforestation. Answer: TRUE The word […]

Cultural generalities may arise through independent invention, when people in different societies devise similar solutions to comparable problems or challenges. Anthropologists today realize that no culture is isolated and that the ethnographic present is an unrealistic concept. Answer: TRUE Cultural […]

BHP Billiton in Papua New Guinea A.increased the standard of living for the majority of the indigenous population. B.closed the mine that was not up to environmental standards. C.denied that they had made any negative environmental impacts. D.has caused flooding […]

Noam Chomsky used the term adaptive strategy to describe a society’s system of economic production. Sociolinguistics has demonstrated that men lack the linguistic capacity to distinguish between slight variations in color. Answer: FALSE Cultural resource management (CRM) refers to the […]

Some nations legally recognize more than two genders. Phonology is the study of speech sounds. Answer: TRUE The elites of archaic states enjoyed restricted access to sumptuary goods. Answer: TRUE Full-time priests are often found in band-level foraging societies. Answer: […]

An examination of racial classifications from around the world indicates that A.all cultures classify races similarly. B.the classification of racial types is an arbitrary, culturally specific process. C.the best racial classifications are based solely on phenotypical traits. D.the best racial […]

It is important to establish rapport quickly to be an effective participant observer. Longitudinal ethnographic research is the long-term study of a particular culture or society, frequently based on repeated visits. Answer: TRUE Globalization promotes intercultural communication, migration, and commerce. […]

Compared to the 1960s, only 15% of working wives presently make more money than their husbands. The cargo cults of Melanesia predated the arrival of Europeans in the region. Answer: FALSE Development anthropology refers to the branch of anthropology that […]

________ refers to the different symbol-based patterns and traditions associated with particular groups within the same complex society. A.Subcultures B.Globalization C.Diffusion D.Hypodescent E.Pidgins ________ contributed to the emergence of the American notion that “a woman’s place is in the home.” […]