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According to Shandy (The Road to Refugee Resettlement), the UN has several categories of refugees. The refugee most likely to be accepted for resettlement in a second country is called the “economic refugee.” A leader is a person who obtains […]

The fact that a tourist sees scenic mountains and valleys when viewing a high pass in the Rocky Mountains, whereas a geologist sees cirque basins, U-shaped valleys, and paternoster streams, illustrates the concept of a. ecosystem. b. cultural ecology. c. […]

According to Guneratne and Bjork (Village Walks), Nepalese tourist companies characterize the Tharu as primitive forest dwellers untouched by civilization. By sustainable development, Reed means that commercial lumber companies and ranchers should replant the tropical forest after they have cut […]

Culture is the patterned behavior characteristic of a group of people. Boxer (The Military Name Game) asserts that the original World War II purpose of naming military operations was to generate public approval for them. Answer: F Four anthropological classifications […]

The Tiv felt that Laertes bewitched his sister, Ophelia, so that he could sell her body to raise money to repay gambling debts. Slash-and-burn agriculture is a kind of horticulture. Answer: T A Chinese woman enters her husband’s house as […]

Pistococas are people who tread on a mixture of kerosene and coca leaves. According to Sutherland (The Case of the Gypsy Offender), Gypsies frequently take one another’s social security numbers in order to hide their identity. Answer: T Innovation is […]

According to Reed (Forest Development the Indian Way), until the recent incursion of colonos (colonists, such as ranchers and farmers), Guaran villagers a. had no contact with people in other parts of South America. b. traded with outsiders for machetes, […]

According to Alverson (Advice for Developers), Peace Corps volunteers feel they are making a sacrifice to serve other, less fortunate people, and that they are the experts in relations with local people. Acculturation refers to the process of learning one’s […]

Anthropologists, such as George Hicks, look for inside meaning when they do ethnographic research. !Kung regularly express admiration for one another’s hunting achievements. Answer: F The misunderstanding that Lee experienced with the !Kung was based on different cultural meanings for […]

Miner (Body Ritual among the Nacirema) notes that the Nacirema enjoy eating a variety of foods that have been purified by dipping them in a ritual vessel filled with boiling oil. Any use of anthropological knowledge by anthropologists to increase […]

According to Alverson (Advice for Developers), Tswana farmers fail to recognize the subtle references about sex, age, and class in the English language of Peace Corps volunteers . In his article, “Body Ritual among the Nacirema,” Miner notes that women […]