Holistic perspectives and remaining culturally relative are important in applied anthropology since anthropologists work with a diverse range of societies
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:
True
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a. East Africa, the Australian desert, and the Canadian arctic. b. North America, the highlands of South America, and the Pacific Islands. c. East Africa, Southwest Asia, and the Subarctic. d. Eastern Europe, Southwest Asia, and North Africa. e. South American tropical forests, the Australian desert, and North Africa.
In the field, ethnographers strive to establish rapport: a good, friendly working relationship, based on personal contact,
A. that if done properly ensures the ethnographer's ability to conduct detached, unbiased research. B. as well as on payment, based on local standards, for people's time spent with the researcher. C. and if that fails, the next option is to pay people so they will talk about their culture. D. achieved in large part by engaging in participant observation. E. that is necessary in conducting any valuable research in the social sciences, not just anthropology.
Animism, polytheism, and monotheism are the
A. stages through which all present-day religions have passed. B. stages, according to Edward Tylor, through which religion evolved. C. three kinds of religion that exist in the world today. D. stages of ritual, according to Victor Turner. E. names for the three psychological needs that all individuals have, thus explaining the universality of religion.
Which of the following is false about lactose intolerance
a. results from the lack of lactase. b. has a genetic basis. c. is a good example of biocultural evolution. d. can be influenced by the environment. e. Is a psychosomatic illness of the somatoform-disorder type.