Which of the following best describes an etic perspective in research?
a. Studying agricultural techniques by measuring the fertility of the soil in laboratory samples.
b. Studying religion by interviewing people about their belief systems.
c. Collecting recipes from informants in order to track culinary traditions.
d. Interviewing respondents about their thoughts on the political organization of their community.
e. Following herders and writing down their life histories.
A
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A. applied anthropology B. forensics C. ethnography D. participant observation
The source of the Kapauku tonowi's wealth is:
a. money. b. cows. c. pigs. d. land. e. shell necklace.
Primates possess _______, whereas other mammals do not
a. a neocortex b. four different kinds of teeth c. the presence of nails rather than claws on most or all digits d. behavioral flexibility e. sensory modalities
Shared assumptions that people have about the world and about the ideal culture are termed __________
a. cultural knowledge b. norms c. cultural models d. definitions of culture