The task of the cultural anthropologist is to:
a. describe the various parts of the culture he or she studies.
b. study aspects of a culture in isolation from the rest of the cultural system.
c. show how parts of a culture are independent from one another.
d. determine if one culture is more moral than another.
e. work to help develop the most adaptive type of culture to improve human potential.
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A. intrusive ideology B. coercive philosophy C. development philosophy D. development ideology E. intervention philosophy
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A) the woman who has the role of husband B) their biological father C) the woman who has the role of wife D) their maternal uncle
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a. A sorcerer using contagious magic b. A sorcerer using imitative magic c. Night witches d. Punishment from spirits for breaking taboos concerning bodily functions
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a. Nancy Scheper-Hughes b. Catherine Bateson c. Mary Douglas d. Margaret Mead e. Ruth Benedict