Ethnographic research aimed at examining the green revolution, which is the spread of mechanized agriculture, has found that:


Answer: These innovations have created a number of unintended social and economic problems, such as widening the gap between the rich and poor because wealthy farmers buy out smaller farmers, creating a class of landless peasants.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. In England as in France, legal performances unfolded in theatres that held a monopoly. 2. English theatre buildings built after the Restoration were proscenium theatres with very large aprons. 3. The heroes and heroines of Restoration “comedies of manners” were usually virtuous lovers who married at the play’s end.

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Religious cosmologies provide all of the following EXCEPT:

A) create a more efficient economic system.
B) regulate standards of behavior.
C) provide a sense of identity.
D) provide a means for personal response to crisis.
E) establish a moral code.

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Higher wages and improved benefits for workers in core nations is possible because added surplus from the periphery enables companies to maintain high profit margins.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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In general terms, why might a multinational corporation hire an applied anthropologist?

A) To solve a range of practical problems associated with business B) To interview prospective employees C) To develop new products and new inventions D) To teach employees about the importance of their own culture E) To create a museum

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