Which of the following best summarizes the effect of the rift between anthropologists committed to either a humanistic or scientific approach?
A. It has fostered a richer understanding of human existence.
B. It has thwarted growth within the field.
C. It has forced humanistic anthropologists to employ the scientific method.
D. It has driven the field to become more sociological.
Answer: A
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Bonnie Urciuoli's sociolinguistic research has revealed which of the following?
A. the ancient migration patterns of people from Latin America B. the differences between European and Latin American forms of Spanish C. the impact of migration on the Puerto Rican community in New York D. the connection between speech and ethnicity in regard to how people are perceived
Your textbook argues that jobs for anthropologists are:
a. Far more plentiful than jobs for sociologists or English majors. b. Easily available for those with a BA in the field. c. About the same as those available to students in other Liberal Arts disciplines. d. Expected to greatly increase in number in the next five to ten years. e. Rare and generally only available to those with Masters degrees and PhDs.
________ refers to the specialized set of terms and distinctions that are particularly important to certain groups
A. Syntactical vocabulary B. Spatial vocabulary C. Focal vocabulary D. Vernacular vocabulary E. Temporal vocabulary
In addition to paleoanthropology, what other subfield of anthropology might have an interest in determining ancient diets through chemical means?
A) ethnography B) linguistic anthropology C) archaeology D) ethnohistory