Anthropological criticism of modernization theory includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. it is ethnocentric.
b. it assumes that modern traits are superior to traditional ones.
c. it assumes that traditional people should adopt more modern ways of thinking and acting.
d. it should be based on economic rules developed among foraging societies.
e. it assumes that economic development will improve people's lives.
d
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following statements about the concept of culture is FALSE?
a. Culture is symbolic. b. Culture is learned. c. Culture is always changing. d. Culture is genetically-based. e. Culture is adaptive.
According to the scarcity explanation of hunger, the major cause of widespread hunger in the LDCs is
a. overpopulation. b. mismanagement of resources. c. unequal distribution of resources. d. All of these are part of the scarcity explanation of hunger.
Cases of local communities using modern technology to preserve and revive their traditions
A. suggest that modern technology is always an agent of cultural imperialism. B. are becoming more common. C. are becoming increasingly rare, due to the ballooning cost of the technologies involved. D. are examples of hidden ethnocide. E. contradict Gramsci's theory of hegemony.