Which of the following is true of the relativistic view of culture?

a. It allows us to understand our concerns and to view our own culture from a narrower perspective.
b. It allows us to understand other people's concerns and to view our own culture from a broader perspective.
c. We realize that we can judge other species using human criteria.
d. We come to recognize the superiority of humans.
e. We understand the importance of our culture.


b

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Postmodern applied anthropology _______

a. is similar to the cultural materialism because it is an empirical approach b. is wedded to the etic point of view and is considered an extreme scientific approach c. emphasizes the practical aspects of their work rather than their theoretical contribution d. aims at the construction of laws and generalizations e. focuses specifically on the development of technology and its effect on culture

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Which of the following statements is NOT correct?

a. Natural resources were taken from the colonies to benefit European industrialism. b. Many colonies were conquered by force. c. The exploitation that occurred during colonialism led to a permanent system of social stratification. d. People who owned land were the ones hired to work on plantations or in factories. e. Many indigenous people were taxed to help pay for the colonial system that was exploiting them.

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Indirect rule of colonies is best described by which of the following?

a. Military rule from the home country without interference from civilian government b. Using certain indigenous leaders in the colony as proxy rulers c. Training native bureaucrats to work in the colonial government d. A civilian colonial government that is free to act without orders from the home country

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Lewis Henry Morgan is well known for his work League of the Iroquois, considered anthropology's earliest ethnography. This and others of his works illustrate his view of unilinear evolutionism, which is that

A. cultural diversity was actually a sign of the slowing down of cultural evolution. B. all societies are on some path toward civilization, but the exact paths vary. C. natural selection acts simultaneously on the biological and cultural aspects of human life. D. only the better and more civilized societies could survive. E. there is one line or path through which all societies have to evolve, and this path involves specific stages that cannot be skipped, ending at the final stage of civilization.

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