Which of the following best illustrates urban applied anthropologists' ability to help social groups deal with urban institutions?

A. "culture at a distance" studies among Japanese and Germans in an attempt to predict the behavior of the enemies of the United States
B. Vigil's study of gang violence in the context of large-scale immigrant adaptation to U.S. cities
C. anthropological analysis of the relation between Malagasy descent groups and the state
D. analysis of differences between personalistic and naturalistic disease theories among the rural poor of the U.S.
E. Kottak's comparative study of development projects from around the world


Answer: B

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