Yoruba art is an encapsulation of their ideas about __________
a. beauty, goodness, and morality
b. social justice and an idealized society
c. the afterlife of good people
d. social ills and how they should be corrected
a
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Which of the following is NOT a problem with defining religion?
A. There are both sacred and secular rituals. B. Distinctions between supernatural and natural are not consistently made in a society, making it difficult to tell what a religion is and what isn't. C. Behaviors considered appropriate for religious occasions vary between cultures. D. Only one religion can be considered true, so all others must be classified as myth. E. Defining religion with reference to supernatural powers makes it difficult to classify ritual-like behavior in secular contexts.
What is the first step in doing ethnographic fieldwork?
a. Doing preparatory research b. Choosing a research question c. Participant observation on site d. Gathering data e. Choosing a theoretical approach
Which of the following illustrates some of the dangers of the old applied anthropology?
A. anthropologists practicing participant observation and taking photographs of ritualistic behavior B. anthropologists aiding colonial expansion by providing ethnographic information to colonists C. anthropologists collaborating with nongovernmental organizations in the 1980s D. anthropologists promoting the study of their field among university undergraduates E. anthropologists' work on the contrasts between urban and rural communities