The AAA disapproves of the Human Terrain System because
A. the program, aimed at using land more effectively for farming, does not consider the needs of the local populations.
B. it forces archaeologists to excavate areas that are not in danger of destruction and have no impact on current research questions.
C. the AAA would like research to remain focused on American subcultures.
D. the AAA believes the military should make decisions about which research projects should be funded.
E. it places anthropologists in positions that would violate the AAA code of ethics.
E
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A. There are no universals, so cross-cultural research is bound to fail. B. A degree in philosophy is the best way to produce good ethnography. C. We can draw conclusions about human nature by studying a single society. D. Anthropologists cannot agree on what anthropology is, much less share key assumptions. E. A comparative, cross-cultural approach is essential to study the human condition.
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a. A. aethiopicus. b. A. boisei. c. A. africanus. d. A. robustus.
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a. a man having more than one wife at a time. b. a woman having more than one husband at a time. c. both marriage partners having multiple spouses. d. a same sex marriage between two men. e. an arranged marriage in which families are in different social castes (or classes).