Hortense Powdermaker studied African American folklore in Mississippi and Louisiana
a. True
b. False
ANSWER:
False
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In Indian society, they are considered to be __________. A. social deviants B. men C. women D. a third gender
What is communitas?
A. a social inequality that is accepted even by those who are less privileged B. a collective liminality C. anxiety D. the Latin word for mana E. the supernatural
The amount of energy required to produce sufficient food supplies tends to increase with advances in agricultural technology
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
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. Kottak's comparative study of development projects from around the world C. Vigil's study of gang violence in the context of large-scale immigrant adaptation to U.S. cities D. anthropological analysis of the relation between Malagasy descent groups and the state E. analysis of differences between personalistic and naturalistic disease theories among the rural poor of the U.S.