Despite the differences among theoretical paradigms of practitioners as varied as Harris (cultural materialism), White (general evolution), Steward (cultural ecology), and Mead (configurationalism), all of them have what in common?
A. a strong sense of determinism, leaving very little (if any) room for the exercise of individual human agency
B. a well-founded suspicion of the claims of science
C. an embrace of reflexive anthropology
D. a sense of moral duty to help the people they studied to accelerate their path to civilization
E. a strong concern for the future of anthropological education
Answer: A
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a. enculturation. b. acculturation. c. decolonization. d. assimilation.
The American Anthropological Association issued a statement in 2003 in support of what?
a. the legitimacy and viability of all family types b. family values c. marriage as an exclusively heterosexual institution d. the family as a basic unit of economic cooperation
Which of these is a contribution of Franz Boas to the field of anthropology?
a. The emphasis on conducting first hand fieldwork b. The importance of cultural relativism c. Evidence that biological differences and cultural differences are independent of each other d. All of these are contributions of Boas.
Today __________ has forced almost all the Nuer to give up pastoralism and seek refuge outside Sudan
a. a drought b. Sudan's relocation policies c. a civil war d. a crash in the market price of cattle