Anthropologists are becoming more and more specialized. Does this specialization complement or weaken the historically unique anthropological perspective?


The ideal answer should include:


1. Explain the ways anthropologists are becoming more specialized, and why
2. Discuss the relationships between anthropologists and other scientists
3. Take a position (complements or weakens) and justify it

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In the United States in recent years, the birthrate has steadily decreased and is nearing a zero-population-growth rate

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Suppose you are interested in studying the causal effect of peer comparison on an individual's persistence on a task. Your friend suggests that the effect of peer comparison on persistence depends on an individual's personality. To take these two factors into account, your study design should be:

a. correlational b. observational c. factorial d. single-case experimental

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In symbolic-experiential therapy, what is the therapist's primary responsibility?

A) Be responsive to the family without being responsible for them B) Be responsible for the family without being responsive to them C) Be responsive to the family without being responsible for them and be responsible for the family without being responsive to them D) None of these is correct

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The largest organization of family therapists is the:

a. American Family Therapy Association b. American Family Therapy Academy c. American Psychiatric Association d. American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

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