What are ethnocentrism and cultural relativism, and how do they affect the work of anthropologists? How do they influence your own life in an increasingly diverse society?

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A. originated at the same time that anthropology's four-field approach became established among early twentieth-century U.S. academics. B. has yet to be recognized by the American Anthropological Association. C. encompasses any use of the knowledge and/or techniques of its four subfields to identify, assess, and solve practical problems. D. focuses on preparing emerging academic scholars to improve their grant application skills. E. is a European phenomenon.

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Biological anthropology includes study of all of the following EXCEPT:

A) human nutrition. B) primates. C) language. D) human populations. E) disease.

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The presence of a competitive fringe ________ a dominant firm's markup.

A) increases B) does not affect C) exactly doubles D) decreases

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The anthropological perspective states that we must

a. focus only on humans. b. broaden our view point through time and space. c. include only one field of anthropology. d. be as ethnocentric as possible. e. disregard all other fields.

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