The Sapir-Whorf hypothesis states that __________
a. language is an outgrowth of nonverbal communication
b. society and culture determine the content of language
c. socioeconomic position influences language use
d. the form and content of language influence speakers’ behaviors, thought processes, and worldviews
Answer: d
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Which of the following statements about applied anthropologists is true?
a. Applied anthropologists may act as advocates to support native benefits and rights to further the interests of local and/or indigenous populations. b. Applied anthropologists may analyze ancient human skeletal remains to recreate ancient human behavior. c. Applied anthropologists may use computer modeling to understand the collapse of the Mayan civilization. d. Applied anthropologists may identify when the first agricultural crops were domesticated.
Discuss the challenges faced by the indigenous Tikuna community in western Brazil
What will be an ideal response?
Changes in temperatures and rainfall patterns around the world, due to global warming, will not:
a. be anything less than catastrophic problems in a world of 7 billion. b. result in the spread of mosquito-borne diseases in some areas. c. change the reproductive rates of the microbes that cause infectious disease. d. lead to the desertification of some regions. e. lead to flooding in some regions.
NAGPRA requires the repatriation of human skeletal remains, but not
a. funerary objects, objects placed with a human body as part of a death rite or ceremony or made to contain human remains at the time of burial. b. sacred objects, specific ceremonial objects necessary for current practice of traditional Native American religions by present-day adherents. c. objects of cultural patrimony, objects that have ongoing historical, traditional, or cultural importance central to a Native-American group or culture d. archaeological field notebooks associated with excavations. e. objects that were inalienable at the time they left the tribe's possession.