One of the stated goals of public anthropology is to

A. oppose policies that promote injustice.
B. promote anthropology as a career, especially to minorities.
C. encourage academic anthropologists to become applied anthropologists.
D. restrict the publication of research papers to professional journals.
E. refrain from discussion of social issues in the media.


Answer: A

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