Franz Boas believed that anthropologists
a. should develop theories using the written reports of missionaries, in particular.
b. should avoid living with the people they study so as not to influence them.
c. should gather more factual information about other cultures by conducting fieldwork.
d. All of these are true of Boas.
c
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A. Ethnic distinctions can be based on religion, kinship, history, and race. B. Ethnic distinctions can be based on language and geography. C. Ethnicity is based on actual, perceived, and assumed cultural similarities among members of the same ethnic group. D. People may change the amount of importance they place on ethnicity due to political or individual life changes. E. Unlike race, ethnicity derives from biological differences among human groups.
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A. tlachtli. B. tzompantli. C. talud. D. tablero.
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A) general-purpose B) multi-purpose C) special-purpose D) local-purpose