Which theoretical school of thought focused on presenting objective descriptions of cultures within their historical and environmental context?
A) Cognitive anthropology
B) Culture and personality
C) Ecological functionalism
D) Symbolic anthropology
E) Historical particularism
E
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The principle of linguistic relativity
a. has been largely disproven through ethnographic research. b. is widely accepted today. c. requires that we accept the fact that our language controls our organization of the world. d. is disproven by the fact that we can learn other languages and translate from one language to another.
What is a colony?
What will be an ideal response?
Religion and magic don't just explain things and help people accomplish goals-they also enter the realm of human feelings. In other words,
A. religion helps reduce differences by promoting brotherly love. B. they are psychologically and cognitively relevant, but these realms are well contained and have no effect beyond the mental well-being of the practitioner. C. they often lead to extreme psychological disruption and even mental illness. D. they serve emotional needs as well as cognitive (i.e., explanatory) ones. E. they determine the emotional well-being of all their practitioners.
Chiromancy is divination based on the “reading” of:
a. palms. b. shoulder blades. c. tea leaves. d. pebbles. e. smoke patterns.