During World War II, the U.S. government recruited anthropologists to study Japanese and German cultures. This chapter uses this example to illustrate the dangers of the old anthropology
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: True
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Define and describe domestication
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Why is the naming process so important for the treatment of disease?
A) An unnamed disease is one in which there is not enough research to treat it effectively. B) Naming the disease assures the patient that the practitioner understands his/her case. C) Naming the disease takes away its power, allowing the practitioner to fight it. D) In many cases patients recover better if the disease is not named, because named diseases are scarier.
Speciation may occur if one subgroup of a species finds itself in a radically different environment
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Which statement about applied anthropology is FALSE?
a. Since the 1970s, applied anthropologists increasingly work as full-time employees of hiring agencies. b. Approximately 30% of doctoral anthropologists today work outside of an academic setting. c. Federal legislation has mandated that policy research can be effectively carried out by cultural anthropologists. d. Applied anthropology is now considered mandatory in all university doctoral programs. e. There has been a growth in the Master's programs of applied anthropology.