In today's world in which people, images, and information move as never before, people simultaneously experience the local and the global. Explain what this means and consider its implications for methods in cultural anthropology.
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A group of people who speak the same language variety and have shared norms for language use is known as a(n)
A speech community. B cultural model. C sociolinguistic variable. D ethnographic unit. E situational group.
Because inclusive fitness refers to altruistic acts that benefit relatives, it is sometimes called:
A. altruistic selection B. genetic determinism C. relative selection D. kin selection
In 2012, demonstrators in many Islamic cities protested against a U.S.-produced video that insulted the prophet Mohammed. What actions did President Obama take in response?
a. He publicly stated that he personally disapproved of the film and it did not represent the majority of Americans. b. He apologized for the film and began to carry out legal sanctions to prevent the distribution of such films in the future. c. He banned the film and carried out legal actions to prevent it from being shown in the United States. d. He set up a mediation session in the White House so that the filmmakers and demonstrators could discuss the problem. e. He sent a presidential delegation to the areas of conflict to try to settle the differences.
Applied and theoretical anthropology have
a. always used distinctive methodologies. b. never had much to contribute to each other. c. developed alongside each other from the early beginnings of the discipline. d. always obtained funding from different sources. e. worked in extremely different field settings.