Which of the following is most relevant to doing any kind of good anthropological research?
a. ?The number of interviews that the researcher can acquire while in the field
b. The quality of relationships with the people being studied
c. The amount of prior experience the researcher has had before any fieldwork occurs
d. ?The number of fieldworkers working within a site at any given time
ANSWER:
b
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A) St. Louis required a series of permits for work on the site and the neighborhood had to approve of the renovation project in advance. B) houses in that neighborhood lacked indoor plumbing during Joplin's era. C) Scott Joplin died of syphilis. D) there were numerous brothels established near Joplin's house during his era. E) community neighbors were concerned that the exposure of the historical living conditions of that area would cause negative stereotypes about their contemporary neighborhood.
This chapter mentions the work of Wolf and Mintz, both students of Julian Steward, as illustrations of approaches that
A. put human agency at the center of cultural analysis. B. focus on the study of cultures as closed systems, untouched by regional and even global dynamics. C. are just as deterministic as the old evolutionary models, but for different reasons. D. consider the relevance of world-system theory and political economy to anthropology. E. ignore the role of history in shaping culture as we know it.
In Schoeningen, Germany, what particularly significant finding was made?
a. wooden spears b. scarce Lower Paleolithic hominin remains c. flint tools d. all of these
Anthropologists focus on culture as a way of explaining economic behavior
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false