Ethnology overlaps with more specific disciplines, such as literature, economics, or religious studies. What, then, is the distinctive feature of ethnology?

A) It compares these topics cross-culturally.
B) It is interested in how these various aspects of life fit together.
C) It focuses on non-Western variation in these areas.
D) Only ethnology studies these issues among people with no written language.


B) It is interested in how these various aspects of life fit together.

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meetings and spoke with Angela, who led the previous year's committee. Angela described the different purposes of a budget, as well as the different features of a budget. She suggested that Michael create a list of all the different expenditure categories as a way to guide the discussion during the committee meetings. In his conversation with Angela, Michael asked her to explain the difference between projected expenditures and actual expenditures. Which of the following correctly describes actual expenditures? A) ?Money that has been set aside for expenses in a given category B) ?Money that has been allocated to a given category minus the amount already spent C) ?Money that has been spent in a given category to date D) ?Money that has been spent on supplies, equipment, travel, and training

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In externalizing conversations, narrative therapists try to help clients:

a. attach new meanings to their experiences b. recognize that the client with the symptom is the problem c. recognize that the family is the problem d. tell themselves they no longer have the problem

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To receive its entire federal TANF allotment, a state must spend at least 75% of what is expended on

AFDC in 1994; this is known as . a) Cost of living adjustments b) Maintenance of effort c) Indexing d) Continuing effort

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Which of the following is NOT considered a critical-to-address characteristic of the Transition Stage?

A) ?One's childhood experiences B) ?Conflict C) ?Fears D) ?Control issues

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