According to Marvin Harris' process of intensification, new technologies originate when peoples own actions create problems for them to solve
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Which is true of the descendants of people who started Chinatowns?
A) Many go to college and move away for a good job. B) Many have moved back to their homeland. C) Most stay to work in the family business. D) Most have moved into other urban centers to start up new Chinatowns.
What is a revitalization movement?
What will be an ideal response?
Ethnohistorians are interested in __________
a. using historical documents rather than fieldwork to do anthropology b. constructing a global cultural world history based on the Human Relations Area Files c. reconstructing and interpreting the history of indigenous peoples from their point of view d. creating a more scientific basis for the study of cultural histories
The British introduced cricket to “civilize” the Trobriand Islanders. What happened?
a. The Trobrianders were so upset at losing their traditional customs that they rebelled against the British rulers. b. The Trobrianders gave up competitive sport altogether. c. The Trobrianders accepted the game and played it the way the British played it. d. The Trobrianders changed the game so that it became more like the traditional Trobriand contest involving display of prestige. e. The Trobrianders preferred baseball to cricket.