What is the perspective of historical particularism?
What will be an ideal response?
An early twentieth-century approach that challenged evolutionism by emphasizing that each culture is a unique result of its distinctive past, which makes cross-cultural generalizations questionable.
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Compare and contrast the attitude of ethnocentrism and glorification of other cultures. How can an awareness of these conflicting attitudes lead to more reliable anthropological data?
What will be an ideal response?
A/An __________ explanation of why Hindus in India do not eat cows is that they are sacred animals
a. materialist b. emic c. etic d. objective
When he is at school, a Hispanic teenager will likely use English as his primary language, while at home, his family may encourage him to speak Spanish. This linguistic process is known as:
a. linguistic borrowing. b. language doublespeak. c. cultural emphasis. d. diglossia. e. code switching.
Nonverbal communication includes all of the following except
a. hand gestures and touching. b. communication on a telephone. c. use of scents and perfumes. d. conversational distance e. eye contact.