What term does anthropologist Fredrik Barth use to refer to a society that combines ethnic contrasts, ecological specialization, and the economic interdependence of those groups?
A. multicultural
B. assimilationist
C. pluralism
D. broad-spectrum subsistence
E. plural society
Answer: E
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a. It is the name of a book about ethnic conflict cross-culturally. b. It is a type of ethnic conflict in which genocide is conducted nation-wide. c. It is the U.S. policy of granting political asylum to those who can prove they are threatened in their home countries. d. It is an immigration policy in the U.S. in which refugees are placed in areas where their neighbors do not come from similar ethnic backgrounds. e. It is a legal term that is used in U.S. courts to determine whether the plaintiff is guilty of coercion and threat based on ethnic background.
A society in which two or more ethnic groups are politically organized into one territorial state is a/an:
a. organic society b. subculture c. ethnic society d. pluralistic society
One anthropological explanation for the incest taboo is that such taboos prevent sex with close relatives from causing disruption within the family
Indicate whether the statement is true or false