The process by which humans innovate, creatively finding solutions to problems, is a mechanism of cultural change known as
A. Acculturation
B. Ethnocentrism
C. Independent invention
D. Indirect diffusion
Ans: C. Independent invention
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When two societies with different cultures come into prolonged, first-hand contact, and one or both of these societies experience major processes of change, it is called:
a. diffusion. b. acculturation. c. innovation. d. syncretism. e. juxtaposition.
Jacques Boucher de Crevecoeur de Perthes:
A. was the first to demonstrate that the earth was extremely old B. recognized primitive stone tools as evidence of prehistoric peoples C. believed that collections of now-extinct fossil animals in particular strata ended with catastrophic events D. developed the principle of use and disuse
Mark Schuller worked with displaced persons in Sudan
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The goal of anthropologists is to understand different cultural practices through the eyes of the people in that culture, an approach known as
A. Cultural relativism B. Ethnocentrism C. Cultural materialism D. Universal human rights advocacy