Define applied anthropology. What distinguishes the old from the new applied anthropology? What are some current examples that raise the question of whether or not new applied anthropology has completely moved on from the dangers of the old?
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Early anthropologists such as Edward Tylor and Lewis Henry Morgan developed __________
a. highly systematic fieldwork techniques b. critical approaches to evolutionary theory c. comparative evolutionary approaches for studying cultures d. nontheoretical, descriptive schools of anthropology
If an anthropologist studied how the use of tobacco spread throughout the world, he or she would be interested in cultural diffusion
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Why must we be cautious about drawing inferences about our past from the lifestyles of modern foraging societies?
A) Like all societies, foraging societies have evolved and are still evolving. B) Our ancestors had regular interactions with other societies, while modern foragers remain isolated. C) Contemporary foragers live in environments that ancient foragers never used. D) Modern foraging societies represent an artificial return to what people believe were the "old" ways.
Ethnoecology is any society's set of environmental practices and perceptions—that is, its cultural model of the environment and its relation to people and society
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.