Author Question: Which sentence best describes the primary anthropological value of research among the homeless and ... (Read 29 times)

soccerdreamer_17 · **on:** Jul 10, 2018

Which sentence best describes the primary anthropological value of research among the homeless and drug addicts, such as that produced by Philippe Bourgois?

a. This research provides accurate information that can help the lives of these individuals by providing more effective recovery programs.
b. The commercial success of research such as this raises awareness of the plight of these individuals and can provide a great deal of money to improve their communities.
c. This research allows families to identify and reconnect with their loved ones and intervene to help them.
d. Through research such as this, the United States is able to provide much more foreign aid to countries that provide the drugs to these addicts.
e. By providing accurate information, research such as this allows us to chronicle the problems with state societies and new models for the future.

Question 2

Why did anthropology pay little attention to women prior to the 1970s? All of the following are correct except:

a. Anthropologists assumed that men's activities were political and more important than women's activities, which were domestic.
b. Many anthropologists assumed that men represented women as well and there was no need to study these as separate genders.
c. The majority of practicing anthropologists was male and had little access to working with women in other societies.
d. Anthropologists were all male and there were no women available to study other women.
e. Men's roles were much more public and were more easily studied.