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Franz Boas is the undisputed father of four-field U.S. anthropology. One of his most important and enduring contributions to anthropology was

Ethnocide refers to the deliberate elimination of a cultural tradition through aggressive policies forcing assimilation.

Tribal societies, which are typically organized by village life or membership in descent groups, tend to be egalitarian. However, egalitarianism diminishes

Multiculturalism emphasizes the need for a series of cultures to abandon their old ethnic identities and join together to forge a new and unique cultural identity.

According to Pierre Bourdieu and Michel Foucault,

Colonialism often erected boundaries that corresponded poorly with preexisting cultural divisions.

Which of the following played a key role in the formation of Mesoamerica’s earliest state, the Zapotec state?

How has the Internet influenced the way you communicate? (Sentences required.  Page citations required.)

Interpretive anthropologists such as Clifford Geertz approach the study of culture as

Diglossia refers to linguistic groups, like those in Papua New Guinea and Australia, that distinguish between only two colors: black and white or dark and light.