Barker's Applied Anthropological Research on the Marshall Islands Is Significant

question 86

Multiple Choice

Barker's applied anthropological research on the Marshall Islands is significant for all of the following reasons except:

• A) it served as an instructional project to help other applied anthropologists best use scientific date to influence contemporary social problems.
• B) it served as research to support compensation claims for those who suffered while living in the Marshall Islands.
• C) it served a political model for all citizens in the United States on how best to confront corporations who exploit indigenous peoples.
• D) it demonstrated the enormous impact that nuclear testing can have on the environment and local lives.
• E) it modeled how applied anthropologists and advocates can help survivors seek their rights.

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