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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Definitions:

Context Reframing

A technique in therapy and communication that involves changing the context or perspective of a thought or situation to see it in a more positive or manageable light.

Cognitive Restructuring

A psychotherapeutic process of learning to identify and dispute irrational or maladaptive thoughts known as cognitive distortions.

Functional Fixity

Describes a cognitive bias that limits a person to using objects or ideas in only the way they are traditionally used, hindering creativity and problem-solving.

Maladaptive Schemas

Enduring patterns of thought and behavior that are dysfunctional and negatively impact one’s life.