Which Statement About Applied Anthropology Is False

question 84

Multiple Choice

Which statement about applied anthropology is false?

• A) Applied and pure anthropology are sometimes hard to distinguish.
• B) Applied anthropology played an important role in WWII.
• C) Applied anthropology is a rapidly growing specialty within the discipline in recent decades.
• D) All applied anthropologists play the role of advocate in their fieldsite.
• E) Both applied and pure anthropologists use much of the same type of methodology.

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