Anthropologists Seek to Counter Ethnocentrism By

question 5

Multiple Choice

Anthropologists seek to counter ethnocentrism by:

• A) objectively, accurately, and sensitively representing the diversity of human life and culture.
• B) seeking to explain cultural difference as scientifically or biologically natural.
• C) advocating against globalization.
• D) spreading American norms and values to the populations they study.
• E) critiquing the norms and values of other cultures against the standards of their home cultures.

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Definitions:

McDonald-Kreitman Test

A method used in molecular evolution to compare the ratio of non-synonymous to synonymous substitutions in a gene between species, assessing natural selection.

Homologous Gene

Genetic sequences that are shared by different species and have been inherited from a common ancestor.

Coalescent Events

Theoretical points in time where genetic lineages are assumed to have converged to a common ancestor in population genetics models.