The Model of Ethnicity in Which Boundary Markers Such as Language

question 54

Multiple Choice

The model of ethnicity in which boundary markers such as language, clothing, or other traits are fluid and vary over time is called the __________.

• A) ethnogenesis model
• B) biological assimilation model
• C) circumstantialist model
• D) primordialist model

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Definitions:

Clinical Trial

A research design that tests the effects of medical treatment. Many clinical trials are randomized controlled trials that allow researchers to determine whether a new treatment is or is not effective.

Ex Post Facto Study

A research design that examines the effects of an independent variable on a dependent variable, where the study is conducted after the events have occurred.

Independent Variable

In research, a variable that is manipulated or changed to observe its effect on a dependent variable.

Longitudinal Studies

Research design that involves repeated observations of the same variables over short or long periods of time.