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Amitriptyline exerts its antidepressant effect by blocking the following: (1)1.  Alpha-1 receptors2.  Monoamine oxidase enzymes (MAO)3.  Dopamine-2 receptors4.  Noradrenaline and serotonin reuptake pumps5.  Histamine H2 receptors

Recall the account in the Kottak book on how McDonald’s was able to succeed in the Brazilian market once it adapted to preexisting Brazilian cultural patterns. This example illustrates

The presence of ethnic neighborhoods indicates what kind of coexistence?

As humans organize their lives and adapt to different environments, our abilities to learn, think symbolically, use language, and employ tools and other products

As discussed in the text, what Caribbean people have been characterized as living “between two islands” (Grasmuck and Pessar 1991)?

Which is the key assumption in Claude Lévi-Strauss’s structuralism?

Ethnographers typically combine emic and etic research strategies in their fieldwork. This means they are interested in applying both

Today’s ecological anthropology, also known as environmental anthropology, attempts not only to understand environmental problems but also to

Which of the following statements is true of your professor’s research in the Caribbean?

All of the following are proper roles for applied anthropologists EXCEPT