Anthropology

Children are raised to be cooperative or competitive with each other according to __________.

Children are raised to be cooperative or competitive with each other according to __________.

Children are raised to be cooperative or competitive with each other according to __________.
a. their personalities
b. their future jobs
c. the norm for adult interaction
d. whether they are from wealthy or poor families

Usher1   709   5 Replies

Microman22

Which of the following is the opposite of multiculturalism (a multicultural public policy)?

Which of the following is the opposite of multiculturalism (a multicultural public policy)?

Which of the following is the opposite of multiculturalism (a multicultural public policy)?
 
  a. ethnocide
 b. assimilation
 c. enculturation
 d. ethnocentrism

paulorear   302   3 Replies

lovearat

In The Blessed Curse, how did Williamson's grandmother depict her status as intersexed?

In The Blessed Curse, how did Williamson's grandmother depict her status as intersexed?

In The Blessed Curse, how did Williamson's grandmother depict her status as intersexed?
 
  a. a gift from the Great Spirit to be given strength and tenderness
 b. a curse from Mother Earth of being between worlds and blesse

uYuSs   1011   8 Replies

LuisDantas

HIV/AIDS has spread much more rapidly in sexually restrictive societies than in permissive ones. ...

HIV/AIDS has spread much more rapidly in sexually restrictive societies than in permissive ones. ...

HIV/AIDS has spread much more rapidly in sexually restrictive societies than in permissive ones.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

paulorear   284   2 Replies

Anonymous

Selective borrowing is likely to take place in which of the following scenarios?

Selective borrowing is likely to take place in which of the following scenarios?

Selective borrowing is likely to take place in which of the following scenarios?
a. twin brothers exchanging music CDs
b. co-workers conversing about a local news story
c. a chef traveling to Thailand to learn new culinary styles

Usher1   424   5 Replies

Microman22

Applied anthropologist Elizabeth Krause, in her study of the family in Italy, found that:

Applied anthropologist Elizabeth Krause, in her study of the family in Italy, found that:

Applied anthropologist Elizabeth Krause, in her study of the family in Italy, found that:
 
  a. the birthrate has dropped below the replacement rate to sustain the national population.
  b. children born out of wedlock

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adelaidebear   1318   16 Replies

karlex

In societies where __________ is the kinship system, individuals often choose the descent group that

In societies where __________ is the kinship system, individuals often choose the descent group that

In societies where __________ is the kinship system, individuals often choose the descent group that will advantage them the most in resources or power.
a. double descent
b. ambilineal descent
c. parallel descent
d. unilineal desc

Usher1   361   5 Replies

Microman22

The cultural rules that allow our closest biological relatives (chimpanzees) to be used as objects ...

The cultural rules that allow our closest biological relatives (chimpanzees) to be used as objects ...

The cultural rules that allow our closest biological relatives (chimpanzees) to be used as objects of biomedical research are a product of a long, evolutionary history.
 
  a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whethe

missmaggoo   257   4 Replies

SPerroud

Which of the following does NOT characterize industrial agriculture?

Which of the following does NOT characterize industrial agriculture?

Which of the following does NOT characterize industrial agriculture?
a. specialization of crop production
b. a tendency toward competition among producers
c. overproduction of farm products
d. better quality diets

Usher1   540   5 Replies

Microman22

In the horticultural society of the Yanomamo in Brazil, men do all of the farming and as a result __

In the horticultural society of the Yanomamo in Brazil, men do all of the farming and as a result __

In the horticultural society of the Yanomamo in Brazil, men do all of the farming and as a result __________.
a. women are free to be craft specialists
b. women have larger numbers of children
c. women have a very low social status

Usher1   618   7 Replies

Microman22

Which of the following is the reason that meat is highly valued by Ju/’hoansi people?

Which of the following is the reason that meat is highly valued by Ju/’hoansi people?

Which of the following is the reason that meat is highly valued by Ju/’hoansi people?
a. Meat is a less highly concentrated source of protein than vegetable foods.
b. Uncertain success at hunting means that meat is a rarer food than vegetab

Usher1   560   5 Replies

Microman22

In pastoral societies, __________ tend to be individually owned while __________ is communally owned

In pastoral societies, __________ tend to be individually owned while __________ is communally owned

In pastoral societies, __________ tend to be individually owned while __________ is communally owned by family members.
a. dwellings, livestock
b. wives, land
c. animals, land
d. females, livestock

Usher1   533   9 Replies

Microman22

Ownership of land __________ that is/are of utmost importance for foraging to remain successful.

Ownership of land __________ that is/are of utmost importance for foraging to remain successful.

Ownership of land __________ that is/are of utmost importance for foraging to remain successful.
a. reinforces resource access
b. contradicts the flexibility
c. distributes easy to acquire resource types
d. provides the permanent

Usher1   569   5 Replies

Microman22

How did the Lakota prosper from trade after they moved onto the plains?

How did the Lakota prosper from trade after they moved onto the plains?

How did the Lakota prosper from trade after they moved onto the plains?
a. they specialized in hunting buffalo for hides
b. they acted as middlemen between American traders and Native groups further west
c. they raised horses and trade

Usher1   512   5 Replies

Microman22

The national character school of anthropological theory emerged from the work of __________.

The national character school of anthropological theory emerged from the work of __________.

The national character school of anthropological theory emerged from the work of __________.
a. Marvin Harris
b. Alfred Kroeber
c. Ruth Benedict
d. Marshall Shalins

Usher1   425   8 Replies

Microman22

Compositional analysis of English shows that it places greater importance on __________ than other a

Compositional analysis of English shows that it places greater importance on __________ than other a

Compositional analysis of English shows that it places greater importance on __________ than other animals.
a. fish
b. wild mammals
c. domesticated animals
d. pets

Usher1   905   6 Replies

Microman22

Many anthropologists favor understanding the incest taboo as __________.

Many anthropologists favor understanding the incest taboo as __________.

Many anthropologists favor understanding the incest taboo as __________.
a. a biologically designed trait that prevents inbreeding
b. a means of ensuring survival by forcing people to make alliances with others outside their nuclear familie

Usher1   1030   5 Replies

Anonymous

How is anxiety and depression treated in Yoruba and Inuit societies

How is anxiety and depression treated in Yoruba and Inuit societies

How is anxiety and depression treated in Yoruba and Inuit societies

Baylee Skinner   56   1 Reply

kh540941

Differences in status are not only expressed in words and speech patterns but are also demonstrated ...

Differences in status are not only expressed in words and speech patterns but are also demonstrated ...

Differences in status are not only expressed in words and speech patterns but are also demonstrated how?
 
  A cultural practices
  B in assignment of rights to speak and to determine topics of talk
  C norms

krle   172   3 Replies

Anonymous

All of the following would be considered rites of purification except:

All of the following would be considered rites of purification except:

All of the following would be considered rites of purification except:
 
  a. smudging
 b. baptism
 c. fasting
 d. wedding

Mediademics   557   2 Replies

Anonymous

Estimates are that large numbers of children are being co-opted into armies as child soldiers today. ...

Estimates are that large numbers of children are being co-opted into armies as child soldiers today. ...

Estimates are that large numbers of children are being co-opted into armies as child soldiers today. What is the most reasonable estimate of numbers of children serving today?
 
  a. 250,000
 b. 500,000
 c. 125,000

LVK   370   2 Replies

Anonymous

Religion includes all of the following except:

Religion includes all of the following except:

Religion includes all of the following except:
 
  a. an organized system of ideas about the spiritual sphere
 b. associated ceremonial practices used to interpret things beyond control
 c. concern with the sacred as di

kimchi69   79   3 Replies

le_ikari

Why do some Papua New Guinea societies prescribe male-to-male sexual acts?

Why do some Papua New Guinea societies prescribe male-to-male sexual acts?

Why do some Papua New Guinea societies prescribe male-to-male sexual acts?
 
  a. It is a way to prevent young men from becoming homosexuals.
 b. It is used to help men become more fertile and able to reproduce sons for a la

paulorear   356   3 Replies

le_ikari

Which of the following is not a type of divination technique?

Which of the following is not a type of divination technique?

Which of the following is not a type of divination technique?
 
  a. necromancy
 b. geomancy
 c. agoramancy
 d. chiromancy

missmaggoo   846   5 Replies

SPerroud

Among the Khanty in northwestern Siberia, infants not yet named are believed to be:

Among the Khanty in northwestern Siberia, infants not yet named are believed to be:

Among the Khanty in northwestern Siberia, infants not yet named are believed to be:
 
  a. deities that must be worshipped
 b. evil spirits that must be named as soon as possible
 c. reincarnated ancestors who can talk

missmaggoo   1056   7 Replies

numan_286

Avoidance relationships characterizes relationships between who in many societies?

Avoidance relationships characterizes relationships between who in many societies?

Avoidance relationships characterizes relationships between who in many societies?
a. parents-in-law and children-in-law
b. aunts and nephews
c. grandparents and grandchildren
d. siblings

Usher1   344   5 Replies

Microman22

The fact that words can have specific meanings in specific situations, and may shift meanings ...

The fact that words can have specific meanings in specific situations, and may shift meanings ...

The fact that words can have specific meanings in specific situations, and may shift meanings depending on the situation and who is saying them to whom
 
  a. illustrate the importance of theoretical linguistics, which provides r

Azem   549   2 Replies

Anonymous

Which of the following is a task usually performed by men cross-culturally?

Which of the following is a task usually performed by men cross-culturally?

Which of the following is a task usually performed by men cross-culturally?
a. clearing fields for planting
b. keeping up dwellings
c. herding small animals
d. fishing as a secondary resource

Usher1   499   4 Replies

Anonymous

In extremely patriarchal societies, __________ may be grounds for divorce.

In extremely patriarchal societies, __________ may be grounds for divorce.

In extremely patriarchal societies, __________ may be grounds for divorce.
 
  a. a wife's desire for a divorce
  b. a wife not producing a son
  c. mutual agreement for divorce
  d. a wife's family'

hellink   508   4 Replies

Anonymous

The strong emphasis on fieldwork in American anthropology traces its origins to the teachings of ...

The strong emphasis on fieldwork in American anthropology traces its origins to the teachings of ...

The strong emphasis on fieldwork in American anthropology traces its origins to the teachings of which of the following?
 
  a. Socrates
  b. Martin Luther King, Jr.
  c. Franz Boas
  d. Ferdinand de

Azem   594   3 Replies

kaanfakili

In the Tuareg naming ceremony, all of the following occur except:

In the Tuareg naming ceremony, all of the following occur except:

In the Tuareg naming ceremony, all of the following occur except:
 
  a. Women gather around bowls of macaroni.
 b. The children are named on the eighth day after birth.
  c. The father gathers outside for a Muslim

anteprimorac   789   3 Replies

lovearat

A prehensile monkey would be found:

A prehensile monkey would be found:

A prehensile monkey would be found:
 
  a. swinging from the trees with both limbs
 b. grasping on a tree limb by the tail
 c. cracking nuts through use of opposable thumbs
  d. walking bipedally for short dis

Doc.Blade   267   2 Replies

Anonymous

Pastoralists tend to be __________ egalitarian than foraging societies in their division of labor, b

Pastoralists tend to be __________ egalitarian than foraging societies in their division of labor, b

Pastoralists tend to be __________ egalitarian than foraging societies in their division of labor, because __________.
a. more; both men and women tend to the animals
b. less; men and boys typically tend to the animals
c. more; both se

Usher1   577   5 Replies

Microman22

In impoverished communities in northeastern Brazil, infants who die are considered __________.

In impoverished communities in northeastern Brazil, infants who die are considered __________.

In impoverished communities in northeastern Brazil, infants who die are considered __________.
a. to be genetically inferior
b. to be uninterested in living
c. to be doomed from birth
d. to be the victims of their parents’ moral f

Usher1   784   6 Replies

Microman22

Emphasis on the __________ self tends to correlate with large-scale, affluent societies while ...

Emphasis on the __________ self tends to correlate with large-scale, affluent societies while ...

Emphasis on the __________ self tends to correlate with large-scale, affluent societies while emphasis on the __________ self tends to correlate with small-scale societies.
 
  a. public, private
  b. private, public

Tommiiee   434   4 Replies

Anonymous

The International Date Line is measured approximately from

The International Date Line is measured approximately from

The International Date Line is measured approximately from
A) 90 degrees latitude.
B) 0 degrees longitude.
C) 90 degrees longitude.
D) 0 degrees latitude.
E) 180 degrees longitude.

AdrianaW   390   2 Replies

Anonymous

Cognitive tests with Kpelle children show that __________ are culture-specific skills.

Cognitive tests with Kpelle children show that __________ are culture-specific skills.

Cognitive tests with Kpelle children show that __________ are culture-specific skills.
 
  a. abstract conceptualization and decontextualized cognition
  b. acquisition of multiple languages and vocabulary
  c

Vertimyst   1006   5 Replies

pass25

Which of the following was NOT a method used by missionaries to gain control over the indigenous pop

Which of the following was NOT a method used by missionaries to gain control over the indigenous pop

Which of the following was NOT a method used by missionaries to gain control over the indigenous population?
a. Making conversion an economic and political advantage by giving money to converts at trading posts.
b. Settling previously nomad

Usher1   316   5 Replies

Microman22

San peoples of Southern Africa fought a long legal battle to gain profits from __________.Adiamond ...

San peoples of Southern Africa fought a long legal battle to gain profits from __________.Adiamond ...

San peoples of Southern Africa fought a long legal battle to gain profits from __________.
A   diamond mines on their land
B   the discovery of oil on their land
C   a new diet pill
D   all of the above
E   none of the above: the San a

Piixell   1013   4 Replies

Anonymous

While optimal foraging theory can provide a number of insights into foraging groups, what aspect of

While optimal foraging theory can provide a number of insights into foraging groups, what aspect of

While optimal foraging theory can provide a number of insights into foraging groups, what aspect of human society does optimal foraging theory arguably ignore?
a. population size
b. location
c. genetics
d. culture
(UNDERTSTAN

Usher1   1421   13 Replies

Microman22