The quote the most successful and longpersistent lifestyle in the career of our species refers to which type of society?
a. pastoral
b. hunting and gathering
c. agricultural
d. horticultural
Question 2Which of the following is the least open and most rigid system of social stratification?
a. caste
b. class
c. estate
d. nobility
e. none of the above
Question 3In India, there are an estimated 150,000 largely forest-dwelling peoples officially classified by the government as primitive tribal groups.. These groups derive much of their subsistence from foraging and fall under the category
a. pastoral.
b. hunting and gathering.
c. agricultural.
d. horticultural.
Question 4The estate system:
a. is a relatively open system of opportunities.
b. is a closed system where social position is defined by law.
c. is a system containing no mobility.
d. all of the above
e. none of the above
Question 5societies do not possess the technology that allows them to create surplus wealth.
a. Pastoral
b. Hunting and gathering
c. Agricultural
d. Horticultural
Question 6People who are born into a caste:
a. spend their entire lives within the caste.
b. are restricted in their choice of occupation.
c. are restricted in their choice for marriage.
d. are restricted in their degree of social participation.
e. all of the above
Question 7Each of the six types of societies (hunting and gathering, pastoral, horticultural, agrarian, industrial, and postindustrial) is distinguished by
a. the amount of surplus wealth that the people living in them are able to produce.
b. the level of inequality inherent in the society.
c. their primary food source.
d. their views on nature and the environment.
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