Polygyny was allowed among most people that anthropologists have studied
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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In Michael Cernea's strategy for Cultural Heritage Preservation, written for the World Bank, he urges __________
A) a passive approach of noninterference B) generating capital from tourism to cultural heritage sites C) a "do no harm" approach D) cataloging and storing artifacts so that they will not be damaged in their natural environments
The sororate is a marriage custom in which _____
a. a widow is expected to marry the brother or another close relative of her dead husband b. a widower is expected to marry the sister or another close relative of his dead wife c. a man marries his stepsister d. a man takes his brother’s widow as a wife e. a woman takes her dead husband’s cousin
Which of the following statements about culture is TRUE?
A. It is being destroyed by electronic media. B. It developed among nonhuman primates around 10,000 years ago. C. It is acquired by humans as members of society through the process of enculturation. D. It is the exclusive domain of the elite. E. It is more developed in industrial nations than among hunters and gatherers.
Which of the following terms refers to the theoretical paradigm that holds that customs (social practices) function to preserve the social structure?
A. synchronic functionalism B. the Manchester school C. configurationalism, as illustrated in the works of Benedict and Mead D. Panglossian structuralism E. structural functionalism, as illustrated in the work of Radcliffe-Brown and Evans-Pritchard