A common feature of matrilineal descent groups is a weakness in the tie between:
a. wife and sons
b. siblings
c. husband and wife
d. wife and daughters
c
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a. True b. False
The efficacy of social control depends on how clearly people envision the sanctions that an antisocial act might trigger.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
How is Malinowski's approach to the study of cultures different from Boas'?
A) Malinowski was an evolutionist and Boas was a critic of evolutionism. B) Their approaches are similar, except that Franz Boas did not actually carry out fieldwork. C) Boas focused on the study of child-rearing while Malinowski focused on the study of history and body measurements. D) Malinowski focused on the study of social institutions and function while Boas focused on the study of history and adaptation. E) Boas focused on the study of history and adaptation and Malinowski focused on the study of child-rearing.
What new technology was introduced to the Yir Yoront in the 1930s causing social disruption?
a. Motor vehicles b. Long-range rifles c. Steel axes d. ?Electric chainsaws