The organic analogy of a culture is an example of which of the following characteristics?
a. Cultures are constantly changing.
b. Cultures are adaptive and maladaptive.
c. Cultures are generally interconnected.
d. Culture influences biological processes.
e. There are cultural universals.
c
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Which of the following statements about the Lua' of northern Thailand is true?
A) Although they practice some horticulture today, the Lua' are primarily pastoralists who travel seasonally. B) Today, the Lua' have become intensive agriculturalists because of land scarcity and government involvement. C) In the past, the Lua' lived by foraging, but government subsidies and land scarcity have drawn the Lua' into industrial wage labor. D) The Lua' lived very well as pastoralists, but since the 1960s they have worked as wage laborers. E) The Lua' no longer exist as a cultural group.
Which of the following statements best describes the use of language by apes?
A. Only humans are capable of learning and using language. B. Apes use American Sign Language in the wild. C. Apes cannot be taught to use American Sign Language. D. Only chimpanzees can learn American Sign Language. E. Apes can learn American Sign Language and have shown the capacity for cultural transmission, productivity, and displacement, although there is still a gap between human and other ape language capabilities.
The Neolithic Revolution stimulated all of the following except:
a. a growth in population size. b. a greater division of labor. c. more permanent settlements. d. a reduced amount of productive labor. e. a less varied diet
When people do not have regular contact with others in their social networks and do not know all of each other's associates, they are part of a
A loose circle of acquaintances. B dense social network. C multilingual community. D cultural model. E weak social network.