Cultural adaptations have little importance in humans' adaptation to the sub-Arctic
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: F
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Why is a focus on the nuclear family characteristic of many modern nations? Because
a: the nuclear family is the most common family arrangement in industrialized societies b: isolation from the extended family arises from geographic mobility that is characteristic of many industrialized societies c: modernity is associated with smaller and more exclusive households, especially among the urban poor d: higher incomes have made it possible for most adults to achieve the American cultural ideal of a nuclear family e: the nuclear family is the most developed form of domestic arrangement
Informed consent refers to
A. U.S. anthropologists' signed commitment to the American Anthropological Association that they will abide by the organization's laws and regulations. B. a host country's leaders' agreement that the specified research is to be carried out. C. people's agreement to take part in research after they have been fully informed about its purpose, nature, funding, procedures, and potential impact on them. D. a coercive agreement between anthropologists and study participants that characterized much of the dubious and unethical research practices of the past. E. a signed contract between anthropologists and their academic institutions regarding the potential monetary value of the data they will collect in the field and how they will safeguard it.
Ethnographies
a. are studies of only Western European societies b. are studies of nonhuman primates c. emphasize, among other topics, religion, ritual, myth, diet, gender roles, and child-rearing practices d. are studies done by archaeologists e. are the practical application of anthropological theories
Mammals possess a skeleton in which the limbs are positioned to the sides of the body
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false