The economic incorporation of different parts of the world into a system based on capitalism, not politics, defines
a. world system.
b. cultural diffusion.
c. cultural hybridization.
d. multiculturalism.
Correct Answer: a
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Divorce was rare in agricultural states because of a number of factors.
a. Both the corporate character of the extended family and the necessity for cooperative labor among family members usually lead to normative constraints against divorce. b. Marriage was the most important way that land was transferred, and marriages were the basis of alliances between families and kin groups. c. In some societies, marriage became a sacred institution and there were laws against divorce. d. Divorce was not allowed in many, if not all, agricultural states because of the emotional disruption it caused to the family members, often making them unfit for agricultural labor.
Among the Samburu of Kenya, the religious specialists called "laibon" combat sorcery through
A) prayers and exorcism. B) visions and confession. C) ordeals and sacrifice. D) rites of intensification. E) ritual medicines and divination.
Current ethnographies tend to be focused on:
A) specific situations, events, or individuals. B) a single historical period. C) a thorough understanding of all aspects of culture. D) technology and social institutions. E) futuristic trends in anthropology.
A high degree of specialization of labor:
a. Is characteristic of all human societies. b. Occurs more among horticulturalists than pastoralists. c. Is unrelated to the food-getting strategy of a group. d. Exists only in industrialized societies. e. Tends to correlate with high population and agricultural intensification.