An anthropologist would probably find it difficult to define what “progress” is
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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Research in Belgium by Jef van der Broeck revealed what differences in middle-class and working-class speech patterns?
a. Middle-class speakers use the same amount of sentence complexity as working-class speakers, but a larger vocabulary. b. There was almost no difference in middle-class and working-class speech in Belgium, which is highly unusual. c. Working-class speakers are more likely to use unusual word choices in order to impress others when they feel uncomfortable because of class differences. d. Middle-class and working-class sentence complexity is the same for informal speech, but in formal speech situations, middle-class speakers use more complex sentences.
According to Deborah Tannen, which statement best describes the differences in language between men and women in the United States?
a. Men and women cannot converse productively. b. Men engage in “rapport talk” while women engage in “report talk.” c. Men’s talk tends to be more competitive. d. When men and women are talking together, women tend to talk more than men and interrupt them more frequently. e. Men tend to listen better than women do.
The shared rights and responsibilities of members of an Al-Murra lineage include
A) ownership of the grazing range. B) collecting or paying blood money. C) exclusive rights to certain wells. D) use of a distinctive camel brand. E) all of the above.
In India, traditional Nayar husbands and wives __________
a. always belonged to the same lineage b. had no social or economic responsibilities to each other c. had to belong to different castes d. were always cousins