Consider how your life is different from that of our Paleolithic ancestors or those of the most recent foragers. How many of those differences have to do with the fact that you live in a state-organized society?

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary

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According to Fredrik Barth's theories about ethnic identity, ethnic boundaries are most stable when

A. ethnic groups share a common ancestor. B. ethnic groups occupy different ecological niches. C. ethnic groups share the same nation-state. D. the members of the ethnic groups are highly educated, as in postcolonial states. E. ethnic groups are culturally very similar and tend to pursue the same goals.

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