The perspective that fieldworkers must understand any particular aspect of a community's way of life as interrelated to other parts within the context of the entire culture is called:
a. cultural relativism.
b. the comparative perspective.
c. the holistic perspective.
d. human variation.
C
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__________ is a principle of descent in which individuals may choose to affiliate with either their mother’s or their father’s kinship group
a. Ambilineal descent b. Double descent c. Parallel descent d. Unilineal descent
Compared to Neandertal skulls, anatomically modern specimens found at the Skh?l and Qafzeh sites in Israel have a modern shape. Their brain cases are
A. higher, shorter, and rounder, with a more filled-out forehead region and a marked chin. B. larger and longer, with marked brows. C. thicker, the result of an adaptation to increased interspecies violence. D. rounder and heavier, with a less marked chin. E. the largest of all hominins, even beyond modern dimensions.
Which of the following is a benefit of farming?
A. a broader diet B. better health C. greater predictability of staple species D. fewer diseases E. less work
The fact that many of our linguistic choices are unconsciously made
a. does not mean that they are not based on language ideology. b. is a clear indication that ideology does not play an important role in language choice. c. illustrates the absence of economic considerations in language choice. d. indicates that we do not make conscious efforts to change our language .