According to the author, what is the most important set of characteristics used to define people in most societies?

a) Dress
b) Job status
c) Kinship
d) Economic class


ANS: C

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Which of the following statements is not true?

a. Ethnocentrism is present in all cultures; it is universal. b. One benefit of ethnocentrism is that it enhances group solidarity. c. Ethnocentrism is a natural by-product of being raised in a society. d. Ethnocentrism is worse in urban societies than in rural ones. e. Although it is not possible to eliminate ethnocentrism, it can be reduced.

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Big-man and big-woman leadership is most closely associated with a form of exchange called redistribution

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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What is the “Gini Index”?

a. An index that measures the cost and profit of the largest megacorporations in the world? this index calculates the value and cost of each corporation. b. An income inequality index that measures how much disparity in income exists within a country. c. An index which calculates how much pollution is expelled per person within a country. d. A way of measuring global caloric output and distribution of food as a way of predicting malnutrition and obesity worldwide. e. An index that is used by the United Nations as a way of evaluating the political situation in each country? those with higher numbers on the index are more prone to human rights abuses.

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The phrase “once upon a time” is a __________ of English tales

a. cliché b. stylistic feature c. narrative event d. proverbial device

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