Anthropologists consider the term "primitive:"
a. to refer to the art of the more backward non-Western societies.
b. misleading, because it connotes inferiority and evolutionary sequencing.
c. to only refer to non-permanent forms of art.
d. to only refer to the non-material art forms of societies that are organized as bands, tribes, or chiefdoms.
e. incorrect because all cultures are absolutely equal and cannot be compared to each other.
b
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Which of the following statements about polygynous marriages is true?
A. They tend to occur in societies that have more men than women. B. They are characteristic of high social instability, as with serial monogamy in southern California and Washington, D.C. C. They are characterized by there being more than one husband in a single household. D. They frequently involve a hierarchical arrangement among the wives. E. They are associated with male infanticide.
According to early work by Jantz and Owsely, Paleo-Indian remains have the greatest resemblance to modern _________
a. Europeans b. Africans c. Polynesians d. Africans
The most powerful means of maintaining a social stratification in a society is __________
a. the use of military force b. ideology c. legal systems d. threats
What is the adaptation process by which a people resist assimilation by modifying traditional culture in order to preserve their ethnic identity?
a. Acculturation b. Syncretism c. Diffusion d. Accommodation e. Modernization