According to Thomas Gregor, the task of the social scientist who studies violence is to explain:
a) the function of feuds.
b) the existence of peaceful societies.
c) the relationship between resources and warfare.
d) the benefits of war.
ANS: B
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In the ancient Babylonian city of Lagash, all of the following were documented specialized laborers except:
a. barbers b. babysitters c. potters d. cabinetmakers
The most common approach to justice in state societies has been:
a. adjudication b. imprisonment c. negotiation d. trial by ordeal
The moving of continents on sliding plates on the earth surface is called:
a. continental drift. b. geological timescale. c. Pangaea. d. adaptive radiation. e. ring of fire.
Contemporary North American adults usually define their families as consisting of their husbands or wives and their children. In contrast, when middle-class Brazilians talk about their families, they mean their parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, grandparents, and on, down to their children. They rarely mention the spouse. Which of the following is among the reasons for this stark cultural contrast?
A. Brazilians readily incorporate strangers into their social worlds. B. North Americans value independence over their family. C. Brazilians have purely economic relationships with their spouses. D. North Americans have more choices about where they can live, and they have chosen to live away from their relatives. E. Brazilians live in a less mobile society and so stay in closer contact with their relatives, including members of their extended family, than do North Americans.