Anthropological fieldwork in recent decades has:
a. produced mostly general ethnographies.
b. been more focused on political and social problems.
c. been more problem-oriented than in earlier times.
d. been more comparative, often involving more than one fieldsite.
e. occurred mainly within the United States.
c
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Which of the following is best described as a taboo?
a. Avoiding the ghosts of dead ancestors. b. Performing certain rituals only on certain occasions. c. Avoiding certain foods at certain times such as during pregnancy. d. Failing to perform the correct rituals for honoring dead ancestors.
How do we know that Folsom hunters camped at the Agate Basin site in the spring?
a. Coprolites from the site contain plant and small animal remains that are only present in the area in the springtime. b. Bison tooth eruption patterns indicate the presence of juvenile bison that died in late March or early April. c. Palynological data from the site indicate the presence of plant species that only pollinate in the spring. d. Macrobotanical remains from the site indicate the presence of plant species that only grow in the spring. e. Hunting remains were together with macrobotanical remains from the site buried in levels on top of the winter ice.
A nuclear family includes all of the following EXCEPT:
a. mother. b. uncle. c. father. d. sister. e. brother.
In Mexico, a cargo is:
a. The amount of a handicraft that can be produced in a single day. b. The requirement that women carry water and cook food for the family. c. The quantity of a crop that can be carried from field to village. d. The obligation of a son-in-law to provide for his wife's parents. e. A religious office held for a year and requiring substantial financial outlay.