Beauty is culturally determined
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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What explains the fact that English has terms to differentiate horses and cattle on the basis of sex, age, and breed, but no common terms to differentiate other animals, such as chipmunks, in the same ways?
A English speakers talk about animals like chipmunks more often than animals such as horses and cattle. B English-speaking societies have more cultural interest in horses and cattle than in chipmunks. C English-speaking societies have more cultural interest in chipmunks than in horses and cattle. D The English language has not yet changed to reflect modern day cultural interest in chipmunks. E Some animals, like chipmunks, are hard to differentiate because scientists don't know much about them.
Jens J. A. Worsaae devised the well-known typological scheme of Stone age, Bronze age, and Iron age
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Anthropologists note that accusations of sorcery tend to be patterned. In what way are they patterned?
a. People in a society believe all sorcerers use the same methods to harm others. b. The same individuals, and no others, are thought to be sorcerers by most members of the society. c. There is a cultural-specific and normative way to identify sorcerers. d. People in any society tend to suspect those individuals with whom they have strained relationships.
The view that American Thanksgiving Day represents a postharvest festival like many other societies is the ________ view.
A. emic B. participant observation C. consultant D. sociologist's E. etic