Polyandry is very rare; when it does occur, it is typically found in societies where men greatly outnumber women because of high rates of female infanticide or where marriages are arranged between two brothers and one woman
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Franklin's account of the Indian response to the offer of scholarships for educating Indian youth at Williamsburg illustrates __________
A) assimilation B) different value orientations C) integration D) upward mobility
How does the United States compare to the other 17 industrialized countries discussed in Aulette in terms of the percentage of children who are poor?
a. The U.S. has the second smallest percentage of children in poverty. b. The U.S. has the second largest percentage of children in poverty. c. The U.S. has the largest percentage of children in poverty. d. The U.S. has the smallest percentage of children in poverty.
Which of the following power styles is the best example of totalitarianism?
A) the Bush administration since the passage of the Patriot Act B) Queen Elizabeth II's rule over England and Wales C) tribal rule in villages of the Amazon River Basin D) Nazi Germany and the Gestapo
According to Karl Marx, what dialectic contradiction lies at the heart of capitalism?
a. Capitalists need to exploit workers for profit; workers want to profit from their work. b. Capitalism embraces the greed opposed by the protestant ethic. c. Capitalism needs stability; but change is inevitable. d. Capitalism is based on class conflict; but classes are cooperative by nature.