Why do kinship systems use the metaphor of biology?
What will be an ideal response?
It makes the system appear more natural to the members and is meant to present the family as a natural social unit.
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The anthropological perspective does not
a. Offer a wider appreciation through time and space b. Look at the diversity of the human experience c. Help to avoid ethnocentric pitfalls d. Give a wider appreciation of the human experience e. Narrow our viewpoint of how our species through time and space.
The role of the environment as a significant factor in evolutionary change was first recognized and stated by
a. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. b. Georges Cuvier. c. Thomas Malthus. d. Charles Darwin. e. Charles Lyell.
Which of the following is NOT a factor in the emergence and spread of dangerous infectious diseases like HIV/AIDS, Ebola, West Nile, SARS, Lyme disease, and Zika?
A. spillovers from humans to wildlife B. modern air travel C. population increase D. changing settlement patterns E. commercial expansion
In his study of Navajo music, McAllester found that it reflected the overall culture in all of the following ways EXCEPT
A. a general Navajo liberalism extended to music. B. a general Navajo stress on proper form applied to music. C. a general Navajo belief in the right way to sing a song. D. a general Navajo stress on individualism extended to music. E. a general distaste among the Navajo for foreign music.