Which of the following statements is false regarding Samoan society?
a. Samoan society is based on egalitarian ethics.
b. Only women may become the heads of extended families.
c. The Samoans are an example of a ranked society.
d. Samoan society is organized in part around kinship groups.
Answer: b
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In India today, new reproductive technologies are increasingly being used to ____
a. increase the number of offspring a family can have, including larger numbers of girls. b. determine the sex of the fetus and decide whether to terminate the pregnancy if it is a girl c. apply genetic surgeries that will allow a family to select the eye and skin color of its children d. improve prenatal health so children will be born at higher weights and have better developed brains e. establish the status symbol of the family as they genetically engineer their offspring
What is the significance of Kenyanthropus, a 3.5-million-year-old fossil that Maeve Leakey discovered in Kenya in 1999?
A. It puts an end to the debate between taxonomic "splitters" and "lumpers." B. It confirms that the development of big brains preceded the onset of bipedalism. C. It replaces Lucy (3.2 m.y.a.) as the earliest known hominin skeleton. D. It is the ancestor of Homo but not australopithecines. E. It suggests the possibility that at least two hominin lineages existed as far back as 3.5 million years ago.
All of the following were associated with the Neolithic populations except:
a. bone deformities. b. decrease in stature. c. increase in Harris lines. d. increase in tooth disease. e. high levels of malnutrition.