Which of the following trait(s) indicate that Homo habilis is different than Australopithecus africanus?
A) a short thumb
B) a postcranial skeleton that indicates knuckle-walking
C) a lack of sexual dimorphism
D) an apelike canine
E) an enlarged brain
E
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In most societies, marriage is important because
a. it creates social relationships that provide for the needs of children. b. monogamy is a dominant cultural value. c. children require two parents for healthy development. d. marriage is the backbone of society.
The long-term result of irrigation is often to build up a concentration of minerals that lowers the productivity of the soil
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
An example of how values provide us with cultural standards is:
a. the Bill of Rights in the U.S. Constitution. b. knowing what is considered food and how it should be prepared. c. ethnocentrism. d. the process of learning through trial and error.
In the field, ethnographers strive to establish rapport: a good, friendly working relationship, based on personal contact,
A. as well as on payment, based on local standards, for people's time spent with the researcher. B. achieved in large part by engaging in participant observation. C. and if that fails, the next option is to pay people so they will talk about their culture. D. that is necessary in conducting any valuable research in the social sciences, not just anthropology. E. that if done properly ensures the ethnographer's ability to conduct detached, unbiased research.