When two or more clans recognize that they share a common genealogical relationship, the more general grouping of these clans is known as a __________
A. patrilineage
B. moiety
C. phratry
D. descent group
Answer: C
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The Yanomamö have become one of the wealthiest Native American tribes since gold was discovered on their traditional lands
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Early anthropologists such as Edward Tylor and Lewis Henry Morgan developed __________
a. highly systematic fieldwork techniques b. critical approaches to evolutionary theory c. comparative evolutionary approaches for studying cultures d. nontheoretical, descriptive schools of anthropology
Dark skin is advantageous in the tropics because it
a. protects from frostbite. b. protects from overexposure to ultraviolet radiation. c. helps prevent rickets. d. promotes vitamin D synthesis. e. increases the skin's exposure to ultraviolet radiation.
Mountain gorilla social groups are usually composed of
a. one adult male and one adult female, plus their immature offspring. b. solitary individuals, except for females with dependent young. c. one or two adult males, a few adult females and their immature offspring, plus one or two adult non-breeding, males. d. several adults of both sexes and offspring of all ages. e. several adult males and only one female and her offspring.