If a man marries his deceased brother's widow, it is a levirate marriage.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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Government medical research fund granting agencies, such as the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), require research subjects to be classified by racial categories determined by the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB). This requirement:
A. reinforces what most biologists now consider to be the false concept of race being genetically based B. reinforces the false idea that races fall into neat categories C. is seen by most physical anthropologists as being illogical and not conforming to empirical data D. all of these E. none of these
The sequence of artifacts left behind by Neandertals and early modern humans indicates very clearly that early modern humans replaced the Neandertals
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
If a patriarchy is a political system ruled by men, what would a matriarchy be-a political system ruled by women? Anthropologist Peggy Reeves Sanday, who investigated these questions among the Minangkabau of West Sumatra, found that
A. although Minangkabau women play a central role in their culture's social, economic, and ceremonial life, they are still regarded as having lower status than men. B. women in matriarchies see their male counterparts as being inferior. C. true matriarchies do not exist. D. women of newer generations are experimenting with new ideas of gender roles. E. the Minangkabau matriarchy is not the equivalent of female rule because of their belief that decision making should be by consensus.
Couples raised together as children following the Chinese tradition of "daughter-in-law raised from childhood" are __________
A) more likely to get divorced B) more likely to have many children C) less likely to seek extramarital sexual relationships D) less likely to exchange dowry or bride price