Most scientists agree that language is a biological universal of humans
a. True
b. False
Correct Answer: a
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Age grades (age sets) are groups of people of approximately the same age within tribal societies who __________
a. are ritual outsiders b. are not yet married c. are given specific socio-political functions d. share birthday celebrations
Pantribal sodalities function to integrate the community by providing a series of important nonkin relationships.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
All of the following are characteristics of political economy EXCEPT:
a. it examines the issues of conflict, ideology, and power. b. it studies how power relations between groups are linked to the physical environment. c. it tends to be descriptive as an ethnographic approach. d. it focuses on marginalized people. e. it works to try to make a difference in people's lives.
Berlin and Kay's (1969/1992) cross-linguistic study of color terminology revealed that
A. basic color terms tended to evolve in a particular order. B. color terminology was least developed in areas with a history of using dyes and artificial coloring. C. all languages included sixteen basic color terms. D. the languages of cultivators in Papua New Guinea and foragers in Australia had more basic color terms than did European and Asian languages. E. there are only two basic color terms, black and white.