With which of these statements about race do most anthropologists agree?
a. Race is obvious.
b. There is more genetic variation within a race than between races.
c. There are only three races.
d. It is better to classify race using blood groups than skin color.
b
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Which of the following is an example of forced acculturation?
A) schools for Native American children B) the popularity of McDonald’s restaurants in Japan C) teens across Europe watching MTV D) Inuit hunters using snowmobiles and GPS technology
An ideology that advocates the superiority of certain races and inferiority of others and leads to prejudice and discrimination is __________
A. mongrelization B. racism C. relativism D. clinalism
In situations of cultural diffusion ______
a. the two cultures do not exchange every cultural item b. one culture borrows and the other one does not c. it is the stronger culture which borrows, or steals, from the other d. the recipient culture does not have a choice regarding the item exchanged e. it is common for the two cultures to merge and become integrated
Understanding kinship systems is an important part of anthropology because
A. kinship ties are important to the people anthropologists study; they are a key component of people's everyday social relations. B. the study of kinship is part of the anthropological tradition established by the field's pioneers. C. it provides an objective, universal perspective on how people are related to one another. D. kinship ties are what triggered the split between the hominin line and the rest of the primates and is thus the defining aspect of our humanity. E. it is the only aspect of anthropological study that the general public cares about.