A/An __________ explanation of why Hindus in India do not eat cows is that they are sacred animals
a. materialist
b. emic
c. etic
d. objective
b
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Selective borrowing is likely to take place in which of the following scenarios?
a. Twin brothers exchanging music CDs b. Coworkers conversing about a local news story c. A chef traveling to Thailand to learn new culinary styles d. A toddler watching an educational children’s television series
All social norms, whether small or large, are sanctioned
a. True b. False
Why does exogamy, the practice of seeking a husband or wife outside one's own kin group, have adaptive value outside of biological concerns?
A. It was an important causal factor in the origin of social stratification. B. Exogamy is not adaptive; it is just a cultural construction. C. It impedes peaceful relations among social groups and therefore promotes population expansion. D. It creates new social ties and alliances, providing access to more resources and social networks. E. It increases the likelihood that disadvantageous alleles will find phenotypic expression and thus be eliminated from the population.
The task of interpreting early hominin evolution
a. is still not complete. b. does not require a chronological framework. c. does not require assigning taxonomic names to fossil materials. d. contains millions of full skeletons. e. is a fairly simple one.