Which of the following statements about aging today is NOT correct?
A) In the United States, elderly people increasingly prefer to live in group homes and not independently.
B) In China, some families prefer girls to boys so that they will have someone to care for them in their old age.
C) Some Muslim families are choosing to place elderly parents in nursing homes because of their inability to care for them in the home.
D) Burial rituals in Japan have begun changing so that elderly parents will not burden their children with tradition.
E) In India, sons are expected to care for their elderly parents and are finding it increasingly difficult.
A
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a. primate anatomy b. extreme environmental conditions c. cultural practices d. the skeleton
Sites like Ohalo II demonstrate that some food-collecting communities experienced economic changes as long ago as the Last Glacial Maximum, which led to
a. The use of a small range of wild plants and no animals as food. b. The use of a wide range of wild plants and no animals as food. c. The use of a wide range of wild plants and animals as food. d. The use of a small range of wild plants and animals as food. e. The demise of human populations in the regions affected.
Which of these is true in matrilineal descent systems?
a. Men are not counted as relatives. b. Only matrilateral parallel cousins are allowed to marry one another. c. Paternal and maternal uncles usually play different roles. d. Men never own property.
What can be concluded about a theory if its related hypothesis is supported after rigorous testing?
A) The theory is consistent with the available evidence, and can be accepted for the time being. B) The theory has been proved, and can now be accepted as a law. C) Nothing much can be concluded from a single test, so the status of the theory does not change. D) The theory is to be thrown out once a reliable hypothesis has been supported.