Tribes and bands both involve egalitarian types of societies
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Societies in which parents can choose their children’s kinship affiliation are classified as _____
a. bilateral descent b. double descent c. matrilineal descent d. ambilineal descent e. patrlineal descent
Anthropologists usually only need a Master’s degree in order to work as a professional in their field
a. True b. False
A __________ is a married couple or other group of adult kinfolk who cooperate economically and in the upbringing of children, and all or most of whom share a common dwelling
a. household b. family c. kindred d. kin group
According to Kenneth MacDonald, traditional farmers in the mountains of Karakoram, North Pakistan, behave "rationally" because
A) they minimize risk of failure by diversifying their crops and animals. B) they have accepted new farming techniques from development planners. C) rationality is independent of context. D) they plant only one crop, which they have found to be the most productive. E) they are content with the very low crop yields they can get in their very difficult environment.