Which of the following best describes the Human Relations Area Files (HRAF)?

a. a cross-cultural database
b. an in-depth ethnographic study
c. a cross-cultural artifact museum
d. a regional ethnographic database


a

Anthropology & Archaeology

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Which of these is NOT one of the main arguments of materialists?

a. Cultural practices are the result of adaptation to biological drives such as passing on one's genes. b. Many customs of a people can be explained by how they help people live in the natural world. c. Population growth and intensification are major forces driving cultural evolution. d. The environment, technology and population pressures are more important than religious beliefs, world viewor values.

Anthropology & Archaeology

What do societies that practice sororate do if the deceased wife does not have a sister available for her surviving husband to marry?

What will be an ideal response?

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of the following statements about ethnicity is true?

A. Ethnicity is one's identification with a group that shares a common set of beliefs, values, customs, and norms. B. Ethnicity is the politically correct term for race. C. Ethnicity is based on common biological features. D. Americans maintain a clear distinction between ethnicity and race. E. Ethnicity and race are synonyms.

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which part of the body reaches adult size the earliest?

What will be an ideal response?

Anthropology & Archaeology