Yanomam? men’s fierceness is driven by a need to:
a) hunt in the forest.
b) protect community resources.
c) expand the size of the community gardens.
d) acquire spiritual power.
ANS: B
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Which of the following is a weakness in using an organic analogy for human culture?
A) The organic analogy allows us to think about society as being composed of different elements working together. B) The organic analogy implies that properly functioning human societies are stable and conflict-free. C) The organic analogy implies that different systems are coordinated in the function of society. D) Using an organic analogy means that the anthropologist should describe the shape and role of different cultural elements. E) There are no weaknesses in using an organic analogy for human culture.
Which is most likely to be preserved by fossilization?
a. the brain b. skin and the internal organs c. bones and teeth d. hair
Which of the following statements about Inuit social organization is not true?
a. The Inuit gather into large hunting parties to get seals and for fishing and hunting caribou. During the summer months they live in small, nuclear families. b. The Inuit hunt caribou and fish in small groups and hunt for seals in large hunting parties. c. The Inuit always hunt in small groups of men who are related to each other by blood or marriage. d. The Inuit live in permanent settlements and hunt only sporadically in small groups. e. The Inuit no longer live a traditional hunting and gathering life, but they do hunt occasionally in large groups.
With the term sex, anthropologists are referring to biological differences. In contrast, they define gender as
A. one's biological identity. B. the cultural construction of whether one is female, male, or something else. C. the tasks and activities that a culture assigns to each sex. D. a political system ruled by men that defines the identity of women. E. the marked differences in male and female biology, which vary across cultures.