Malinowski conducted fieldwork in __________
a. India
b. the Trobriand Islands
c. Egypt
d. Peru
Answer: b
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Which concept, proposed by Charles Lyell, was to have a profound effect on 19th century scientific thought?
a. recent origins for earth b. the role of catastrophic events in producing geological phenomena c. natural selection d. the immense age of the earth and uniform processes e. the inheritance of acquired characteristics
Regionalisms, such as many words that are associated with Southerners, are a form of _______
a. dialect b. diglossia c. code switching d. phonology e. grammar
Why do some societies have joking relationships and avoidance relationships among certain relatives?
a. so that relatives will always have something to talk about b. so that problematic relationship between certain relatives will have carefully defined sets of interactive behaviors c. so that individuals can institutionalize their feeling about certain relatives d. so that improper sexual innuendos can be avoided