The one thing that all pluralistic states, past and present, irrespective of other differences among them, share is a tendency:
a. to grow beyond their capacity to maintain their society.
b. to fragment.
c. to stagnate.
d. toward the development of a dictatorship.
e. toward the development of a democracy.
b
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Polygynous marriage:
a. is always disadvantageous to women and only works to benefit men in a society. b. can be economically beneficial, especially among horticultural and pastoral peoples. c. creates a surplus of wives for younger men in the countries in which it is practiced. d. does not cause any problems in cultures in which it exists because all participants are familiar with the practice.
The usual settlement for a dispute mediated by a leopard-skin chief involved __________
a. changes of land ownership b. admissions of guilt and apologies by both sides c. the payment of cattle d. the arrangement for a peaceful court hearing
With the circumnavigation of the globe, Renaissance scholars developed a strong sense of __________
a. biological and cultural variation b. the fixity of species c. humanity's inferiority in nature d. monogenism
Which of the following is not associated with Franz Boas?
a. ?The study of cultural histories b. ?Training in the physical and geographic sciences c. ?Research among the Arctic peoples d. ?Use of a social evolutionary approach