The "basic unit" of kinship is universally believed to be a woman and her child

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

Anthropology & Archaeology

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Which of these is NOT characteristic of most bands?

a. Formal leadership b. Mobility c. Foraging d. Small populations

Anthropology & Archaeology

Which of the following is a reason that anti-immigration attitudes may spread?

a. Multilinguistic nations have a track record of failure. b. The lower and middle classes perceive themselves as suffering economically because of immigrants. c. Most immigrants have a past record of criminal behavior that endangers order in the new country. d. Most immigrants do not share prevailing heritage, values, and attitudes.

Anthropology & Archaeology

The burakumin constitute an isolated breeding population that is genetically distinct from the majority Japanese population

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Anthropology & Archaeology

It is often an indication of acceptance when anthropologists are given kinship terms by the people they are studying

a. True b. False

Anthropology & Archaeology