What are cultural particularities?
A. traits isolated from other traits in the same culture
B. traits unique to a given culture, not shared with others
C. different levels of culture
D. the most general aspect of culture patterns
E. cultural traits of individuals rather than of groups
Answer: B
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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A. the scarcity of resources and the resulting dominance of males in warfare B. a male supremacy complex found in all human societies C. mythologies, beliefs, and ideologies that justify male domination D. reproductive strategies in which male competition for females leads to conflict
A widely accepted function of the incest taboo is that it:
a. Helps families form wider alliances. b. Prevents recessive genes from appearing in human populations. c. Demonstrates our connections with other primate families. d. Raises the intelligence level of the human species. e. Is key to maintaining the species differences between humans and other primates.
By about 2 mya, which of the following was true?
a. Modern humans were living alongside australopiths. b. There were one or more species of the genus Homo present in East Africa. c. All hominins still lived only in East Africa. d. All hominins were members of the same genus. e. There was only one hominid species present in Asia.