What is the term for an expert on a particular aspect of native life?
A. representative sample
B. etic informant
C. biased informant
D. key cultural consultant
E. life-history approach specialist
Answer: D
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In the study of inequality, how do anthropologists use the term ideology?
a. Beliefs that explain inequality as desirable or legitimate b. Any set of ideas held by group c. A radical perspective on any social issue d. Ideas that challenge the status quo in terms of social inequality
Cultural relativism requires that:
a. All cultures be seen as equally good. b. All cultures be seen as equally self-serving. c. All cultures be measured against our own. d. An individual must give up his/her culture in order to understand another culture. e. Values and customs be understood in terms of the culture of which they are a part.
The most powerful transmitter of culture is probably __________
A) language B) the elders of a society C) the school system D) parents
Examples of nonhuman primate altruistic behaviors include all, EXCEPT:
a. the adoption of orphaned infants. b. females joining forces to protect an infant from an infanticidal male. c. one individual coming to the aid of a relative or friend. d. behaviors that benefits another individual while involving risk to the performer. e. territorial raids on enemy territory.