Standard Hindi has borrowed many words from ___________, which strengthens its prestige
A Sanskrit
B German
C French
D Arabic
E Egyptian
A
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A cultural relativist would view contemporary Nacirema culture as __________
A) materialistic, aggressive, and without much worth B) just as interesting and worthy of study as any other C) more ethical than most others D) adaptively superior to any other
The work of which of the following anthropologists illustrated a renewed interest in cultural change and even evolution (although of a very different sort than Tylor and Morgan had in mind)?
A. Julian Steward B. Ruth Benedict C. Max Gluckman D. Margaret Mead E. Victor Turner
According to Crate, which of the following is a change to which the Sakha were forced to adapt at the turn of the 21st century?
a. a subtle and gradual, increasing change in the cycles and patterns of weather and climate b. Soviet-era industrialization in the form of diamond mining c. annexation of land by colonizers d. land changes resulting from the fall of the Soviet Union
Which of the following correctly characterizes Dalva, one of the informants in Mary Kenny's study of the favela of Olinda?
a. Like many other children, she will use her formal schooling to escape conditions of poverty. b. A victim of child abuse, she will most likely have to spend the rest of her life in an institution. c. Although her family is poor, she receives strong support from her parents, particularly her mother. d. She works 12 hours a day sewing shirts for American corporations but barely makes enough money to feed herself, let alone her brothers and sisters. e. Although only 12, by organizing younger children and generating income, she has become the head of her household.