The ability to see how a single entity is composed of a number of different parts and how these parts are interconnected is called
a. cognitive complexity.
b. cultural sensitivity.
c. cultural relativism.
d. differentiation.
e. integration.
ANS: A
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In the early twentieth century, anthropologist Franz Boas described changes in skull form among the children of Europeans who had migrated to North America. He found that the reason for these changes could not be explained by genetics. His findings underscore the fact that
A. diet affects which genes get turned off and which on, resulting in a particular phenotypic characteristic. B. phenotypic similarities and differences don't necessarily have a genetic basis. C. though the environment influences phenotype, genetics is a more powerful determinant of racial differences. D. observing changes over one generation is not enough to make conclusions about changes in genotype and phenotype. E. describing changes in skull form is the most accurate way to study the impact of migration on traveling populations.
The Mbuti have no social groups with greater or lesser access to economic resources, power, or prestige. What type of society do they represent?
A) ranked B) egalitarian C) a class society D) a caste society
Like most horticulturalists, the Lua' traditionally plant:
a. Only one main crop. b. A variety of crops with rotating harvesting seasons. c. Whatever crops bring the highest price in the world market. d. Corn, beans, and squash. e. Year after year, in the fields closest to their villages.
Pastoralists are specialized herders whose subsistence strategies focus on domesticated animals.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)