What is hypodescent? Why is it an arbitrary rule of racial classification? What are the effects of this rule in American society?

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Utterances intended to get the hearer to do something are called ___________

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Which of these statements about polyandrous marriage is FALSE?

a. In places where it is permitted, it is not the primary form of marriage. b. Responsibility for the wife and children is shared equally by all the brothers/husbands. c. Polyandry has the effect of keeping population low. d. Women in polyandrous marriages tend to have a higher standard of living than others.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of a relative dating technique?

a. biostratigraphy b. cross-dating c. seriation d. paleomagnetism e. stratigraphy

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Compare and contrast the evolution of language and biological evolution. What role may mutations play in the origins of human language, if any?

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