Gift giving among family members at Christmas is an example of

a. barter.
b. market exchange.
c. reciprocal exchange.
d. redistributive exchange.


Correct answer: c

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a. means marriage to more than one man. b. is the most common form of marriage. c. is possible only when a man is fairly wealthy. d. is less common than polyandry. e. is an example of group marriage.

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In 1996 the Oakland Board of Education mistakenly claimed that "Ebonics" was derived from __________ and was not a dialect of English

a. Caribbean Creoles b. Wolof c. French and Nigerian d. Niger-Congo African languages

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What is the primary difference between nomadic and transhumant pastoralism?

A) The amount of foraging practiced B) The types of money used for exchange C) The amount of direct competition that exists between pastoral and agricultural groups D) The types of animals that are herded E) The existence of permanent villages

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According to Fish in "Mixed Blood," the terms moreno, loura, branca, and preta all refer to

a. areas of Brazil after which groups of people are named. b. Brazilian names for different tipos (types). c. areas of Brazil from which particular tipos are thought to have originated. d. a folk taxonomy of skin colors starting with black and ending with white.

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