While it is possible for egalitarian societies to have some wealth differences, the key factor that would transform that group into a rank society is __________.
A) a way of recording the history of each family’s wealth
B) to associate wealth with an individual’s abilities or skills
C) a mechanism for retaining more wealth for some families over time
D) a shared value of the importance of gaining wealth
C) a mechanism for retaining more wealth for some families over time
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Contrast consanguineal and affinal kinships ties
What will be an ideal response?
One problem with the representation of the societies studied by anthropologist has been __________
a. that there were really fewer differences than anthropologists imagined b. the relativistic perspectives used to discuss other cultures c. the assumption that cultures were essentially static and unchanging d. that they are projected to be an accumulation of many individual voices and perspectives
Determine if reciprocity, redistribution, and the market principle are mutually exclusive in any given society. Give examples, including contemporary North America.
What will be an ideal response?
Human behavior can be observed at the individual, cultural or even __________ level
a. species b. generational c. geographical d. universal