A system of determining who one’s relatives are and what one’s relationship is to them is a(n) ________

a. fictive kin
b. kinship system
c. kindred system
d. inheritance rules


Answer: b

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Natural selection operates on populations, but it is individuals who evolve

a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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In economics, economizing behavior is:

a. Behavior designed to save money for a household. b. Choosing to buy a generic rather than a name brand product. c. Attempting to increase profits by investing savings. d. Only present in capitalist market economies. e. Making choices in ways believed to provide the greatest benefit.

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A major contribution of Boas to the field of anthropology was:

a. his emphasis on social evolution. b. his unilineal approach to the study of different cultures. c. his research demonstrating that cultural differences are not explained by biological factors. d. his idea that all human cultures begin as savages.

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