There is a close relationship between the descent system used and the mode of subsistence in a society
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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Growing attacks on traditional beliefs occurred simultaneously with growing awareness of biological diversity. _________challenged a notion proposed by Aristotle to account for the movement of the sun and planets
a. Darwin b. Wallace c. Mendel d. Copernicus e. Linnaeus
"Big men," of Melanesia
A) have inherited authority, backed up by the spiritual power of "mana." B) back up their power with a private police force. C) have a position at the top of the bureaucratic power structure. D) achieve their position by economic and social activities that give them prestige. E) none of the above.
All of the following statements about tattoos are correct except:
a. tattoos are transformed into fine art through redefinition and framing based on formal and ideological qualities. b. tattoos were first brought to the U.S. by British Captain John Smith from the Pacific. c. tattoos can function as a mark of affiliation and identity for the bearer. d. there are class distinctions in tattoos and tattoo art. e. tattoos have long been one of the simplest ways of identifying the human as a social being.
How do bilateral kinship systems differ from other kinship systems?
a. Unlike in cognatic systems, bilateral descent is traced through either gender. b. Unlike in cognatic systems, bilateral kinship is only traced through a single gender. c. Unlike both cognatic and unilineal systems, bilateral systems have no large, property holding groups. d. Unlike unilineal systems, bilateral systems trace descent only through a single gender.