Evolution can best be defined as:
a. the appearance of a new species.
b. a change in allele frequencies in a breeding population over time.
c. changes in the DNA of an individual over his or her lifetime.
d. a process that occurs only over extremely long periods of time.
b. a change in allele frequencies in a breeding population over time.
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A single mother and her son, living together, would be an example of a(n) __________ family.
A) nuclear B) extended C) independent D) solitary
Cite evidence confirming or denying the universality of the nuclear family. Give examples from different cultures. What other social units might assume the functions associated with nuclear families?
What will be an ideal response?
In an example of applied anthropology's contribution to improving education, this chapter describes a study of Puerto Rican seventh graders in a Midwestern U.S. urban school (Hill-Burnett, 1978). What did anthropologists discover in this study?
A. Puerto Rican students came from a background that placed less value on education than did that of white students. B. The Puerto Rican students' education was being affected by their teachers' misconceptions. C. The parents of Puerto Rican students did not value achievement. D. The Puerto Rican subjects benefited from the English-as-a-foreign-language program. E. Puerto Ricans do not benefit from bilingual education.
Paleolithic hunters and gatherers lived mostly in marginal areas, such as dry desert regions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.