Compare and contrast rules of endogamy and exogamy

What will be an ideal response?


ANS: Both are marriage prescriptions. Endogamy is a rule that requires marriage within a certain group; exogamy is a rule requires marriage outside of a certain group.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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The new term for salvage ethnography is:

a. contemporary ethnography. b. urgent anthropology. c. critical anthropology. d. fieldwork anthropology. e. historical anthropology.

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There are 22 amino acids. How many of these must be obtained from the food we eat because they are not synthesized in the body in sufficient amounts?

a. ?1 b. ?10 c. ?9 d. ?22 e. ?3

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The Human Relations Area Files (HRAF) is:

A) a database that provides cross-cultural data. B) a database on all cultures involved in global warfare. C) an institution that specializes in anthropological fieldwork. D) a group of anthropologists that works in more than a single culture. E) a database that provides cross-cultural data on all complex societies.

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