The tendency to judge other cultures without trying to grasp the reasons behind their customs is what anthropologists refer to as __________.
A) diffusion
B) acculturation
C) cultural relativism
D) ethnocentrism
D) ethnocentrism
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The first domestication of plants was:
A. 13,000 B.P. in the Near East B. 5000 B.P. in the Near East C. 15,000 B.P. in Africa D. 8000 B.P. in Africa
When an individual undergoes rituals to celebrate birth, puberty, and marriage, he or she is practicing:
a. rites of rebellion. b. rites of passage. c. rites of intensification. d. rites of magic. e. life stage rituals.
In unilineal descent, one's ancestry is traced through either the male or the female line (not both).
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which field of anthropology is devoted to solving crimes, helping to locate mass graves, and identifying victims of war and state-sponsored brutality?
A) forensic anthropology B) archaeology C) biological anthropology D) ethnology