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

Anthropology & Archaeology

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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

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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.

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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)

Anthropology & Archaeology

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

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