To what does the term purdah refer?
A. the idea of physical attractiveness and sensuality
B. the wearing of the veil and forced seclusion of Muslim women
C. the concept of the traditional extended family
D. bridewealth paid in traditional Islamic families
Answer: B
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A. Puerto Rican students came from a background that placed less value on education than did that of white students. B. The parents of Puerto Rican students did not value achievement. C. The Puerto Rican subjects benefited from the English-as-a-foreign-language program. D. Puerto Ricans do not benefit from bilingual education. E. The Puerto Rican students' education was being affected by their teachers' misconceptions.
The tendency of people living in the Peruvian Andes to develop a voluminous chest and lungs for life at very high altitudes provides an example of a(n)
A. genetic adaptation B. long-term physiological adaptation C. short-term physiological adaptation D. cultural adaptation E. archeological adaptation
The caste system remains deeply entrenched in Hindu culture and is still widespread throughout southern Asia, especially in rural India
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In the Igbo women's war, women used song, dance, noise, and "in-your-face" behavior to attempt to subvert formal authority, but women did not gain any greater influence.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)