Distinguish analogies from homologies
What will be an ideal response?
Analogies identify anatomical features of similar function across species, and homologies are structures possessed by two different organisms that arise in similar fashion and pass through similar stages during embryonic development but which have different functions.
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Which of the following is required by today’s professional ethical standards?
a. ?Collaborative writing (anthropologist and those studied) b. ?Informed consent provided by those being studied c. ?Waiver signed by community leaders to conduct research d. ?Written permits from all levels of political authority in the area studied
The most frequent cause of ethnogenesis is
a. when members of two or more ethnic groups fuse into a new ethnic group. b. when a portion of an existing ethnic group splits away and forms a new group. c. ethnic cleansing and, more generally, ethnic conflict. d. when a group has its land taken away.
The Replacement Model of human origins __________
a. maintains that humans had a localized origin b. is often called the Multiregional Model c. implies that modern human variation evolved millions of years ago d. is not supported by genetic data
Ethnographic fieldwork consists of all of the following EXCEPT
a. interviewing. b. observing. c. participating in activities. d. educating.