Looking at childhood in global perspective, we find that _______
a. childhood is a time of play and learning everywhere.
b. rich societies extend childhood much longer than do poor societies.
c. poor societies extend childhood much longer than do rich societies.
d. biological immaturity is the main factor that defines childhood.
Answer: b
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a. the expression of genes in the structure of a life form b. the genetic codes that make up a life form c. the behavioral propensities of a life form d. a and b above e. all of the above
Which of the following characterizes communitarian utopians?
a. a demand that society change. c. withdrawal into a separate community b. a search for truth d. disregard society and float above it
In cultural leveling
a. cultures become more and more dissimilar to one another. b. the least advanced culture dominates. c. culture is leveled or destroyed, as in a blast. d. cultures become more and more similar to one another.
. A religious organization that has splintered off from an established church in an effort to restore perceived true beliefs and practices is referred to as a(n) ______.
A. denomination B. cult C. ecclesia D. sect