Which of the following statements about culture is not true?

A. It is a distinctive possession of humanity.
B. It is acquired by all humans as members of society through enculturation.
C. It encompasses shared, symbol-based, learned behavior and beliefs transmitted across generations.
D. Everyone is cultured.
E. It is transmitted genetically.


E. It is transmitted genetically.

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What changes did workers instigate in response to industrialization in England?

A. Workers launched a proletarian revolution. B. Workers barred women and children from working in factories. C. Workers won the right to control production. D. Workers developed organizations to protect their interests. E. Workers demanded the 8-hour work day and the Sabbath off.

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The first legislation to protect all sites on public lands was

a. the 1906 Antiquities Act. b. the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). c. the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). d. the Garbage Project. e. part of the U.S. Constitution, but overthrown by the Supreme Court.

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According to several national studies conducted since 1975, physical violence and serious assaults on __________ decreased, while serious assaults on __________ did not

A) children and wives; husbands B) wives and husbands; children C) husbands; children and wives D) children; wives and husbands

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What is the most common system of kinship classification used in the United States?

A. bifurcate collateral B. generational C. lineal D. patrilineal E. bifurcate merging

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