Hunting and gathering societies will sometimes resort to infanticide in order
a. make sacrifices to tribal gods
b. reduce the effects of anticipated food shortages
c. supplement scarce hunting resources
d. engage in more frequent intercourse
Answer : b. reduce the effects of anticipated food shortages
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Polygyny:
a. was permitted in a majority of cultures anthropologists studied. b. is practiced by a majority of men throughout the world. c. is the predominant form of marriage in every culture. d. All of these are true about polygyny.
Evidence indicates that ____ is a prerequisite for the development of civilization
a. horticulture b. intensive agriculture c. industrialism d. capitalism
The U.S. Census data on race and ethnicity ____
a. is the only completely accurate measure of race in the United States b. is constantly changing because of problems of definition and categorization c. has become increasingly accurate over the last four decades d. is completely wrong and has no use at all as national data e. is no longer collected