discuss some recurrent gender patterns

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The subsistence contributions of men and women are roughly equal cross-culturally

-In domestic activities, female labor dominates
-Women tend to work more hours than men do
-Women are primary caregivers, but men often play a role

Differences are seen in male and female reproductive strategies

-Women can have only so many babies
-Men mate, within and outside marriage, more than women do
-Men are less restricted than women are, although restrictions are equal in about half the societies studied

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Human foraging bands typically contain about ____ members.

A. 200 B. 100 C. 25 D. 10

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Below the primate skull and neck is the _____, a bone found in ancestral mammals though lost in mammals such as cats

a. clavicle b. cranium c. foramen magnum d. vertebrate e. fovea centralis

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Due to the systematic nature of culture, then we must assume that a change in one part of the system is likely to bring about changes in other parts

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The development of which human biological structure most contributed to the human species being freed from the slow process of biological adaptation?

A) Opposable toe B) More complex brain C) Wider pelvis D) Broader shoulders E) Development of smell

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