From a functionalist perspective, social stratification benefits society as a whole
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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There is much debate among scientists about when, where, and how anatomically modern humans achieved behavioral modernity. Some researchers suggest that about 50,000 years ago a genetic mutation acted to rewire the human brain, allowing for an advance in language and other related modern behaviors. Others propose
A. that drastic climatic changes 40,000 years ago led archaic humans to turn to ritual—a definite sign of behavioral modernity—to explain the unforeseen environmental changes that suddenly altered their way of life. B. that the advent of the nuclear family within larger nomadic groups made possible intense social interactions that triggered more complex social behaviors. C. a culinary hypothesis, suggesting that Homo's capacity to increase the range of foods in the diet triggered the necessary brain development to make modern behaviors possible. D. that instead of a sudden event in Europe due to a mutation, behavioral modernity resulted from a slow process of cultural accumulation within Africa, where Homo sapiens became fully human long before 40,000 years ago. E. a hearth hypothesis, suggesting that the most important trigger to behavioral modernity was Homo's capacity, achieved 50,000 years ago, for manipulating fire and thus living in caves and cooking their meat.
Which of the following statements about chimpanzee call systems is NOT true?
A. They consist of a limited number of sounds. B. Like language, they include displacement and cultural transmission. C. They consist of sounds that vary in intensity and duration. D. Calls cannot be combined when multiple stimuli are present. E. They are stimuli dependent.
Anthropological archaeologists use relative dating to
A. superimpose motifs from one site onto designs found at another site. B. determine precise dates in numbers. C. locate sites during a systematic survey. D. create a relative chronology for the materials uncovered during excavation. E. overlay various maps of a site, producing a composite map.
Claude Levi-Strauss developed structuralism to try to answer the question of why __________ around the world seem so similar
a. myths b. marriages c. ethical systems d. religions