Within the tribal-level society of the Cheyenne, the Council of Forty-Four and groups of warriors would sometimes act as de facto judges and courts. This in an example of
a. a court of mediation.
b. a self-help legal system.
c. an incipient court system.
d. a court of regulation.
c
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Economic deterrents to divorce in some cultures include __________ and __________
a. bridewealth, divorce compensation b. the cost of living for a single person, living with parents c. dowries, bridewealth d. banishment from kin networks, confiscation of property
Anthropologists who are interested in the ways in which people in different cultures classify their world often use a theory called:
a. Structuralism. b. Interpretive anthropology. c. Ethnoscience. d. Functionalism. e. Sociobiology.
Social solutions to the problems posed by the scarce, variable resources on which hunter-gatherers often have to depend include
A) formal institutions to maintain law and order. B) social stratification to regulate access to resources. C) the rule of reciprocity which prevents any member of the group from going hungry if others have food. D) giving great decision-making power to the chief of the band. E) jailing people who hoard food.
Gametes:
a. can make copies of all other types of cells. b. are also called zygotes. c. are basic units of the DNA molecule composed of sugar. d. are important structural components of the body. e. transmit genetic information from parent to offspring.