A ranked society in which every member has a position in the hierarchy and an individual's status is determined by membership in a descent group is called a:

a. band.
b. tribe.
c. chiefdom.
d. state.
e. kindred.


c

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a. money. b. credit. c. prestige. d. barter. e. silent trade.

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Most anthropologists today support the position of modernization theory to bring growth to small-scale societies

a. True b. False

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An audience member who talks with you about the differences between David Schramm's, William Hutt's, and Lee J. Cobb's portrayal of Shakespeare's King Lear is most likely responding to:

a. story b. character c. idea d. music e. spectacle

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Theories based on assumptions about the world and reality that come from the researcher's own particular culture are referred to as ______________ theories

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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