Is adolescent rebellion a cultural universal? Discuss the evidence supporting or refuting this idea.

What will be an ideal response?


1. Mead’s observations of Samoan adolescent girls
2. Freeman’s critique of Mead’s conclusions
3. Schlegel and Barry’s argument for the influence of residency patterns

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Where have the oldest and greatest number of the archaic Homo sapiens fossils been recovered from?

a. England b. Spain c. Indonesia d. France

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Although culture often acts like an umbrella to protect genes from the selective pressures of the environment, it also brings about its own selective pressures. For example, in populations with cultural practices in which fresh milk is an important part of the diet, the gene for the enzyme lactase:

a. is absent. b. has a very low frequency. c. has a very high frequency. d. is linked with the gene for skin color. e. has no adaptive advantage.

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In Samoan society, the heads of extended families are called "matai" and are __________

a. men b. women c. daughters d. holymen

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A(n) ________ is a genetically identical organism reproduced from a single ancestral organism

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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