In matrilineal societies
A. daughters become lifetime members of their mother's group, but sons belong to their father's group.
B. sons become lifetime members of their mother's group, but daughters belong to their father's group.
C. descent groups include only the children of the group's women.
D. descent groups include only the children of the group's men.
E. postmarital residence tends to be patrilocal.
C
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The Yanomami of Venezuela and Brazil have descent groups, which span more than one village and are
A. typically led by a female leader. B. without gender stratification. C. matrilineal and primarily dependent on foraging. D. patrilineal and exogamous in nature. E. purely horticultural.
A society's political organization is primarily related to:
a. The ecology of the area that they inhabit. b. The degree of access individuals and groups have to basic material resources. c. The presence of powerful individuals within the society. d. The political organization of neighboring societies. e. Whether or not they were ever colonized.
During the Miocene, the drifting of ___________ and __________ away from Antarctica significantly altered ocean currents
a. Southeast Asia and Australia b. South America and Australia c. South America and Africa d. Australia and Africa e. Atlantis and Pangea.
Functionalist theories about inequality
a. emphasize that elites exploit others in order to achieve wealth. b. stress that talents and skills are not uniformly distributed throughout any given population. c. emphasize the dysfunctional aspects of stratification. d. hold that inequality is not necessary in a large and complex society.