What is primatology and why is it important to the study of humans?
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: It is the study of nonhuman primates in their natural environments and is important because it helps us gain insights into the human evolutionary process.
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a. True b. False
Which of the following statements is true of symbols?
A. Symbols are rooted deeply in genetic structure. B. Symbols are different for everyone. C. Symbols cannot be easily identified. D. Symbols are arbitrary meaningful units we use to represent reality.
Which of the following is suggested by the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
What will be an ideal response?
Anthropology is the:
a. study of Western culture primarily through the analysis of its folklore. b. study of humankind everywhere, throughout time. c. study of nonhuman primates through an analysis of their myth and folklore. d. study of the species Homo sapiens by analyzing its cultural but not its biological dimensions. e. analysis of humankind from the subjective perspective of one group.