The most fundamental aspect of culture is its use of material objects

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


False

Anthropology & Archaeology

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Unlike archaeologists, ethnologists

a. are not interested in past cultures. b. draw on a database principally of observations and interviews with living people. c. are not concerned with the ways cultures change over time but rather in the ways they function in the present. d. are not interested in culture as a whole, but rather in its constituent parts (institutions, social groups, etc.)

Anthropology & Archaeology

Extended family households are most often found in hunting-and-gathering and in industrial societies

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Anthropology & Archaeology

All of the following are components of any definition of culture EXCEPT _______

a. ideas and values b. biological predispositions c. material objects d. behavior patterns e. attitudes in society

Anthropology & Archaeology

According to Wallerstein, nations in the world system can be classified into three types: core, periphery, and frontier

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Anthropology & Archaeology