Westernization often is described as a form of
A. postmodernism.
B. acculturation.
C. migration.
D. exodus.
E. enculturation.
Answer: B
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a. hatred and intolerance of people who are gender variant and/or homosexual is not universal. b. gender norms throughout the world are biologically based. c. there is virtually universal agreement that same-sex unions and cross-gender behavior is deviant. d. anthropologists have not recognized the importance of multiple gender identities.
A good understanding of the mechanisms of language change allows you to:
a. see how biology determines language use. b. understand the one-to-one connection between race and culture and language. c. reconstruct ancestral languages from sets of daughter languages. d. refute the Sapir/Whorf hypothesis.
What are honor killings?
a. Murder condoned by the genealogical group in order to retaliate for shame of unapproved sexual activity b. Murder against the genealogical group by those who wish to take its women and other possessions c. Public shaming of individuals who have engaged in adulterous activities? this usually consists of verbal insults and flogging d. Also called namus, this is the process of adapting to foreign cultures and giving up one’s connection to ancestor worship e. Historical feuds between lineages that last for more than four generations
Rural Chinese society is organized in patrilineal extended households
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.