Compare and contrast chimpanzees with bonobos
What will be an ideal response?
They are members of the same genus, and both forage on the ground during the day and build sleeping nests at night, but inhabit different geographical areas and have different cognitive styles.
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The task of the cultural anthropologist is to ______
a. describe the various parts of the culture he or she studies b. study aspects of a culture in isolation from the rest of the cultural system c. show how parts of a culture are independent from one another d. determine if one culture is more moral than another e. work to help develop the most adaptive type of culture to improve human potential
The Chinese Homo erectus sites are easily dated due to the frequency of volcanic activity in the region
a. True b. False
Which of these statements about the Etoro is NOT true?
A. "Among the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was believed to sap a man's vitality." B. "Among the Etoro, women who wanted too much heterosexual intercourse were viewed as witches." C. "Among the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was permitted only about 100 days a year." D. "Among the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was permitted only in a couple's residence." E. "Among the Etoro, heterosexual intercourse was seen as a necessary sacrifice that would eventually lead to a man's death."
People must eat, but culture teaches us what, when, and how to do so. This is an example of how
A. individuals are powerless to alter the strong relationship between nature and culture. B. "human nature" is a cultural construction, an idea we have in our minds that has nothing to do with true nature. C. culture takes the natural biological urges we share with other animals and teaches us how to express them in particular ways. D. biology dominates culture. E. we are all just uncultured animals.