How do cultural anthropologists define youth gangs and what are some of their findings about this type of group?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. A youth gang is defined as a group of young people, often in urban areas, who are considered a problem by authorities.
2. They are often linked by a similar status such as unemployment.
3. They often have a recognized leader as well as ritual initiation procedures.
4. Research found that many of the young men had a defiant individualist personality type, which is characterized by intense competitiveness, mistrust of others, self-reliance, social isolation, and a strong survival instinct.
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a. biological profiles b. detailed analysis of health indicators c. environmental context d. all of the above
What factor predicts male-female bonding among birds and mammals?
A) whether or not a female can simultaneously provide for herself and her babies B) greater female sexuality and higher levels of male competition C) an extended infant dependency period D) a gendered division of labor between food gathering and defending a home territory
Distinguish between medicine's biomedical paradigm and medical anthropology's emphasis on a biocultural synthesis
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Trade relations that led to the settlement of formerly nomadic peoples near trading posts were most common in __________
a. Spanish California b. New England c. the Gulf Coast d. the Arctic and Canada