Compare Tylor's 1873 definition of culture with that which is most used today. How are they alike and different?
What will be an ideal response?
Tylor's is like a "laundry list" of characteristics of different types of practices; the definition more commonly used today is open-ended and describes culture more as a way of adapting. Both definitions attempt to describe behaviors and beliefs that are uniquely human.
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Which of the following statements about the nuclear family is not true?
a: the nuclear family is a cultural universal b: in the united states, nuclear families accounted for just 21% of households in 2010 c: a family of orientation may be a nuclear family d: a family of procreation may be a nuclear family e: most people belong to at least two nuclear families during their lives
Sambia ethics demanded that family members __________
a. avenge a killing of one of their own b. forgive their enemies c. hand over all weapons d. move away from the enemy tribe
A marriage principle in which people cannot marry members of their own lineage or clan but instead must forge alliances with members of other groups
a. endogamy b. exogamy c. kinship system d. inheritance rules
Acts of vengeance among the Kohistani may also be committed against family and friends of the man who committed the wrong
Indicate whether the statement is true or false