In the 1960s, a linguistic-based approach to ethnography used language to explore a culture's system of categorization. What was this approach called?

a. cognitive anthropology
b. ethnoscience
c. ethnosemantics
e. componential analysis


d

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Which of the following primate traits are believed to have been selected for life in trees?

A. larger females and gentle males B. meat eating and aggression C. fingernails (instead of claws) and soft fingertips D. fewer offspring and bipedalism E. stereoscopic vision and an opposable thumb

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Given the mobility of people today, anthropologists increasingly are shifting their attention from local communities to

A. post-socialist societies. B. public transcripts. C. hegemonies. D. texts. E. diasporas.

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The basic cooperative structure that ensures an individual's primary needs and provides the necessary care for children is the _______________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Which of the following statements about religion is FALSE?

A. It is, in some cases, ecologically adaptive. B. It is a cultural construction, therefore not a reality. C. It is sometimes a source of conflict. D. It can both create and maintain social solidarity. E. It can both create and maintain divisions within society.

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