The Yanomamö, a South American culture, live in a village and spend most of their time searching for food and tending small gardens. Their primary tool is a stone ax, which they use for cutting down trees to expand their gardens. The Yanomamö are an example of a(n)

A. agrarian society.
B. horticultural society.
C. hunting-and-gathering society.
D. postmodern society.


B. horticultural society.

Sociology

You might also like to view...

Which of the following sentences best represents the sociological concept of minority?

a. a group that experiences a narrowing of life's opportunities b. a group that consists less than 50 percent of the population c. a condition defined exclusively in terms of physical traits d. a condition that does not have negative effects in a democracy

Sociology

To be a successful pitcher, one must understand how the position of pitcher relates to the other positions

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Sociology

This occurs when a system of inequality based on race, often within institutional settings such as police, prisons, or court systems, are often associated with differential outcomes in crime and deviance.

A. systemic racism B. systemic genocide C. systemic colorblindness D. systemic black privilege

Sociology

Clinical studies have been very beneficial in: a. providing a model of the normal family

b. developing insights into family processes. c. making inferences to the population in general. d. proving the cause of family dysfunctions.

Sociology