Some populations like the Polynesians, the San, or the people of southern India have phenotypes that do not fit neatly into "standard" racial categories, which suggests that
A. it is best to classify humans into a large number of racial categories.
B. phenotypical variation between human populations involves gradual shifts across different geographic zones.
C. these populations must have originated sometime before the major racial groups originated.
D. traditional concepts of race need to be reworked so that they are more exclusive.
E. there has been a lot of gene flow in the time since the origin of the three major human races.
B
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The ethnographic approach takes a holistic perspective of societies
a. True b. False
At the ____________ stage of intercultural sensitivity real and symbolic borders, barriers, boundaries, feel intolerably confining
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The sociopolitical organization of foragers tends to be bands.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Based on his observations of egalitarian societies, what did Christopher Boehm conclude about dominance?
A) Dominance is a natural human trait. B) Societies last longer when dominance is promoted. C) Only men have ambitions of dominance and leadership. D) Dominance is a cultural trait.