In former times, the Al-Murra got most of the food they needed by trade or tribute. At present they depend on
A) handouts from the royal princes when they celebrate marriages.
B) milking their camels, which now provide their only food.
C) dates from palms they plant in the oases.
D) distribution of canned foods by the government.
E) oil field wages and government salaries.
E
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How is CRM linked with the new area of public archaeology?
A) Because most CRM work is done with public money, it is important that the public benefits from the archaeological research. B) CRM is a dying field, which is being replaced by the new area of public archaeology. C) Public archaeology funds CRM work, which is then carried into more academic archaeology. D) Because CRM is usually salvage work, someone must ensure that the results are analyzed by universities.
One anthropological explanation for the incest taboo is that such taboos prevent sex with close relatives from causing disruption within the family
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The conflict theory interpretation of inequality argues that: a. if people are to make sacrifices necessary to perform vital jobs, they must be adequately rewarded. b. the most highly skilled people deserve the most money. c. the upper levels of the hierarchy exploit those below. d. it is best to have a very competitive process for job selection so that the candidate that is most evolved
willemerge first. e. jobs that require more specialized skills should be classified as more valuable to society.
What did Mary Kay Gilliland discover in her ethnographic work in Croatia?
A) There was little concern for ethnic differences, and mixed marriages were common. B) Croat nationalism had already been a subtle presence for a few decades. C) Social inequalities between Croats and Serbs had been growing for years. D) Yugoslavia was willing to allow Croatia to secede peacefully, with some conditions.