Humanity (Homo sapiens) lacks biologically discrete races because human populations have not been isolated enough from one another to develop such discrete groups.
a. true
b. false
Answer: a. true
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Match the assumption with the model:
1. modern humans evolved once, and that took place in Africa regional continuity model 4 2. is supported by the "Mitochondrial Eve" hypothesis replacement model 1 3. considerable gene flow linked various hominid populations replacement model 2 4. Neanderthals would be seen as ancestors of modern Europeans regional continuity model 3
There is extremely little social mobility in a class society
a. True b. False
The perspective that religion serves cognitive or intellectual functions suggests religion provides people with explanations for the world around them. This view is central to the beliefs of which of these scholars?
a. Sir James Frazer b. Emile Durkheim c. Bronislaw Malinowski d. Franz Boas
Which of the following was NOT one of the trends that distinguished anthropoids from other primates?
A. a shift from reliance on smell to reliance on sight B. improved stereoscopic and color vision C. increased reliance on smell D. a tendency toward being active during the day E. none of these; all were part of anthropoid evolution