In order to understand any aspect of a culture, it must be explored in terms of its relationship to other aspects of culture. This perspective within anthropology is called
a. cultural relativism.
b. comparative perspective.
c. holistic.
d. human variation.
c
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A misapplication of Mendelian genetics is ___________
a. eugenics b. progenics c. in vitro fertilization d. stem cell research
The British claimed lands based on their principle __________, which allowed them to take the lands of many indigenous communities who were not farmers
a. that written deeds were the only relevant documents showing ownership b. that some crops must be planted on private land c. that to own land one must improve it through labor d. that national governments have the right to seize any private property
The basicranium of the Neandertals was:
A. straighter than that of H. sapiens but more bent than that of H. erectus B. more bent than that of any other hominin C. straighter than that of H. erectus and H. sapiens D. more bent than that of H. sapiens but straighter than that of H. erectus
One positive outcome of mild ethnocentrism is group solidarity and the development of cultural diversity
a. True b. False