The gathering of knowledge by specific techniques within a culture that determines what is considered valid knowledge is known as ______.
A. technoscience
B. technology
C. sociotechnical system
D. science
Answer: D
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______ refers to a set of hierarchical relationships where groups are defined culturally, ethnically, and/or racially. These relationships serve to guarantee the political, social, and economic interests of the dominant group.
A. Genocide B. Patriotism C. Colonialism D. Caste system
Which of these is TRUE Biosphere 2?
A. It was a three acre, glass enclosed ecosystem designed to test the effect of pollutants. B. It showed that humans were capable of creating human-made substitutions for essential natural resources. C. Its $200 million dollar budget was not sufficient to carry out its mission. D. It was designed in the 1960s and continued to be usable through 2010.
Ethnomethodological accounting is a process of _____.
a. offering explanations of situations b. accepting or rejecting explanations of situations c. judging the explanations of explanations d. remaining indifferent about the explanations of situations
Most people have a binary view of sex and gender. An interesting exception to this expectation occurs on a cultural level in Native American culture, in which berdache, or Two-Spirit, men assume a woman's social roles in virtually every respect. They are considered __________.
A. gay B. a third gender C. lesbian D. intersex