The process by which a less numerous and less powerful cultural group changes its ways and cultural identity to blend in with the dominant culture is referred to as __________
a. cultural pluralism
b. assimilation
c. acculturation
d. enculturation
Answer: b
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Compared to those of the Middle Stone Age, Late Stone Age and Upper Paleolithic tools __________
a. were crafted with less skill b. were less standardized c. changed more rapidly and more frequently d. included less tools made from shell and bone
Why is an ambilineal society not divided into separate kin groups, as in unilineal systems?
A) They are organized by religious group membership, rather than kin groups. B) A person belongs to more than one group and cannot live in several places at once. C) The number of relatives in an ambilineal society is too small to create large kin groups. D) Intermarriage between groups makes it hard to keep track of kin groups in ambilineal systems.
One of the principal criticisms of the culture-and-personality school is that __________
A. there is no evidence for a biological link between culture and personality B. it tends to assume greater uniformity in personality than actually exists in society C. the investigation of personality should be done by psychologists, not anthropologists D. individual behavior is more important than the behavior of a whole society
What is unique about bonobo sexual activity among nonhuman primates? a. They are promiscuous within their social groups
b. They do not limit their sexual behavior to times of female fertility. c. They restrict themselves to male–female sexual activity. d. They do not form pair bonds among sexual partners.