Nancy Scheper-Hughes is identified in the chapter as an engaged anthropologist. Which of the following challenges has she sought to address through her work in Brazil?
What will be an ideal response?
child mortality
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What do anthropologists mean when they speak of the universality of law?
A) In all societies, there is a leader or group that has the right to enforce the rules. B) All societies have formal, codified laws. C) In all societies, there are some people who break the law. D) All societies have some means of dealing with conflict, whether formal or informal.
Religion is a culture generality - it is found in most, but not all societies
a. true b. false
mtDNA:
A. is inherited solely from the mother. B. does not contain diploid cells. C. is inherited solely from the father. D. determines the sex of the offspring.
Which of these is an argument AGAINST the validity of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis?
a. Worldviews change much more quickly than language. b. Perceptions of time and space are culturally universal. c. Each person develops his or her own individual understanding of reality. d. All of these are arguments against the validity of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis.