The fact that individuals who possess favorable traits are more likely to survive and reproduce than those who possess less favorable traits is the basis for which theory?
a. Uniformitarianism
b. Catastrophism
c. Natural selection
d. The inheritance of acquired characteristics
e. The fixity of species
c
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What is the primary function of divination?
A) It provides people with confidence in their decisions. B) It allows people to heal, as it is a supernatural force. C) It provides an outlet for people to contact a supernatural force directly. D) It is a way of praying and reducing anxiety within the social order. E) It is a form of sacrifice ritual that makes people feel indebted to the deity.
In a __________ group, females enjoy a high degree of affiliation
a. male philopatric b. polyandrous c. polygynandrous d. female philopatric
Anthropometry is the study of human culture using satellite imagery.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Which of the following best illustrates urban applied anthropologists' ability to help social groups deal with urban institutions?
A. "culture at a distance" studies among Japanese and Germans in an attempt to predict the behavior of the enemies of the United States B. anthropological analysis of the relation between Malagasy descent groups and the state C. Kottak's comparative study of development projects from around the world D. analysis of differences between personalistic and naturalistic disease theories among the rural poor of the U.S. E. Vigil's study of gang violence in the context of large-scale immigrant adaptation to U.S. cities