To some extent, in literate societies, the function of legends has been taken over by history
a. True
b. False
ANSWER: True
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Ann Senghas's research with deaf children in Nicaragua supported the idea that __________
A. sign languages are less complex than spoken languages B. there is a critical developmental stage for acquiring the rules of language C. sign languages are universal D. spoken language evolved from primitive gestural forms of communication
North Americans assume that they are related equally to the relatives on both the mother’s and father’s side. The group composed of such people to whom these individuals feel that they belong is called what kind of descent group?
a. Ambilineal b. Double c. Bilateral d. Patrilineal e. Matrilineal
Interpretive and symbolic anthropologists primarily use methods drawn from the natural sciences
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Modern foragers are not Stone Age relics, living fossils, lost tribes, or noble savages. Still, to the extent that foraging has been the basis of their subsistence, contemporary and recent hunter-gatherers
A. suggest that the most basic motive driving human survival is the need for power. B. illustrate the social precursors to hegemony. C. can illustrate links between foraging economies and other aspects of society and culture, such as their sociopolitical organization. D. illustrate links between foraging economies and the emergence of social stratification. E. are the closest we can come to studying true human nature.