In the modern world, __________.

A) many societies remain informally organized and are under no higher political authority
B) every society has been incorporated into some larger, centralized political system
C) most societies have developed their own centralized political system
D) foraging bands are becoming more organized but remain politically autonomous


B) every society has been incorporated into some larger, centralized political system

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Which of the following are more closely related to ourselves?

a. gorillas b. lemurs c. orangutans d. bonobos

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The founder of the functionalist perspective in anthropology was __________

a. Clifford Geertz b. Edward Tylor c. Franz Boas d. Bronislaw Malinowski

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Which of the following statements about kinesics is correct?

a. Kinesics refers to the system of extralinguistic noises that accompany spoken language. b. Kinesics research has demonstrated that gender signals communicated through posture are biologically based rather than learned. c. Cross-cultural research indicates that the body language used when people are greeting each other is similar all over the world. d. All cultures have the same gestures for “yes” and “no.” e. Anthropologists paid more attention to nonverbal communication prior to the 1950s.

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A specialized role in which an applied anthropologist presents culturally relevant research findings as part of a judicial proceeding is called a(n):

a. advocate. b. cultural broker. c. expert witness. d. policy researcher. e. needs assessor.

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