One of Penelope Eckert's findings about California accents is that when people are and want to stay involved in their home community, they
A. develop a unique accent.
B. tend to adopt a speech pattern with less of an accent.
C. copy the English they hear on the radio.
D. tend to talk like locals.
E. often develop extended versions of nonverbal communication among peer groups.
D
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According to the text, North American societies reflect a pervasive fear and profound sense of distrust.
a. true b. false
Anthropologists have determined that specific food preferences are biologically based and not culturally influenced
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Marcel Mauss, and many other anthropologists, theorized that an important function of gift giving is to:
a. Hold societies together. b. Expand the technological base of a society. c. Build up the economic resources of some families at the expense of other families. d. Provide an outlet for the innate human desire to give and receive gifts. e. Build up the power of the state.
According to an official statement of the American Anthropological Association:
a. same-sex marriages are threatening to viable social order. b. same-sex marriages are immoral and should be avoided at all costs. c. families built on same-sex marriages can contribute to stable and humane societies. d. samesex marriages are far more common in the world's cultures than heterosexual ones. e. same-sex marriages should be encouraged.