A rule that says a person must find a marriage partner from outside his or her village is called exogamy

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: True

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a. are more likely to have high blood pressure, diabetes, anesthesia complications, hemorrhage, blood clots and strokes during pregnancy and delivery. b. don't require special instruments, furniture, or technology in diagnosis, treatment, or surgery. c. universally get their B.M.I. calculated in prenatal treatment. d. are not a problem in routine care, however they are slightly more expensive..

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Bergmann's rule is based on the fact that loss of body heat increases when the ratio of surface area to body weight goes down

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Primate behavior is best viewed as:

a. independent of environmental factors. b. entirely genetic in origin. c. influenced by environmental factors. d. entirely learned and without any genetic basis. e. subject to very few factors.

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The American anthropologist Edward Sapir and his student, Benjamin Whorf, drawing on his experience with the language of the Hopi Indians, developed a full-fledged theory now known as the theory of:

a. cultural relativity. b. linguistic relativity. c. code switching. d. linguistic nationalism. e. phenomenology.

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