Explain what is meant by minimalism and describe an ethnographic example

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. Defined by few and finite consumer demands.
2. The means to achieve them are sustainable.
3. Characteristic of foraging societies, and pastoralist and horticulturalist societies to a degree.
4. Any foraging society is a good example.

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All of the following are evidence that early humans were not large game hunters except:

a. kill sites do not contain evidence of the whole animal carcass. b. kill sites show evidence of occupation by both H. habilis and large carnivorous animals. c. bones with markings show that other animals ate the meat before humans began to process it. d. large bone accumulations at single sites indicate long use patterns. e. bones themselves are broken up so that people could get at marrow and also use the bone as a tool.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1) The demand and supply model gives managers the opportunity to forecast changes in their production costs and the equilibrium price of their product. 2) If you manage a trucking company that transports lumber and the future price of oil is expected to rise, you should anticipate a decrease in market price to transport lumber. 3) The demand and supply model can help managers increase their firm's profitability. 4) If the demand for your firm's product is expected to increase, you should anticipate a drop in the price you are currently receiving for your product. 5) If the demand for your firm's product is expected to decrease, you should anticipate a drop in the price you are currently receiving for your product.

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

Artistic interests when creating a show never clash with the producer’s business interest.

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Phonology consists of the categories and rules for forming symbols that engage which of the channels available to humans for communication?

a. sight b. touch c. taste d. sound

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