"Race" is

A. based on biology, while ethnicity is based on culture.
B. only important in the United States.
C. an achieved status.
D. a scientifically defined characteristic.
E. culturally constructed.


E

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Factors like age, sex, and social status are called:

a. given circumstances b. objectives c. superobjectives d. tendencies e. none of the above

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Which of the following is not associated with state societies?

a. a ranked order of supernatural beings b. religion reserved and practiced at special times c. religion intertwined with social stratification d. religion diffused and not involving named deities

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MacLarnon and Hewitt have concluded that Homo heidelburgensis used language based on the presence of

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