Discuss some of the problems underlying phenotype-based racial classifications.

What will be an ideal response?


Answers will vary.

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Aging may be the result of __________

a. environmental factors b. social and cultural stresses c. the cumulative effect of diseases during life and exposure to toxins d. accumulated DNA damage, free radical action, and pleiotropic gene effects

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All of the members of a given person’s kindred recognize that they are related to each other through that person

a. True b. False

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When a language family breaks into subgroups, it is called _________________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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Noting that chiefdoms created the megalithic cultures of Europe, such as the one that built Stonehenge, Kottak reminds us that

A. all powerful chiefdoms required elaborate stonework to be recognized by competing groups. B. chiefdoms and states can fall as well as rise. C. chiefdoms that failed to become states did not have enough stone. D. all chiefdoms end up becoming states. E. chiefdoms have been among the rarest forms of social organization throughout human history.

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