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
Correct Answer: d
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__________ are religious practitioners who acquire spirit power to diagnose the spirit cause of illness and effect cures
a. Shamans b. Diviners c. Healers d. Mediums
During World War II, the U.S. government recruited anthropologists to study Japanese and German cultures. This chapter uses this example to illustrate the dangers of the old anthropology.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A society that has great differences in wealth, a hierarchy of statuses within society, very limited class mobility, and is associated with industrial economies is known as a:
a. ?rank society. b. ?class society. c. ?caste society. d. ?egalitarian society.
When the culture of one group is completely absorbed into the other, it is referred to as:
a. ?acculturation. b. ?assimilation. c. ?enculturation. d. ?colonization.