Describe the type of courting relationships that are practiced among the Na of China
What will be an ideal response?
The Na practice a nocturnal "visitation" or sese, between a man and a woman. There are no enduring bonds between them and the children of such a union are considered as members of the woman's matrilineal family.
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A. infectious disease B. malnutrition C. alcoholism D. mental illness
Anthropologist Amanda Stronza studied ecotourism in northern Bolivia. The local indigenous leaders saw all of the following benefits in local ecotourism except:
a. creation of local employment opportunities. b. development of new markets for local handicrafts. c. desire to leave behind local cultural traditions and become more "Western.". d. resources to construct new schools and health clinics. e. development of a community identity.
Compared to the historian, the archaeologist is __________
A) more likely to study very ancient cultures B) less likely to analyze written records of ancient societies C) more likely to analyze written records of ancient societies D) more likely to study how societies change over time
The alphabet that has become the basis of the writing system we use in English was used by the __________ civilization
A. Egyptian B. Greek C. Sumerian D. Roman