Anthropologists analyze religious beliefs and rituals using __________ and __________ perspectives, reviewing objective conditions and subjective experiences
a. narrative, personal
b. etic, emic
c. emic, etic
d. ethnographic, statistical
b
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The anthropological definition of art
a. is a universal one, accepted by all professionals. b. refers to processes, products, and transformation of forms in ways that are aesthetically pleasing to members of the society. c. emphasizes permanent material forms of art as the most important. d. does not recognize symbolic communication as art. e. considers any product that is human-made as an artistic form that attempts to communicate.
Compadrazgo is a form of ritualized adoption
a. True b. False
The Kula ring functions to do all of the following except:
a. distribute scarce resources over a broad ecological zone. b. distribute scarce resources over a broad ecological zone. c. gain power through the ability to give and receive highly valued prestige items. d. accumulate wealth in the hands of an upper-class elite. e. foster a ritual of ceremonial exchange.
Which of the following statements concerning Homo sapiens is FALSE?
a. The oldest Homo sapiens fossils are close to 200,000 years old. b. The earliest Homo sapiens fossils are associated with cave art and other symbolic archeological remains. c. Molecular studies demonstrate that Homo sapiens are all fairly similar genetically. d. This is the only hominid species with a well-defined chin.