Which anthropological subfield is most likely to involve the study of how the elite in society use spoken language to protect their status?
a. Historic archaeology
b. Linguistics
c. Forensic anthropology
d. Ethnology
B
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The Hawaiian system of kinship terminology is usually associated with what type of descent?
a. Patrilineal b. Matrilineal c. Unilineal d. Avunculineal e. Ambilineal
The Neandertal site in Croatia, which has one of the oldest intentional burials, is
a. La Chapelle-aux-Saints. b. Krapina. c. Shanidar. d. Arago Cave. e. Broken Hill.
Forces influencing production and consumption are no longer restricted by national boundaries.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
An anthropologist has just arrived at a new field site and feels overwhelmed with a creepy, profound feeling of alienation, of being without some of the most ordinary, trivial (and therefore basic) cues of his culture of origin. What term best describes what he is experiencing?
A. diachrony B. synchrony C. agency paralysis D. configurationalism E. culture shock