The task of the cultural anthropologist is to ______
a. describe the various parts of the culture he or she studies
b. study aspects of a culture in isolation from the rest of the cultural system
c. show how parts of a culture are independent from one another
d. determine if one culture is more moral than another
e. work to help develop the most adaptive type of culture to improve human potential
ANSWER:
a
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a. Eric Wolf b. Michael Horowitz c. Carol Jenkins d. John Ury e. Tim Ingold
Civilization is characterized by:
A. the support of large populations B. occupational division of labor C. monumental architecture D. the support of large populations and monumental architecture E. all of these
Many in the United States struggle with all the following EXCEPT _____
a. poverty b. violence c. abuse d. low number of children e. reproductive health care
Leveling mechanisms are:
a. more common in hunter-gatherer societies than in horticultural societies. b. associated with one family becoming wealthier than others. c. found in communities where property is not allowed to threaten egalitarian social order. d. more common in industrial societies than in agricultural societies. e. no longer in existence.