Compared to non-industrialized nations, the age of menarche in industrialized nations is __________
a. younger
b. the same
c. slightly older
d. much older
Correct Answer: c
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a. sexual dimorphism b. family units c. selective forces d. variation
The Trobrianders have a rigidly controlled sex life and puritan attitudes toward sexuality
a. True b. False
To understand royal endogamy, it is useful to distinguish between the manifest and latent functions of customs and behavior. The manifest function of a custom refers to the reasons people in a society give for it. Its latent function is
A. the socially constructed perspective of why the custom exists. B. an effect the custom has that the society's members don't mention or recognize. C. the genetically motivated reason for the custom. D. the emic effect the custom has on the society, recognized only by anthropologists. E. a subconscious effect the custom has on the society members' identification with that belief.
What is the most likely explanation of why early Homo left Africa and spread into Eurasia?
A. a maladaptation to a more energy-inefficient system of locomotion B. Homo's smaller bodies, which made them more fit for long-distance travel C. a hyperspecialization in vegetarian diets D. overpopulation in Africa E. the pursuit of meat