Which of the following characteristics would be most important in an Indian family’s selection of a bride for their son?
a. Beauty
b. Education
c. Independence
d. Character
e. Domestic skills
ANSWER: d
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c. were dated from museum collections and therefore dates may be invalid. d. are more robust than the Lake Mungo remains. e. are from Central Europe.
The relatively recent creation of virtual worlds has attracted contemporary ethnographers to venture into online communities. Of the various techniques used to study these virtual worlds, which has been most important?
A. participant observation B. key consultants C. life histories D. interviews E. genealogical method
In the United States, the idea that women are unfit for many jobs increases when the need for female labor declines.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
A holistic approach to the study of humans means that anthropologists:
a. concentrate only on the social customs of the group under study. b. study all varieties of people and all aspects of their existence. c. limit themselves to the study of religious leaders. d. only study literate societies. e. focus exclusively on the relationship between people and environment.