The only aspect of the world that is not the subject of cultural construction is the natural environment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
F
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The patterned changes in roles, rights, obligations, and social relationships that individuals experience as they move through culturally defined age categories is referred to as:
a. rite of passage. b. life cycle. c. continuum of existence. d. growth pattern.
This chapter's discussion on recurrent gender patterns stresses that
A. exceptions to cross-cultural generalizations may involve societies or individuals. B. these generalities are based on bad data, because the studies did not use randomized sampling. C. these patterns are universals rather than generalities. D. it is the role of industrialized nations to correct patterns that are immoral. E. the United Nations should become more involved in reversing these patterns.
Which important tenet of anthropology was first championed by Franz Boas to challenge the attitude that Western culture was inherently superior to others?
A) cultural relativism B) participant-observation C) ethnocentrism D) evolutionism
The word ___________ is an example of both a coined word and a word which has experienced meaning shift
a. bogus b. butterpillar c. spam d. uptight