In what social sphere is Christmas gift-giving most important for most Americans?

a) Among friends and neighbors
b) Within the family
c) At work
d) Within religious circles


ANS: B

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A) are less likely to breast-feed on demand B) spend more of the day carrying their babies with them C) respond to babies’ cries much more quickly D) are more apt to co-sleep with their babies at night

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What is the taxonomic classification for humans (include kingdom, phylum, subphylum, and class)? For each of these taxa, what are two traits that are characteristic of the group?

What will be an ideal response?

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An extended unilineal descent group whose members claim descent from a common ancestor but who cannot trace their genealogical links to that ancestor is called a(n):

a. family. b. totem. c. lineage. d. kindred. e. clan.

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What is the difference between postmodernity and postmodernism? How has postmodernity affected the units of anthropological study?

What will be an ideal response?

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