What three aspects do cultural materialists consider the most important parts of cultural systems?
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: tools, technology, and material well-being
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Industrial society may be considered LESS efficient than nonindustrialized society in the sense that
A) it does not support high levels of consumption. B) it depends on local systems to supply their own energy needs. C) it depends more on renewable than on nonrenewable energy sources. D) it requires more energy to support each member of society. E) none of the above.
According to the Alba and Nee reading (“Rethinking Assimilation Theory for a New Era of Immigration,”assigned for the Assimilation versus Pluralism class), the concept of assimilation is not problematic and should be retained without any modifications
a. true b. false
Which of these statements best describes terrestrial monkeys?
A. "They are smaller than arboreal monkeys." B. "They have prehensile tails." C. "They do not have tails." D. "They have more sexual dimorphism than arboreal monkeys." E. "The core social group is made up of males."
Productivity refers to
a. the fact that language involves coming unique units of sound according to a set of shared rules. b. the fact that there is no inherent or natural relationship between words and their meanings. c. the fact that a limited number of words may be combined into an infinite number of meaningful sentences. d. the ability to refer to people, places and events that are remote in time and space.