Most societies function with only informal means of social control. Formal mechanisms are found only in state societies
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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A paleoprimatologist is someone who specializes in the study of modern nonhuman primates
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
What herding system allows animals to roam over a large area and requires little surveillance?
A) intensive B) extensive C) internal D) external
What have anthropologists found is responsible for higher rates of greenhouse gas emissions cross-culturally?
A. horticultural methods that burn fields in order to return nutrients to the soil B. status competition and conspicuous consumption in highly industrialized and postindustrial societies C. increases in migrant labor patterns that require people to travel across international borders D. a failure to respond to drought conditions throughout equatorial regions in Africa, Asia, and South America
How do bilateral kinship systems differ from other kinship systems?
a. Unlike cognate systems, in a bilateral system descent is traced through either gender. b. Unlike cognate systems, bilateral kinship is only traced through a single gender. c. Unlike both cognate and unilineal systems, bilateral systems have no large, property holding groups. d. Unlike unilineal systems, bilateral systems trace descent only through a single gender.