Do you believe that cultural relativism prevents anthropologists from finding fault with another culture’s practices or from trying to make social change? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
1. A suitable definition of cultural relativism
2. A clear position justified by key concepts from the chapter
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Studies of American parent-child interactions have shown that __________
a. children interrupt their parents when speaking more often than parents interrupt their children b. parents interrupt their children when speaking more often that children interrupt their parents c. boys are more often interrupted than girls d. girls interrupt their fathers more often than their mothers
In nonindustrial societies, economic activities and relationships are embedded in society
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Some of the earliest anthropoid fossils have been found in the:
A. Miocene of Pakistan and India B. Early Miocene of East Africa C. Late Eocene of Egypt D. Oligocene of South America
The fact that different cultures have different styles of communication is one reason why
a. gendered speech is uncommon, especially among the Romantic languages. b. most English speakers are silent. c. Americans have difficulty ignoring content while Japanese have greater difficulty ignoring intonation. d. linguistic nationalism is prevalent among American English. e. Americans do not care about nonverbal communication.