Caste systems are associated with ascribed status; class systems are associated with achieved status

a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false


True

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Meredith Small argues that female primates often chose not to be selective in their choice of mates in contradiction to current social theories

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Culture allows humans to modify their environments, and such modifications may lessen the likelihood of genetic modifications and physical adaptations

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Many postcolonial countries, especially in Africa, formed when

A. indigenous tribes united to overthrow colonial powers and found their own countries. B. colonial powers lumped and separated indigenous groups into arbitrary countries. C. war between eastern and western Africa eventually divided the continent into countries. D. colonial powers tried to form countries based on keeping indigenous people of the same culture together in the same country. E. None of these answers is correct.

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The name most closely associated with the system traditionally used to classify living things is

A. Darwin B. Linnaeus C. Lyell D. Lamarck

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