Critically discuss the costs and benefits of having a market exchange economy. What advancements can be gained from this economic system? What social institutions are lost?
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer should include:
1. Discuss intrinsic value (or lack thereof) of money
2. Access to greater variety, quantity, and quality of goods and services
3. Changes in socioeconomic inequality and traditional patterns of sharing
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Playing a leading role in the development of the anthropology of law, _____has taken on specialists in the fields of law, children's issues, nuclear energy, and science, critically questioning the basic assumptions under which these experts operate
a. Ralph Nader b. Margaret Mead c. Martha Knack d. Laura Nader e. Ruth Benedict
Both of the South African australopithecines species showed the hominids traits of bipedalism and short canines
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
From his work with Conibo shamans, Michael Harner argues that: a. anthropologists have seriously underestimated the significance of the shamanistic experience on AmazonianIndian ideologies and practices
b. anthropology understands shamanism quite well and has been able to contribute to its preservation worldwide. c. the hallucinogenic drugs that the Conibo shamans use are extremely powerful and should not be generallyavailable to the uninitiated. d. shamanism should be used in daily American life because it would alleviate most of the psychosomatic illnessesthat currently affect Americans. e. we need urgent worldwide action to save the shamans because they are being targeted by poor economicpolicies globally.