The belief that one's own culture or way of life is normal and natural; using ones own culture to evaluate and judge the practices and ideas of others
What will be an ideal response?
ethnocentrism
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Discuss the differences in caste and open class systems. How are each assigned? How are they maintained? What level of social mobility is involved with each?
What will be an ideal response?
Which of the following genotypes would be considered homozygous recessive?
A) AA B) BB C) AaBb D) aa E) AABB
Why do archaeologists use flotation?
A. to recover very small remains like fish bones and seeds B. to identify regional settlement patterns C. to control for the location of artifacts in three-dimensional space D. to establish relative chronologies E. to study the processes of stratigraphy
Today, anthropologists study human anatomic and genetic variation __________
a. to learn about ancient human migrations and the peopling of the world b. because it teaches us about the supremacy of certain human races c. because traits such as skin color and skull shape offer clues about intelligence and potential for achievement d. all of these