The Pacific Northwest coast potlatch is an example of a system of __________
a. redistribution
b. rehabilitation
c. resolve
d. reconstruction
a
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What was the focus of Annette Weiner’s research in the Trobriands?
a. Women’s reproductive work b. Women’s productive work c. The village religious structure d. Men’s canoeing and trade relations e. Migratory patterns and changes in family structure
A recent cross-cultural study of 87 societies, all of which had incest taboos, investigated the rate at which such taboos were broken. The results of this study add to the evidence that
A. cultural universals, like the human ability to make fire, always have a genetic basis. B. Freud was right: Children everywhere have sexual feelings toward their parents. C. although tabooed, incest does happen. D. many societies need better educational systems. E. many societies need better techniques of social control.
Which of the following statements about polygyny is false?
a. Polygyny tends to develop in different societies for the same reasons. b. In communities where women significantly outnumber men, polygyny helps correct imbalances in the sex ratio. c. In some patriarchal societies, men who can afford to support multiple wives are seen to have greater wealth and power. d. Polygyny is an adaptation to economic needs or goals because of the important economic roles women can serve.
The two strands of a chromosome are joined at a constricted region called the
a. autosome. b. ribosome. c. centromere. d. nucleotide. e. cytoplasm.