Synchronic approach sought to isolate cultural variables
What will be an ideal response?
E.E. Evans-Pritchard
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State the overall goal(s) of cultural anthropology and provide two examples of how cultural anthropologists have contributed to achieving the goal(s)
What will be an ideal response?
What is one consequence of the Trobriand kin structure?
a) A man has increased concern for his own children. b) A man is responsible for his brother’s children. c) A man’s main interest is in his sister’s children. d) A man is not allowed to see his own children.
A lingua franca refers to
a. the French language. b. a common language. c. a world-wide language understood by most people in the world. d. a language with no form of nonverbal communication. e. an artificial language that is spoken by no one (a kind of techno-speak).
Population geneticists use the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium equation to determine
a. whether evolution is occurring at all loci throughout the genome simultaneously. b. whether evolution is occurring at a given locus. c. the mode of inheritance of Mendelian traits. d. whether a particular trait is polygenic. e. whether a particular trait is polygamous.