Describe one way cultural anthropology has changed since the late nineteenth century
What will be an ideal response?
Answer: The ideal answer will include:
1. It has moved away from the idea that cultures evolve from "primitive" to modern forms.
2. The idea of cultural relativism encouraged understanding cultures on their own terms.
3. French structuralism and related traditions introduced the value of studying myths, beliefs, symbols, and other systems of meaning.
4. The field has gained a diversity of perspective from work by non-European anthropologists and traditions such as feminist anthropology and gay and lesbian anthropology.
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Homo heidelbergensis is the designation used for early occupants of Europe.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
In order for a mutation to be passed on to offspring, the mutation must:
a. ?be beneficial. b. ?have negative evolutionary consequences. c. ?occur in a gamete. d. ?result in additional chromosomes. e. ?occur in a somatic cell.
Humans have the ability to talk about things, times and places that are not within their immediate experience. The term for this is
a. arbitrariness. b. displacement. c. grammar. d. discrete and recombinable elements.