Explain the distinctions among cultural universals, generalities, and particularities, and give examples of each.

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Peasants generally:

a. Own the land that they farm. b. Support a wealthy, landowning class. c. Have higher standards of living than horticulturalists. d. Become landowners if they work hard enough. e. Survive only by doing part time factory work for wages.

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Cladistics is an approach to classification that makes evolutionary interpretations based solely on shared ancestral characters

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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Unlike foragers, horticulturists usually

a. are not sedentary. b. have ownership rights held by kin groups over specific parcels of land. c. have use rights over land rather than ownership. d. have use rights over resources rather than land.

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One difference between industrial and postindustrial societies is that in the latter __________

A. production is entirely mechanized B. more people are employed in service and high-technology occupations C. trade occurs on a global level D. people earn higher salaries

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