Ethnoscience, like French structuralism, does all of the following EXCEPT:
a. draws upon a linguistic model.
b. seeks explanation in the human mind.
c. views human behavior from a logical or rational perspective.
d. uses binary oppositions as a primary means of approaching phenomena.
e. is difficult to test empirically.
d
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If a 1 percent decrease in the price of a good leads to a 0.50 percent increase in the quantity demanded, the price elasticity of demand for the good equals ________.
A) 0.75 B) 2.0 C) 1.0 D) 0.50
Among the anthropoids, hominoids are characterized by
A) having long tails, narrow chests, and complex brains B) lacking tails and having short backs and Y-5 molars C) lacking tails, having reduced canine teeth, and an having unfused mandible D) lacking tails and having long backs and 3-cusped molars E) having dorsal shoulder blades, broad chests, and a lower brain-to-body ratio than other primates
Being faithful to one’s partner in marriage is called:v
a. ?marriage quality. b. marriage fidelity. c. ?marriage remuneration. d. ?virginity.
Anthropologists consider the term “primitive”
a. to refer to the art of the more backward non-Western societies. b. misleading, because it connotes inferiority and evolutionary sequencing. c. to only refer to non-permanent forms of art. d. to only refer to the non-material art forms of societies that are organized as bands, tribes, or chiefdoms. e. incorrect because all cultures are absolutely equal and cannot be compared to each other.