Describe gender relations in foraging societies

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These relations are complicated. Although women in general have a higher status than in some other societies, there is still an unequal distribution of prestige with men. Examples of this are the Tiwi, Agta, and Tlingit.

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Imagine that you are an anthropologist hired to liaise between a tungsten mining operation (which provides materials for cell phones) and the local people in the Congo basin. Discuss the ethical considerations of your involvement in this situation. To whom are you most responsible?

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Answer the following statements true (T) or false (F)

1. London’s public theatres were professional, the private theatres amateur. 2. London’s public theatres were open to the sun, rain, and snow. 3. The theatres of England and Spain, c. 1590-1640, used front curtains so that properties like ships could be carried out and then revealed.

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A kinship diagram of a son, father, grandfather, and great grandfather would include:

a. affinal relatives. b. collateral relatives. c. two genders. d. lineal relatives. e. exogamous relatives.

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There are more than __________ primate taxa

a. 350 b. 1,000 c. 1,700 d. 2 million

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