Cultural emphasis refers to:
a. the major nonverbal forms of communication in a society.
b. the favorite forms of argument in a society.
c. the one language most members of society learn better than any other.
d. the group of words in a language that are considered more adaptively important in that culture.
e. certain types of words that are found repeatedly in different languages, such as "mama.".
d
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All of the following are characteristics of political economy EXCEPT:
a. it examines the issues of conflict, ideology, and power. b. it studies how power relations between groups are linked to the physical environment. c. it tends to be descriptive as an ethnographic approach. d. it focuses on marginalized people. e. it works to try to make a difference in people's lives.
Matrilineal descent affiliates individuals with __________
A) kin of both sexes related to them through women B) only male kin related to them through both men and women C) only female kin related to them through both men and women D) kin of both sexes related to them through men
Sociolinguists have found that societies that maintain social inequalities and hierarchies often have different forms of the same language that are used for addressing higher or lower status individuals, kin versus nonkin, and males versus females
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
"Anthropocene" refers to:
a. a reflective view of the damage that humans cause river systems and oceans. b. hunting by humans for reasons other than acquiring food. c. destruction of human life on earth caused by overpopulation of bacteria. d. competition between humans and introduced non-native species that results in new bacterial species. e. a geological era that recognizes sudden and dramatic changes caused by human activities.