Discuss the differences in caste and open class systems. How are each assigned? How are they maintained? What level of social mobility is involved with each?
What will be an ideal response?
1. Definition of class and associated social mobility
2. Definition of caste and maintenance of these categories
3. Contemporary or historical examples of each
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What will be an ideal response?
Leslie White gave credit to Lewis Henry Morgan and Edward Tylor for their earlier evolutionary theory, arguing that they were essentially correct
a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
In a society with two exogamous lineages or moieties, who is the preferred cross-cousin bride for a male ego?
A. MBD (mother's brother's daughter) B. MZD (mother's sister's daughter) C. FBD (father's brother's daughter) D. FZS (father's sister's son) E. FZB (father's sister's brother)
Which of these statements is NOT true?
A. "Australopithecines mainly ate savanna vegetation." B. "Australopithecines exhibited greater sexual dimorphism than do modern humans." C. "Australopithecines lived between approximately 4.2 and 1 m.y.a." D. "Australopithecines started out as knuckle-walkers (Au. anamensis) and ended up bipedal (Au. boisei)." E. "Australopithecines became more robust through time."