Why do some anthropologists reject development projects?
What will be an ideal response?
They argue that such projects reinforce the practices that create poverty.
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Which variable does NOT enter into Carneiro's multivariate theory of state formation?
a. warfare b. population growth c. long-distance trade d. environmental circumscription e. resource concentration
Opponents of the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis argue that _______
a. language simply reflects, rather than determines, culture b. culture reflects language c. culture determines language d. language and culture are independent of each other e. language and culture are one and the same, so there is no need to distinguish them
What is the difference between stratified and ranked societies?
a. In ranked societies rewards are inherited; in stratified societies they are earned. b. The nobility in ranked societies are not generally a great deal wealthier than the general population. c. In stratified societies, wealth is the only type of reward that matters. d. The size of the population is the only significant difference between stratified and ranked societies.
A major difference between Brazilian and American racial classifications is that
A. American categories are purer than Brazilian ones. B. Brazilians do not recognize racial differences. C. Brazilian racial categories are based on genotype, whereas American categories are based on phenotype. D. in the United States, social race is determined at birth and does not change, but in Brazil, racial identity can change from day to day. E. None of these answers is correct.