One of the earliest definitions of human culture is that "complex whole which includes knowledge, belief, art, law, morals, customs, and any other capabilities acquired by man as a member of society.". Who introduced this definition?

a. Margaret Mead.
b. Pierre Bourdieu.
c. Sir Edward Tylor.
d. Franz Boas.
e. Bronislaw Malinowski.


C

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Research among the Ariaal of Kenya that compared the health and nutritional status of children living in towns with those in nomadic settlements showed that

A) nomadic children had more parasites than town children because they lived with the cattle. B) nomadic children were better nourished than town children, because they had access to camel's milk. C) nomadic children were healthier than town children, although they were malnourished. D) the nomadic children were less healthy than town children because they were not immunized. E) nomadic children suffered more in a drought year than town children.

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Two people (both heterozygotes) are able to taste a chemical substance called PTC. The ability to taste PTC is caused by a dominant allele (T). The inability to taste PTC is caused by a recessive allele (t). What proportion of their children would be expected to have the ability to taste PTC?

a. 3/4 b. 1/2 c. All d. 1/4 e. 2/3

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Training in cultural relativism is a vital part of each subfield in the discipline of anthropology

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Potlatching is a form of competitive feasting that enables individuals to redistribute surplus materials while simultaneously increasing their own prestige.

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

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