Norms are defined as which of the following?
A. prohibitions against a particular kind of behavior
B. values that are accepted by every human society
C. a given society's rules for right and wrong behavior D. individuals who look like the majority of people
Answer: C
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Problems archaeological survey crews can encounter were illustrated by the transect survey carried out on St. Catherine's Island in Georgia. What is that problem?
a. The crew members were afraid of the large spiders and snakes and refused to do the survey. b. The area was covered in dense underbrush, so it was difficult to walk in a straight line or see artifacts lying on the ground. c. The swampy ground contained quicksand and was unsafe to walk on. d. The survey crew did not have enough members to cover the area. f. since the area was heavily inhabited, the surface artifacts had been already collected or disturbed.
Bronislaw Malinowski found that the Trobriand Islanders used magic when sailing, a hazardous activity. He proposed that
A. because people can't control matters such as wind, weather, and the fish supply, they turn to magic. B. people turn to magic to instill psychological stress on their competitors, especially when the fish supply is very low. C. magic was a surprisingly effective stand-in for proper fishing skills and experience, because it made people confident in their capabilities. D. magic actually reduced the fishing success of the Trobriand Islanders, but at least they did not feel directly responsible, since then they could blame it on bad luck. E. magic emboldened people to take more risks.
The Hindu system of sex segregation is called burkah
a. True b. False
_______________ are genetic changes that give their carriers a better chance of survival and reproduction than individuals without the genetic change who live in the same environment
a. Mutations b. Gene frequencies c. Alleles d. Adaptations