Children learn spoken language at __________.
A) about the same age in all cultures
B) a relatively later age in simpler societies
C) a wide range of ages, but with no correlation with societal complexity
D) a relatively later age in more complex societies
A) about the same age in all cultures
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Cultural ecology is a theoretical approach that focuses upon
A) evolution of culture through environmental adaptation. B) general sequences of change in all societies. C) endangered cultures, like endangered species. D) distinguishing biological evolution from cultural evolution. E) the necessity to respect Mother Earth.
The study of interactions among past living things in a past environment is
A. garbology. B. paleoecology. C. adaptive anthropology. D. paleoanthropology. E. social archaeology.
Describe an association in which you participate. How does it fit the characteristics of an association as defined by anthropologists?
What will be an ideal response?
What is the primary reason that a fieldworker should slow down and not proceed so quickly in the work?
a. At the beginning most fieldworkers do not know enough to ask productive questions. They must first learn about the community. b. Fieldworkers should not work quickly because this is usually interpreted as being impatient and rude. c. Small, local villagers are often very busy with their own lives and cannot work around the anthropologist’s schedule. d. Work that is completed quickly does not take into account the changes that occur over a long period of fieldwork. e. Anthropologists must remain in the field for at least one year and should not hurry to finish the work sooner.