About 10 percent of the world's societies do not have lineages and practice double descent
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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The study of the relationship between language and society is called:
a. sociolinguistics b. sociological linguistics c. social linguistics d. structural linguistics
In the United States today, same-sex marriage is
A. legal under federal law but not constitutionally guaranteed. B. not federally recognized pursuant to the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). C. guaranteed under the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution. D. not legal but same-sex couples receive the same federal rights and benefits as any legally married couple. E. legal due to recognition under state law.
In the example discussed in the chapter, why did the Guatemalan villagers not use the free antimalarial pills provided to them?
A) They were sure that malaria came from spirits. B) They already had a sufficient treatment for malaria. C) They were suspicious of government-supplied medicines. D) They did not believe the free pills would work.
The term “generalized reciprocity” describes which of these situations?
a) A person shares with others but expects them to reciprocate at some later time. b) A person shares with others but does not expect them to reciprocate at some later time. c) A person does not share with others but expects sharing from others. d) A person shares with others and items are exchanged on the spot.