Unilineal descent systems:
a. are very rarely found today in the world.
b. comprise the majority of the world's kinship designations.
c. are found only among hunters and gatherers.
d. are found today, but were not utilized in the past.
e. are no longer used today in any society.
b
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A comparative study of U.S. undergraduates and Liberian rice farmers found that the ability to classify items abstractly was influenced by __________.
A) the materials used in the test B) what time of day people were tested C) the language in which the test was given D) the gender of the tester
Which of the following statements is true regarding the relationship between art and religion?
A. All non-Western art is produced anonymously and for religious purposes. B. Art is produced for religious purposes as well as for its aesthetic value. C. All of the greatest accomplishments in Western art have been commissioned by formal religions. D. Since nonstate societies lack permanent buildings dedicated to art (museums) or religion (temples, churches), there is no link between art and religion in these societies. E. Western art is divorced from religion.
A genus may be defined as a group of
a. individuals who interbreed but who are reproductively isolated from other such groups b. closely related species c. one or more species that do not differ from each other in basic ways d. members of the same species e. individuals more closely related to individuals of another species in another genus
Although diffusionism was a very interesting theory that contributed to our understanding of change as a result of culture contact, there were many areas for which it was a weak approach. Name at least four questions that the diffusionist approach could not answer
What will be an ideal response?