Which term refers to the way power, or the ability to control others’ behavior, is distributed or embedded in society?
a. Social structure
b. Political control
c. Political organization
d. Dictatorship
e. Power relations
ANSWER: c
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Which kinship terminology system uses the least number of kinship terms?
a. Hawaiian b. Eskimo c. Aranda d. Sudanese
__________ are used in societies that maintain marked social hierarchies
A. Slang B. Honorifics C. Pidgins D. Proxemics
What cultural biases entered into the paleoanthropological record surrounding Homo habilis?
a. Assumption that tool-making was important to early human ancestors b. Allowing only male paleoanthropologists to work with understanding and recreating the process of making earlytools c. Assumption that men, women, and children lived as a family in society d. Assumption that women were gatherers and provided most of the daily caloric intake, while men stayed athome caring for the young e. Assumption that among our earliest ancestors the women stayed at home tending young and the men werehunters
The two-spirit are best described as:
a. Women who have become men through a surgical procedure. b. Women and men who live with same-sex partners in a homosexual lifestyle. c. Transsexuals who occupy both gender roles at all times. d. Individuals who have no identifiable gender and work in society as partners to either gender. e. Men who take on women's work and clothing and are considered to have supernatural powers.