Define the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis. Analyze the extent to which the hypothesis is valid.

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One would expect to find the least job specialization in a

a. hunting and gathering society. b. horticultural society. c. industrial society. d. pastoral society.

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Which of the following is NOT true about Blombos Cave?

a. It includes remarkable bone tools. b. Fragments date to 72,000 ya. c. It includes beads. d. It includes several "Venus" figurines. e. It includes decorated ocher fragments.

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According to McCurdy in "Family and Kinship in Village India," until recently Bhil tribals were only permitted to marry people from their own village, thus limiting the scope of their economic and social worlds

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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All of the following skeletal evidences are noted biological consequences commonly associated with the Neolithic time period except:

a. severe and chronic nutritional stress. b. higher mechanical stress on the body. c. less wear on teeth. d. less robust bones. e. less osteoarthritis.

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