The custom in which a widow marries the brother of her deceased husband defines
A. filial marriage.
B. polygynous marriage.
C. sororate marriage.
D. serial polyandry.
E. levirate marriage.
Answer: E
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
People originally migrated to Australia from:
A. Africa B. Europe C. Southeast Asia D. Japan
Biological systems are balanced systems maintained by the interaction of physiological mechanisms that compensate for both external and internal changes. Such a balanced system is in
a. hypoxia b. homeostasis c. heterostasis d. acclimatization e. polystasis
Which of these statements is NOT true?
A. "Malinowski proposed that ‘practical anthropology' should focus on the diffusion of European culture into tribal societies." B. "Malinowski was not opposed to aiding colonial regimes by studying land tenure and land use in order to recommend how much land local people should keep and what Europeans should obtain." C. "The British Empire saw no use for anthropologists, and British colonials purposefully distanced themselves from anthropologists in the field." D. "A historical association exists between early anthropology, especially in Europe, and colonialism." E. "During World War II, American anthropologists studied Japanese and German culture to predict the behavior of these wartime enemies of the United States."