A subculture refers to an inferior cultural group
a. True
b. False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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a. 1,000-1,500cc b. 700-1,200 cc c. 900-1,200cc d. 700-900 cc
__________ are states ruled by religious leaders
a. Divinely mandated governments b. Theocracies c. Kleptocracies d. Oligarchies
To understand royal endogamy, it is useful to distinguish between the manifest and latent functions of customs and behavior. The manifest function of a custom refers to the reasons people in a society give for it. Its latent function is
A. a subconscious effect the custom has on the society members' identification with that belief. B. the genetically motivated reason for the custom. C. the emic effect the custom has on the society, recognized only by anthropologists. D. an effect the custom has that the society's members don't mention or recognize. E. the socially constructed perspective of why the custom exists.
In an egalitarian society, _____
a. there are no individuals who are more highly esteemed than others b. the most esteemed individuals have the most tools, therefore the most wealth c. there are as many positions of prestige as there are persons capable of filling them d. there are always a number of positions of power with no one to fill them e. there is no such thing as power or prestige