Some populations like the Polynesians, the San, or the people of southern India have phenotypes that do not fit neatly into "standard" racial categories, which suggests that
A. there has been a lot of gene flow in the time since the origin of the three major human races.
B. traditional concepts of race need to be reworked so that they are more exclusive.
C. it is best to classify humans into a large number of racial categories.
D. these populations must have originated sometime before the major racial groups originated.
E. phenotypical variation between human populations involves gradual shifts across different geographic zones.
Answer: E
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A. the lack of a clear domestic-public dichotomy contributes to reduced gender inequality. B. men excel under harsh living conditions and therefore accrue vastly more prestige than women accrue. C. men and women are equal; there is no gender inequality. D. warfare makes men dominant over women. E. the status of women declines when they provide most of the food.
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a. True b. False
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a. large agricultural societies b. urban societies dependent on industrialized agriculture c. small groups of hunter-gatherers d. large nomadic societies