Berlin and Kay's research suggested that color terms emerged during cultural development in an orderly fashion. They believed the first three stages of emergence were:
a. (1) red, (2) blue, (3) black and white.
b. (1) black and white, (2) red, (3) green or yellow.
c. (1) black and white, (2) blue, (3) green.
d. (1) red and blue, (2) black and white, (3) grey.
b
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Why does the term "survival of the fittest" not properly describe natural selection?
a. "Survival of the fittest" is a term to describe artificial selection. b. In biological terms, "fitness" is a measure of reproductive success. c. Natural selection applies only to some organisms, whereas "survival of the fittest" applies to all organisms. d. "Survival of the fittest" is a better way to describe evolution than natural selection.
In "Fieldwork on Prostitution in the Era of AIDS," Sterk found that in-depth interviews
a. worked best if she had asked a list of carefully prepared questions. b. worked best if held in private. c. yielded little in-depth information. d. were the most stressful part of fieldwork.
Cultural relativists believe that people should judge culture only according to the standards and traditions of that culture and not according to standards of other cultural traditions.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Among the Ju/'hoansi: a. children are expected to contribute to subsistence from the time they reach puberty (around 14 or 15). b. elderly people past the age of 60 are expected to contribute hunted or gathered food to the group, as they arebeing taken care of by others now
c. elderly people are a valuable source of knowledge and wisdom about hunting and gathering and are consultedregularly. d. elderly people are taken care of grudgingly because after the age of 60 they contribute nothing to the group. e. children are expected to set up their own separate households by the time they are 16.