A culture that names the sister of one's mother differently from the sister of one's father
a. classifies reality differently than we do.
b. must hold a very different world view than we do.
c. is very different from us in terms of the interpretation of symbols.
d. is being ethnocentric.
a
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Which of the following is most essential in pastoralist societies?
a. Rights of ownership of land. b. Rights of access to land. c. The ability to sell land. d. The ability to acquire land through inheritance. e. The ability to transfer rights of land ownership as part of a marriage contract.
In situations of cultural diffusion:
a. the two cultures do not exchange every cultural item. b. one culture borrows and the other one does not. c. it is the stronger culture which borrows, or steals, from the other. d. the recipient culture does not have a choice regarding the item exchanged. e. it is common for the two cultures to merge and become integrated.
The cranium of Paranthropus
A) featured a sagittal crest B) contained a brain about 530cc C) featured a flat (nonflexed) cranial base and a broad face D) featured a low-vaulted braincase with a sagittal crest E) all of the above
In Melanesia, mana is an essential sacred life force that resides in people, animals, plants, and objects.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)