According to Marvin Harris, the dietary practices of various cultures may be rooted in ecological conditions
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Answer: T
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Any system of communication consists of publicly accepted __________ by which individuals try to share private experiences.
A) beliefs B) symbols C) ideas D) facts
Applied anthropologist Sunil Khanna found that Jat migrants in India preferred sons because _____
a. they are ignorant and do not value life b. the men own land, and they do not wish to divide their landholdings or share them with sons-in-law c. they do not like children and do not wish to have the economic burden of caring for offspring d. they believe sons will become political and economic assets e. they have a warrior mentality and only wish to enlarge their armies
Societies that engage in pastoralism are characterized by __________.
A) small, highly mobile groups B) a dependence on small animals like chickens or pigs C) living in densely forested environments D) a very high birth rate
African American churches in the U.S. have played an important role as agents of social change in all of the following ways except:
a. they have experienced significant decline in recent years. b. they have served as rallying places for protestors and community activists. c. they helped freed slaves on the Underground Railroad. d. Black Muslims have been a force for change by encouraging autonomous African American communities. e. they have fostered the idea of an autonomous African American community.