The cultural knowledge that people use to settle disputes by means of agents who have recognized authority is called
a. law.
b. politics.
c. a court.
d. self redress.
Correct Answer: a
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a. explaining the fixed characteristics of racial categories among people located in the United States b. reconstructing evolutionary records of humans, studying nearest living relatives, and studying how and why physical traits of humans vary c. explaining differences in intelligence and personality between different groups of people from different parts of the world d. providing facts that people are more diverse today than they were in the past e. applying better ways to understand human potential and encourage more people to become anthropologists
According to research cited by Shandy and Moe in "Negotiating Work and Family in America," the Washoe Indians of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in southern California exhibit relative gender equality due to the fact that
a. the women are solely responsible for providing the food for the family groups. b. men and women are responsible for their own individual needs for food. c. the men provide virtually all of the food by hunting for animal proteins. d. both men and women forage for edible plants and both catch small animals as a source of protein.
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a. induce a trance. b. worship God. c. create a feeling of reverence. d. chase away bad spirits.
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a. is the reduced availability of oxygen. b. occurs at lower altitudes because the atmosphere contains less oxygen at sea level. c. exerts no stress on humans. d. is a problem for people living at sea level. e. is closely related to dyslexia.