Many of the best early accounts of non-western societies written during the early period of colonialism were written by __________
a. soldiers
b. governors
c. naturalists
d. Jesuit missionaries
d
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Cultural relativism is the principle that cultures must be understood from the perspective of their own cultural norms, values, beliefs, and behaviors
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following statements about Tikopian society is false?
a. Chiefs received tribute, but also redistributed most of it on public occasions. b. Chiefs exercised authority over members of their own clans. c. Each lineage within a clan was ranked with regard to the others. d. The nobility enriched itself at the expense of commoners.
A system of stratification in which membership in a stratum is in theory hereditary, strata are endogamous, and contact or relationships between members of different strata are governed by explicit laws, norms, or prohibitions is called:
a. egalitarian. b. class. c. stratified. d. caste.
Domestic violence against women is prevalent in patrilineal-patrilocal systems in which women are cut off from their supportive kin ties.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)