A key component to the bioarchaeological study of human remains is the emphasis on
a. determining the cause and manner of death
b. understanding the effect of disease and injury on remains
c. understanding the cultural context of remains
d. all of the above
Answer c
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Kottak prefers the term sociopolitical organization to Morton Fried's term political organization in discussing the regulation or management of interrelations among groups and their representatives. This is because
A. the term sociopolitical is more politically correct. B. anthropologists and political scientists have an interest in political systems and organization, but they cannot agree on the same terminology. C. sociopolitical is the term the founders of anthropology used to refer to the regulation or management of interrelations among groups and their representatives. D. the term political refers only to contemporary Western states. E. Fried's definition is much less applicable to nonstates, in which it is often difficult to detect any public policy.
Which kinship terminology reflects the absence of strong unilineal descent?
a. Eskimo b. Hawaiian c. Crow d. Omaha
When considering cross-cultural concepts of self, Melford Spiro pointed out that __________
A) the ideal in a culture may not reflect reality B) many cultures have no real concept of self C) the psychological tests are culturally biased D) such studies are by nature highly subjective
According to Bourgois in the article "Poverty at Work: Office Work and the Crack Alternative," second generation Puerto Rican residents living in Spanish Harlem began to sell crack cocaine because they could find no other work in New York City
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.