Many anthropologists favor understanding the incest taboo as __________
a. a biologically designed trait that prevents inbreeding
b. a means of ensuring survival by forcing people to make alliances with others outside their nuclear families
c. not intended to prohibit sibling marriage
d. a cultural response to the biological consequences of inbreeding
b
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Compare and contrast the attitude of ethnocentrism and glorification of other cultures. How can an awareness of these conflicting attitudes lead to more reliable anthropological data?
What will be an ideal response?
Two people (BOTH heterozygotes) are able to taste a chemical substance called PTC. The ability to taste PTC is caused by a dominant allele (T). The inability to taste PTC is caused by a recessive allele (t). What proportion of their children would be expected NOT to be able to taste PTC?
a. 3/4 b. All c. 1/4 d. 2/3
Which of the following fossil finds from South Africa's Rising Star cave was announced in 2015?
A. evidence of the earliest recorded stone tools B. hominin fossils, dubbed Homo naledi, that have a mix of primitive and modern features C. the earliest known member of the hominin lineage, fossil LD 350-1 D. australopith remains with surprisingly large craniums E. the skull and skeletons of miniature people, H. floresiensis
An intaglio is:
A. a tall marsh plant, or reed, of the Nile Valley that the ancient Egyptians cut into strips and pressed into a kind of paper to write on. B. an engraving in stone or other hard material that is depressed below the surface; an impression of the design produces an image in relief. C. an igneous rock with visible quartz or feldspar crystals embedded in a finer-grained base. D. a stone of dull green color that often has a mottled appearance.