Which of the following has NOT been suggested as a reason for the origins of religion in anthropology?
a. explaining the world
b. emotional release
c. social control
d. divine revelation
d
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Which of the following is NOT a potential effect of dramatic increases in human population size?
A. a nearly complete reliance on manufactured goods B. improved land use leading to reduced population densities in inhabited areas C. an increase in highly industrialized farming techniques D. increased genetic diversity, which generally increases adaptive ability
While studying the use of crack cocaine in Spanish Harlem, anthropologist Philippe Bourgois found that
A. Crack dealers viewed their clients as "lost souls" ripe for exploitation and manipulation. B. Crack dealing was viewed as the most realistic route to upward mobility and the achievement of the American Dream. C. Crack users could be effectively treated by administering high doses of heroin combined with methadone. D. Children under the age of five were often used to manufacture and distribute crack when police activities increased in an area.
In anthropology, fieldwork means __________
a. having people answer questionnaires b. compiling census data c. conducting polls d. living and interacting with the group of people under study
Gender equality is most likely to exist in societies where __________
a. men own property but women provide the labor to make it productive b. all individuals make contributions to subsistence and hierarchies are weak or absent c. agriculture is the means of subsistence d. matrilineal kinship systems are the norm