Compare and contrast a monochronic and a polychronic culture
What will be an ideal response?
Monochronic culture places high emphasis on punctuality and completion of one task at
a time; polychronic culture values social relationships and numerous tasks
simultaneously, even if it forces their daily plan and routine to change. Both deal with
the ways that a culture manages time.
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Physical/biological anthropologists are only interested in the human fossil record
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
While optimal foraging theory can provide a number of insights into foraging groups, what aspect of human society does optimal foraging theory arguably ignore?
a. population size b. location c. genetics d. culture(UNDERTSTAND;
Broad-spectrum collecting completely explains the growth of sedentarism
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
The first scientific attempt to classify humans based on biological variation was by
a. Christopher Columbus. b. the ancient Egyptians. c. J. F. Blumenbach. d. C. Linnaeus. e. Chaka Zulu